NICARAGUAN MERSHIP MONIMBO SONGNIM PORT FACILITY NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000100190003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 18, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/PEG (08/83)
NICARAGUAN MERSHIP "MONIMBO"
SONGNIM PORT FACILITY, NORTH KOREA
1. SIGNIFICANCE: NICARAGUAN ARMS CARRIER REMAINS AT SONGNIM.
(SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE NICARAGUAN MERSHIP "MONIMBO", WHICH HAD ARRIVED
REMAINS AT THE QUAY. NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT 25X1
IS OBSERVED ON THE QUAY OR IN THE PORT AREA, NOR HAS ANY
MILITARY EQUIPMENT BEEN IDENTIFIED ON PREVIOUS IMAGERY.
HOWEVER, THIS FORMER CUBAN MERSHIP IS A KNOWN ARMS CARRIER.
THE SIX CANVAS-COVERED TRAILERS OBSERVED ALONGSIDE THE SHIP AND
ON THE QUAY ARE NO LONGER PRESENT AND MAY 25X1
HAVE BEEN LOADED ONBOARD. NO OTHER CARGO CAN BE IDENTIFIED AT
THIS TIME. THE "MONIMBO" WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED IN NORTH
KOREAN TERRITORIAL WATERS PASSING NAMPO PORT FACILITIES (BE
BOUND, ENROUTE TO SONGNIM PORT FACILITY, ON 25X1
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SONGNIM PORT FACILITY IS TEE MAJOR ARMS EXPORTING PORT ON THE
WEST COAST OF NORTH KOREA AND HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH WEAPONS
SHIPMENTS TO IRAN. (SWN)
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.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
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