RM-70 MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER WITH POLISARIO FORCES AAIN UM SERUSA POLISARIO CAMP, WESTERN SAHARA(SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0
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February 1, 2011
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March 26, 1982
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE I NITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPAR E REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOM MENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET 4.3 (Security Classification) ee inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z-1S190/82 NPIC/IEG (03/82) 26 MARCH 1982 COPY OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to .. . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0 Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Copy (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Z-15190/82 NPIC/IEG (3/82) 26 MARCH 1982 RM-70 MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER WITH POLISARIO FORCES AAIN UM SERUSA OL R CAMP. WESTERN SAHARA Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0 SECRET (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THIS IS THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF THE RM-70 MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER (MRL) WITH POLISARIO FORCES IN WESTERN SAHARA. (S/D) REMARKS: ONE RM-70 MRL WAS IDENTIFIED IN A SMALL WADI ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF AAIN UM SERUSA POLISARIO CAMP ON IN ADDITION, THREE BM-11 MRL (NOT ON 25X1 GRAPHIC) AND AT LEAST TEN VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT (NOT ON GRAPHIC) WERE DISPERSED IN HEAVY BRUSH WITHIN THE AREA. TWO BM-11 HAVE BEEN OBSERVED HERE THE RM- 25X1 70 IS A CZECHOSLOVAKIAN-PRODUCED, 122MM MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER MOUNTED ON A TATRA-813 TRUCK. IT IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED WITH LIBYAN FORCES AND WAS OBSERVED AT MERS EL KEBIR NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD. 25X1 2oA-i 3. (S) I (COORDINATES 26-40-30N 010-16-20W 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 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200003-0