ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT QADIMAH PORT FACILITY, SAUDI ARABIA

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 19, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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AR
MS TRANSSHIPMEN
T
QADIMAH PO
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RT FACILITY, SA
9 JANUARY 1983
UDI ARABIA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: A
SUBSTANTIAL CHI
NESE ARMS DELIVERY,
POSSIBLY INCLUDING M-19
67 ARMORED PERS
ONNEL CARRIERS (APC),
IS
IN PROGRESS AT QADIMAH
PORT FACILITY
A MAJO
R
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ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT PORT
2. (SWN) REMARKS: FOURTEE
FOR EQUIPMENT
N POSSIBLE .CHIN
DESTINED FOR IRAQ.
ESE M-1967 APC AND 75
MEDIUM ANTIAIRCRAFT ART
ILLERY (AA) PIE
CES HAVE ARRIVED AT TH
E
PORT
ONE POSSI
BLE APC IS DISCERNIBLE
IN
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THE NUMBER FOUR HOLD OF
A CHINESE 36-L
-MOD 8-CLASS MERSHIP
WHICH HAS ARR VED
LONG W
ITH A CHINESE SD-14-CL
ASS
MERSHIP,
FIVE
OF THE POSSIBLE M-1967
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APC ARE ON HEAVY LIFT T
REMAINDER ARE ON HEAVY
TRANSSHIPMENT AREA (NOT
APC ARE CHINESE Ir1-1967,
RANSPORTERS ON
LIFT TRANSPORTE
ON GRAPHIC).
IT WOULD BE TH
THE QUAY, WHILE THE
RS IN THE SOUTH
IF THESE NEWLY DELIVER
E FIRST CONFIRMATION F
ED
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Attachment to Z-10105/83
NPIC/PEG (1/83)
IMAGERY THAT THE CHINESE ARE PROVIDING THE M-1967 APC TO IRAQ.
THE OFFLOADING OF ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES/MUNITIONS FROM THE
CHINESE 36-L-MOD 8-CLASS MERSHIP IS IN PROGRESS. TWENTY-FIVE
MEDIUM AA PIECES ARE STILL LINED UP ON THE QUAY, WHILE 50
MEDIUM AA PIECES (NOT ON GRAPHIC) HAVE BEEN PLACED ON LOW-BED
TRAILERS (TWO TO A TRAILER) AND MOVED TO THE SOUTH
TRANSSHIPMENT AREA.
COORDINATES 22-21-13N 039-05-36E
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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 board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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