AIRCRAFT SHIPPING CONTAINERS MARIEL PORT FACILITIES, CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000200560002-1
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 31, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: AN ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT IS PROBABLY IN
PROGRESS.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: A CUBAN EL JIGUE-CLASS MERSHIP WITH TWO
COLT/FISHBED AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CONTAINERS AND TWO PROBABLE
AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS CONTAINERS ON DECK IS AT THE MILITARY
TRANSSHIPMENT MOLE. THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN COLT AND FISHBED
CONTAINERS PRECLUDE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION; HOWEVER, IN
AUGUST 1977 FIVE AIRCRAFT CONTAINERS (LATER ASSESSED TO BE COLT
AIRCRAFT BEING SHIPPED IN FISHBED CONTAINERS) WERE OBSERVED
ABOARD AN EL JIGUE-CLASS MERSHIP ALSO AT MARIEL. THEREFORE
THREE POSSIBILITIES EXIST, THAT THESE ARE COLT CONTAINERS WITH
COLT AIRCRAFT, FISHBED CONTAINERS WITH COLT AIRCRAFT, OR
FISHBED CONTAINERS WITH FISHBED AIRCRAFT. THE DESTINATION OF
THESE AIRCRAFT CONTAINERS IS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, THE POSSIBILITY
THAT CUBA MAY BE SHIPPING COLT OR FISHBED TO ANOTHER CARIBBEAN
COUNTRY CANNOT BE DISCOUNTED.
COORDINATES 22-59-40N 082-45-13W
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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AIRCRAFT SHIPPING CONTAINERS
MARIEL PORT FACILITIES, CUBA
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