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EGYPT

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78T05447A000100010029-3
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
T
Document Page Count: 
9
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
July 31, 2007
Sequence Number: 
29
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
January 23, 1957
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 25X1 TOP SECRET H / 3 5 2 DATE OF -W01. 2 3 Z4N r7 PAR-/ BL -5Y / 0 Page / of COPY NO : / EGYPTI 1, BILBEIS AIRFIELD, TWO SIX AIRCRAFT REPORTED* TWO TWO PROBABLE TANGO DASH SIX TYPE, FOUR UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE. 2,, AIRFIELD THREE NOVEMBER MIKE SPACE NOVEMBER OF BILBEIS AIRFIELDS THREE SPACE TANGO DASH SIX TYPE AIRCRAFT REPORTED. DEVERSOIR AIRFIELD, ONE UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT REPORTED. 4. INCHAS AIRFIELD, SIX FAGOTS REPORTED. BOMB CRATERS FILLED IN, NOVEMBER SLANT SIERRA RUNWAY FXTENSIONS COMA PLETED, TOTAL LENGTH NOV EIGHT THOUSAND FEET, FIELD SERVTCEw ABLE. H 5. FAYID AIRFIELD, NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED. NOVEMBER SLANT SIERRA AND NOVEMBER ECHO SLANT SIERRA WHISKEY RUNWAYS REPORTED UNSERVICEABLE AND WEST END OF ECHO SLANT WHISKEY RUNWAY UNDER REPAIR, BUT RUNWAY SERVICEABLE, .TOP. SECRET = Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 6 , San itized,Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RD P78TO5447A000100010029-3 fkt I F'tWAiNATFLY l:; "~ ; 51-'5- - TWO NINA FGUti ` x T r rr mnirrmn g '- 14 In FR L .t LA.aT THREE O.PF, z;H FOUR FCH,O, PROBABLY FAIYUM ROAD AIRFIELDD, NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED. TOP S[pr7 7. GOBEL GEDEIRA MAIN, BIR HAMMA, AND JIFJAFFA AIR- FIELDS, *!O AIRCRAFT REPORTED, ALL RUNWAYS, TAXIWAYS AND REVETMENTS DEMOLISHED BY ? ULL?OZERS AND EXPLOSIVES u'. KABRIT AIRFIELD, NOVEMBER SLANT SIERRA AND NOVEMBER ECHO SLANT SIERRA WHISKEY RUNWAYS REPORTED UNSERVICEABLE. 9. SUDR AIRFIELD REPORTED UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SANDS, 10. CAIRO SLANT WEST, GFBFL HAMZI AND KASFAREFT AIR- FIELDS; NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE* 11. JABAL UMM TABAQ MILITARY INSTALLATION REPORTED LITTLE OR NO ACTIVITY,. WITH SLIGHT BOMB DAMAGE. 12. AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA NOVEMBER SLANT WHISKEY OF DEVERSOIR AIRFIELD, REPORT NC CHANGE. 13, "I'll, AI~~'4r . SUF20" A* REPORT STATES: ONE SUNKEN SHIP IN CANAL FOUR POINT FIVE MILES SIERRA SIERRA ECHO OF WALLAH AIRFIELD. TOP SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 W TANK:, YOUR ON URI AZI TRW AND TRUE attARTF. C e RRJ O, IN 'EC'HO VZMtR MIX PAC CRAFT REO T AND ON "Y a Its: RRA OAL 0ANT R CANAL SRO 'ASE NOMIDER OF A D* MMKM AF PI * MUM* KIPS, ONE ARW GE APPROZIMATE RBOR 0 ZERO POUR tIVg SUNK# RA$T $X0 OF VX I AT SUEZ ENTUN HM T? COASTAL TAPE A'O P7 O SINKER, THREE FOUR ZERO FEET BY FOUR EIGHT FEET, OUTSIDE SUEZ HARBOR. FOR TWO ZOO BT TOP SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 I J!'1 .~3.S'itiLi'. Lt1!'ta v: ;z %,z. t .F:.- ?, a. ter. r vaa c ms, u4.~.ar ,s:, 3i ACROSS CANAL FIVE MILES NOVEMBER OF SUEZ AND FIVE ZF..PO /y ~o ZERO METERS NOVEMBER OF STATION NUi11BE1), NINE. TOP SECRET ~ 14. MILITARY CAMPS AT B.ALLAH AND AL OANTARAH REPORTED TO BE INACTIVT i'Yr UNOCCUPIED WITH 'OMD DAMAGE EVIDENT . 15. MILITARY CAMP WHISKEY OF DEVERSOIF?. AIRFIELD, MILITARY INSTALLATION SIERRA ECHO OF F AYID AIRFIELD, KASFA IMET MILITARY INSTALLATION, MILITARY CAMP FOUR 'MILES WHISKEY OF LITTLE' F3ITTER LAKE - MO INFORMATION AVAILAPLE. 