PROBABLE MISSILE CHECKOUT PREPARATIONS DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY 13, SYRIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 24, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROBABLE MISSILE CHECKOUT PREPARATIONS
DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY 13, SYRIA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: A MISSILE CHECKOUT TENT/STRUCTURE HAS BEEN
ERECTED INDICATING THAT PROBABLE MISSILE CHECKOUT PREPARATIONS
ARE IN PROGRESS.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: A MISSILE CHECKOUT TENT/STRUCTURE HAS BEEN
ERECTED BETWEEN TWO DRIVE-THRU CHECKOUT BUILDINGS IN THE CENTER
OF THE FACILITY. APPROXIMATELY FOUR CANVAS-COVERED VEHICLES
ARE PARKED PERPENDICULAR TO THE TENT/STRUCTURE. THE
TETRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT ARRIVED
(SWN) MAJOR SA-5-ASSOCIATED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT INCLUDES SIX
CANISTER TRANSPORTERS AND FOUR TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS (ALL CANVAS
COVERED). THE NUMBER OF SA-5 CANISTERS IN OPEN STORAGE REMAINS
ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED WITH APPROXIMATELY 60 SA-5 CANISTERS (32
WITH FIN CRATES) PRESENT. A TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE APPEARS TO BE
LOADING/OFFLOADING POSSIBLE SA-5-ASSOCIATED COMPONENT CRATES AT
A PARTIALLY COMPLETED STORAGE BUILDING. THE NUMBER OF CRATES
APPEARS TO HAVE INCREASED FROM ABOUT 80 TO AT LEAST 110
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(SWN) AN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM.HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE
NORTHWEST EDGE OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSISTS OF A CONE DISH
ANTENNA WITH AN ASSOCIATED COMPUTER VAN TRAILER AND TWO
POSSIBLE VEHICLES. THIS EQUIPMENT WAS NOT PRESENTO 25X1
HOWEVER, A CONE DISH ANTENNA HAS BEEN DEPLOYED AT 25X1
DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY SOUTHEAST 63 25X1
CONE DISH IS AN AIR DEFENSE RADIO 25X1
RELAY/DATA-LINK SYSTEM.
(SWN) DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY 13, 6 NM EAST OF DAMASCUS,
SERVES AS THE SUPPORT BASE FOR DUMAYR SA-5 COMPLEX
18.5 NM TO THE EAST.
COORDINATES 33-30-55N 036-24-35E
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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