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HIMS SA-5 COMPLEX SYRIA

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP90T00784R000200500013-5
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
March 8, 2011
Sequence Number: 
13
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
January 8, 1983
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200500013-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200500013-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200500013-5 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Z-10034/83 COPY 10 (01/83) ~..~ HIMS SA-5 COMPLEX SYRIA 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: BOTH LAUNCH SITES AND GUIDANCE AREA ARE PROBABLY CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING SAM ACTIVITY, ALTHOUGH MINOR CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE COMPLEX. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED AT HIMS SA-5 COMPLEX. THE REVETTED, DRIVE-THROUGH POSITIONS, CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE COMPLEX, ARE PROBABLY FOR THE DISPERSAL OF REPLENISHMENT MISSILES AND/OR COLLOCATED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS. NO SA-5 EQUIPMENT IS OBSERVED IN THE COMPLEX. A LIGHT SNOW FALL HAS COVERED THE AREA. (SWN) CONSTRUCTION IS IN A LATE STAGE AT THE SA-6 SITE APPROXIMATELY 2.8 NM NORTHEAST OF THE SA-5 COMPLEX AT HIMS SAM SITE 384 MINOR EARTH SCRAPING IS OBSERVED 25X1 WITHIN THE SA-6 LAUNCH SITE. THIS SITE WILL PROBABLY PROVIDE LOW-ALTITUDE SAM PROTECTION FOR THE SA-5 COMPLEX. NO OTHER AIR DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. 25X1 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 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200500013-5
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