16. S U"Z ARMY GARRISON NOVEMBER WHISKEY, ONE SIX POSSIBLE' TANKS, THREE VEHICLES, AND UNIDENTIFIED OPEN STORAGE REPORTED. SYRIA 1. ALEPPO AIRFIELD, FOUR SEVEN AIRCRAFT REPORTED: SEVEN METEORS, ONE CHARLIE DASH FOUR SEVEN ONE TWO SPACE TANGO DASH SI11 TYPE, TTWPO SEVEN UNIDENTIFIED SMALL SINGLE '`NGINE:. 2, DAMASCUS AIRF' IELD, THREE NINE AIRCRAFT RREPORTEP: TWO TrTEORS, ONE PROBABLE METEOR, THREE SPACE CHARLIE DASH FOUR SEVEN, ONE SPACE CHARLIE DASH FIVE FOUR, TEO SEVEN UPNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE TRAINER TYPE, FIVE UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE. FNGI?gF. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 30 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 13Z- S7 Itn , niaj tJ a./~ wt-t:. ci'ar t" iVf)rt LS. ll1.to4P.f r L %'nnii7.?a iS L'i~ILL . AND TWO POSSIBLE CRATES. POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT IN REVET'1E T; t' UMBER U N KN O TWa I. TOP SECRET 4. EL QUISEIRt HMFIMMrNE$ ? SAHL ES SAHRA, RASI M EL A:t GAUD (REPORTr D ECHO SLANT WHISKEY RUNWAY BEING RESURFACE'") REPORTS NC AIRCRAFT. 5. AFISSE NORTH AND MINPIK AIRFIELDS,, NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. . LATAKIA HARBOR, NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. 7. BANIYAS PETROLEUM STORAGE; REPORTS TWO FIGHT PETROLEUM TANKS, TWO FULL, ONE TANKER AMD LIGHTER. F, DAMASCUS PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA, ONE TWO POSSIBLE FOXTROT ALFA GUNS REPORTED. TOP SECRET /~O~ -S ;/ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 , _J-- 9. DAMASCUS MILITARY DEPOT S THREE TWO FOXTROT ALFA GUNS 7 /bj 601-10 AND ONE ZERO FOUR VEHICLES REPORTED. 25X1 TOP SECRET 10. MILITARY INSTALLATION EIGHT MILES WHISXEY OF DAMASCUS REPORTS NO CHANCE EVIDENT. 11. HUMS MILITARY SUPPLY DEPOTS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANCE REPORTED, 12. HUMS MILITARY CAMP$ URPIC ONE THREE FIVE ONE REPORTED ONE FOUR TANKS t NOW BELIEVED TO BE ONLY OPEN STORAGE. REPORT APPROXIMATELY SIX FIVE PROBABLE TRUCKS, LARGE AMOUNTS OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT AND SLANT OR SUPPLIES IN OPEN STORAGE* fUP arGtiCl Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 JORE Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 25X1 I yr vl.vt[;< 1 1 P/!Pe 12Z-S7- AMMAN AIRFIELD: ONE EIGHT AIRCRAFT REPORTED. ONE THREE VAMPIRES TWO POSSIBLE VAMPIRES ONE SPACE CHARLIE DASH FOUR SEVEN TWO SPACE CHARLIE DASH FOUR FIVE DASH TYPE. AIRFIELD, REPORTS NO AIRCRAFT, APPROX- IMATELY TWO ZERO ZERO .SORTED VEHICLES. MAFRAQ (OLD) AM ZERKA AIRFIELDS REPORTS NO A; RAI ZER1CA MILITARY INSTALLATION REPORTS APPROXIMATELY TWO ZERO ZERO VEHICLES BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT NUMBER OR REPORTED EVIDENT. GREAT AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY :LITARY DEPOTS SIX TWO VEHIC 6. AMMAN MILITARY INSTALLATION,, TWO SEVEN VEHICLES REPORTED. TOP SECRET XLEIAT AIRFIELD DASH NO INFORMATION AVAXLAB Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010029-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78T05447A000100010029-3 I WI U VI%L I l / ~7 /.az=-i3 2. ESTABEL,, METULLAH, YAATE! RIYAO tLARGE ABANDONED AI UN* ITION STORAGE AREA JUST SOV71r OF AIRFIELD) AND JENIN AXRFlE1Js (PROBABLE TRENCHES ACROSS SOUTH AND VEST ENDS OF RUNWAYS). NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED. 2. ABLAH MILITARY INSTALLATION LOCATED ONE NOVEMBER MIKE SPACE NOVEMBER NOVEMBER WHISKEY OF RAYAK AIRFIELD THREE THREE FIVE TWO NOVEMBER THREE FIVE FIVE EIGHT ECHO. ONE FIVE LARGE BARRACKS TYPE BUKLDINGS, FIVE HANGER TYPE VEHICLE SHEDS AND MANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION AND SLA14T OR SERVICE TYPE BUILDINGS REPORTED, ~ ip 4-1;& Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/15: CIA-RDP78T05447A000100010029-3

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