EGYPTIAN CANAL CROSSINGS ISMAILIA AREA, SUEZ CANAL

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP83-01074R000300260010-9

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RIPPUB

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December 28, 2016

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September 2, 2011

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Publication Date:

November 5, 1973

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MISC

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/02 : CIA-RDP83-01074R000300260010-9 NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER EGYPTIAN CANAL CROSSINGS ISMAILIA AREA, SUEZ CANAL NAUTICAL MILES Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/02 : CIA-RDP83-01074R000300260010-9 I: 0 5 - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/02 : CIA-RDP83-01074R000300260010-9 SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Attachment to N-8371/73 5 November 1973 Page 1 of 2 Copy 19 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. SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM WARNING NOTICE Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/02 : CIA-RDP83-01074R000300260010-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/02 : CIA-RDP83-01074R000300260010-9 SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Attachment to N-8371/73 5 November 1973 Page 2 of 2 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. SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/02 : CIA-RDP83-01074R000300260010-9