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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
EGYPTIAN CANAL CROSSINGS
ISMAILIA AREA, SUEZ CANAL
NAUTICAL MILES
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REFERENCE TO: GIANT REACH
EGYPTIAN CANAL CROSSINGS
ISMAILIA AREA, SUEZ CANAL
1. SIGNIFICANCE: TWO PONTON BRIDGES AND THREE PIPELINES ON FLOTATION
SUPPORTS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE SUEZ
CANAL IN EGYPTIAN HELD TERRITORY
2. LOCATION: THE CANAL CROSSINGS WERE IN EGYPTIAN HELD AREAS
NORTH OF ISMAILIA.
3. MISSION READOUT: THE NORTHERN MOST PONTON BRIDGE AT 30-49-10N
032-19-06E WAS AN EGYPTIAN UNIFLOTE BRIDGE CROSSING THE CANAL 14
NAUTICAL MILES (NM) NORTH OF ISMAILIA. ONE EMPTY CARGO TRUCK WAS ON
THE BRIDGE HEADING EAST. ONE TRUCK, ONE AT-T (ARTILLERY TRACKED
PRIME MOVER), 10 CARGO TRUCKS AND FOUR JEEPS WERE NEAR THE EASTERN
END OF THE BRIDGE. NINE TRUCKS, ONE BULLDOZER AND EIGHT JEEPS WERE
NEAR THE WESTERN END OF THE BRIDGE. (NOT ALL VEHICLES ARE SHOWN ON
GRAPHIC). TWO FLOATING PIPELINES CROSSED THE CANAL IN THIS AREA, ONE
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PONTON BRIDGE. THE PIPELINE ON THE SOUTH SIDE
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 boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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Sensitive Intelligence Sources
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OF THE BRIDGE WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. THERE WERE TRUCKS AND A
TRAILER ON THE EAST BANK NEAR THIS PIPELINE.
THE SECOND EGYPTIAN BRIDGE AT 30-40-50N 031-20-30E WAS A PMP-TYPE
PONTON BRIDGE CROSSING THE CANAL 6.5 NM NORTH OF ISMAILIA. A TOTAL
OF FIVE TRUCKS WERE ON THE APPROACHES TO THE BRIDGE. ONE PIPELINE
CROSSED THE CANAL JUST NORTH OF THIS PMP PONTON BRIDGE.
ENLARGEMENT FACTOR: 60X
IEG/SGD/AMEAB
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS REPORT ARE WELCOMED. THEY MAY BE
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 boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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