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INFANTRY BIVOUAC DHAMAR AIRFIELD, NORTH YEMEN (SANITIZED)

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
4
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 23, 2010
Sequence Number: 
1
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
May 12, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET 238 (Security Classification) (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z-,10724/82 NPIC/PEG COPY OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions (5/82) SECRET (Security Classification) --- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7 - 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7 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 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7 SECRET Page 1 of Copy Attachment to Z-10724/82 NPIC/PEG (5/82) INFANTRY BIVOUAC DHAMAR RP E n NOR T1 YEMEN 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: A BRIGADE-SIZE INFANTRY BIVOUAC IS AT DHAMAR AIRFIELD. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: THE BIVOUAC CONSISTS OF 30 LARGE AND 37 MEDIUM TENTS NA AT-LEAST 120 TRUCKS/VEHICLES. A FORMATION OF AT LEAST 100 PERSONNEL IS ON THE RUNWAY AND AT LEAST 70 OTHER PERSONNEL ARE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE BIVOUAC AREA. THIS BRIGADE-SIZE UNIT MAY BE ELEMENTS OF THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE THAT RECENTLY DEPARTED UMRAN BKS DIV AND.BDE HQ IN ADDITION, A SECURITY FENCE WITH AT LEAST 34 DEFENSIVE POSITIONS/SECURITY POSTS IS BEING CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE AIRFIELD. THE UNIT WAS NOT AT THE AIRFIELD ON COVERAGE (S/D) DHAMAR IS IN SOUTHERN NORTH YEMEN, APPROXIMATELY 48 NM SOUTH OF SANA AND 45 NM NORTH OF THE NORTH-SOUTH YEMEN BORDER. UMRAN IS APPROXIMATELY 25 NM NORTHWEST OF SANA. 3. , COORDINATES 14-33-20N 044-22-30E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. 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 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101350001-7

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