BEAR DEPLOYMENT SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD, CUBA

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP89-00121R000100120003-6

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RIPPUB

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December 28, 2016

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February 1, 2011

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Publication Date:

January 13, 1982

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100120003-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100120003-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100120003-6 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER P? ge 1 of I Copy1_.! Attachment to Z-10066/82 NPIC/PEG (1/8 BEAR DEPLOYMENT SAN ANTONIO, DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD,'CUBA 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE PRESENCE OF BEAR AIRCRAFT AND RECENT AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENTS SUGGEST THAT FUTURE SOV[ET BEAR DEPLOYMENTS TO CUBA MAY USE THIS MILITARY AIRFIELD RATHER THAN THE NORMALLY USED JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD WHICH IS CUBA'S MAIN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL 25X1 2. (S/D) REMARKS: TWO BEAR ARE OBSERVED HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE BEAR ARE PARKED ON TWO HARDSTANDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD. THESE HARDSTANDS AND TWO ADJACENT -IARDSTANDS WERE RECENTLY EXPANDED TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE BOMBER-SIZED AIRCRAFT. IN ADDITION, A PROBABLE OPERATIONS/CREW READY BUILDING IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE DISPERSAL AREA. BEAR 14,ERE LAST SEEN IN CUBA ~ti':HE N 0,"I 'E BEAR WAS A JJOE ,.___ -I 25X1 INTERNATIONAL. 3. COORDINATES 22-52-16N 082-30-3',3-1 COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING SOARF _NAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ~na- 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 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100120003-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100120003-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/01: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100120003-6