CUBAN MERCHANT SHIP SAINT GEORGES PORT FACILITY, GRENADA

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CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350002-2
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December 28, 2016
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March 17, 2011
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2
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Publication Date: 
October 10, 1983
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350002-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350002-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350002-2 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to_ Z-15335/83. Copy1 NPIC/PEG (10/83) CUBAN MERCHANT SHIP SAINT GEORGES PORT FACILITY, GRENADA 1. SIGNIFICANCE: ONE CUBAN VIETNAM HEROICO-CLASS PASSENGER/CARGO SHIP HAS ARRIVED (SWN) 2. REMARKS: A VIETNAM HEROICO-CLASS PASSENGER/CARGO VESSEL WAS AT THE MILITARY TRANSSHIPMENT QUAY AT MARIEL PORT FACILITIES CUBA AND AT THE ADJACENT QUAY 25X1 THE PRESENCE OF THIS VESSEL AT MARIEL 25X1 COINCIDED WITH A SOVIET ARMS DELIVERY OF PROBABLE ARMORED VEHICLES AND FIELD GUNS. THE VIETNAM HEROICO-CLASS DEPARTED MARIEL NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT WAS SEEN BEING 25X1 LOADED ON THE VESSEL WHEN IT WAS AT MARIEL AND NO MILITARY TRANSSHIPMENT ACTIVITY IS SEEN AT SAINT GEORGES PORT 25X1 FACILITY. ALTHOUGH THIS CLASS SHIP HAS A LIMITED CRANE CAPACITY (10 TONS), BOTH SHIPS IN THE CLASS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS MILITARY ACTIVITY, INCLUDING TROOP TRANSFERS TO ANGOLA. THE OTHER VIETNAM HEROICO-CLASS MERSHIP IS PRESENTLY IN THE HAVANA AREA. A VIETNAM HEROICO-CLASS PASSENGER/CARGO VESSEL WAS LAST OBSERVED AT SAINT GEORGES PORT FACILITY BETWEEN (SWN) 25X1 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 SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350002-2