MILITARY CONVOY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84T00171R000100580001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 10, 1983
• Content Type: MISC

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NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
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MILITARY CONVOY
OCOTAL, NICARAGUA
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MILITARY CONVOY
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1. SIGNIFICANCE: A MILITARY CONVOY INCLUDING TWELVE 122MM
- WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE CONFLICT AREA AT
JALAPA NEAR THE BORDER WITH HONDURAS. (SECRET/NOFORN)
2. REMARKS: A MILITARY CONVOY OF TtiVELVE 122MM I-HOWITZER D-30
'I`CY ZIL-151 /157 TRUCKS AND AT LEAST 33 W-50 CARGO
TRUCKS WAS OBSERVED TRAVELING FROM OCOTAL TOWARD JALAPA ON
(U- 2) IMAGERY OF 0 JALAPA, 25 NM
NORTHEAST OF OCOTAL, HAS BEEN THE SITE OF RECENT HEAVY
FIGHTING BETWEEN NICARAGUAN AND ANTISANDINISTA FORCES. TIDE
TWELVE D-30 ARE PROBABLY THE THREE BATTERIES OF D-30
PREVIOUSLY SEEN DEPLOYED IN TfIE BORDER REGION AT THE
SOMOTILLO DEPLOYMENT AREA LAST SEEN ON
(U-2) IMAGERY OF (SECRET /NOFORN)
ALSO WITHIN THE JALAPA BORDER AREA DEFENSIVE POSITIONS WERE
NOTED IN THE VICINITY OF SEVERAL TOLVNS AND SETTLEMENTS.
ONE POSSIBLE 105MM HOWITZER M-101 WAS DEPLOY ED BOTH AT
COMANA AIRFIELD 5. 5 NM SOUTHEAST 0 F JALAPA,
AND AT LA LIb40NERA AIRFIELD 1.3 NM
NORTHWEST OF JALAPA (SECRET /NOFORN)
3. BE NONE, COORDINATES 13-38-50N 086-27-05W (S)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical 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.
NPIC/IEG (6/83)
10 JUNE 1983
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