ARMOR DELIVERY NICARAGUA (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100150007-2
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 29, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Attachmentto Z-12993/82
NPIC/IEG (11/82)
29 NOVEMBER 1982
ARMOR DELIVERY
NI
1. (S)~~ SIGNIFICANCE: AT LEAST 23 PROBABLE ARMORED 25X1
VEHICLES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DELIVERED TO NICARAGUA.
2. (S
REMARKS:
REVEALED THAT AT LEAST 16 CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE
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ARb10RED VEHICLES HAD BEEN OFFLOADED AT RAMA PORT FACILITIES
GRAPHIC 1). THIS DELIVERY OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST
IMAGERY SEVEN ADDITIONAL
CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE ARMORED VEHICLES WERE OBSERVED
HEADING WEST ON HEAVY-LIFT TRAILERS, STRUNG OUT ALONG A 20
NM SECTION OF HIGHWAY 7, BETWEEN VILLA SANDING AND JUIGALPA
(GRAPHIC 2).
(S~ TIIE DESTINATIOPd OF AT LEAST PART OF THE ARMOR
MAY BE EL TEMPISQUE b~ILITARY BARRACKS AND HEADQUARTERS
IN THE MANAGUA AREA. THIS FACILITY IS THE
PERMANENT GARRISON OF NICARAGUA'S T-54/55 TANK BATTALION.
(SWN) A C TO THE ARMOR DELIVERY AT
RAMA BEGAN WHEN THE NICARAO, A SMALL 25X1
NICARAGUAN ROLI, ON ROLL OFF RO RO) MERSHIP, A GEROI
PANFILOVTSY-CLASS MERSHIP WITH A CARGO OF TANKS, AND THE
ARACELY, ANOTHER SMALL NICARAGUAN RO/RO MERSHIP, WERE SEEN
AT EL BLUFF PORT FACILITIES APPROXIMATELY 25X1
50 NM EAST OF RAMA. BY THE NICARAO WAS AT THE 25X1
LOADING RAMP AT RAMA PORT WITH 16 CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE
ARMORED VEHICLES PARKED IN THE POP.T AREA.
(S~ THE INLAND PORT OF RAb9A AND THE EAST COAST PORT 25X1
OF EL BLUFF AR.E CONNECTED BY THE RIO ESCONDIDO RIVER. NO
SERVICEABLE ROAD IS AVAILABLE BETLVEEN THE PORTS. RAMA PORT
IS CONNECTED TO THE WEST COAST AND THE .MANAGUA AREA BY THE
ALL WEATHER, TWO LANE HIGHWAY 7. 25X1
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing boardls) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
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