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FOXBAT DEPLOYMENT GHAT AIRFIELD NORTH, LIBYA

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP89-00121R000100170006-8
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
5
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 2, 2011
Sequence Number: 
6
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
January 23, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 TO NAME AND ADDRESS ___ DATE INITIALS 1 hector NPIC 2 Roan bNlUb 3 4 A,-~,:l~rlwEtiG N 4'CtiT F ; Rf RN U ,' ~ Fl P % 11' IRK REMARKS FROM NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE NO DATE w SECRET (Security Classification) (See inside cover) \01l-),"l V l copy 29 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to. . . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page I of I Copy FOXBAT DEPLOYMENT GHAT AIRFIELD OR IBYA 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: FOXBAT ARE IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THIS AIRFIELD. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: A TOTAL OF 11 FOXBAT HAVE DEPLOYED TO THIS FIELD. FIVE A (4 ON GRAPHIC) ARE ON THE SOUTH PARKING APRON, PLUS TWO FOXBAT A AND ONE BOXBAT B ARE ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, AND THREE FOXBAT A ARE ON THE SOUTHWEST END OF RUNWAY 06/24 (NOT ON GRAPHIC). THE FOXBAT ARE PARKED IN A DEFENSIVE DISPERSAL PATTERN SUGGESTING THAT THEY ARE NOT IN TRANSIT. SF.260 AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE IS SLIGHTLY LOW WITH 16 PRESENT; 25 TO 35 ARE NORMALLY HERE. (S/D) THIS IS THE THIRD DEPLOYMENT OF FOXHAT FROM THEIR NORMAL HOME BASE AT OKRA IBN NAFA AIRFIELD SINCE 25X1 DEPLOYMENTS OF FOXBAT HAVE OCCURED TO 25X1 AND TO 25X1 25X1 (S/D) GHAT AIRFIELD NORTH IS IN THE SOUTHWEST SECTION OF LIBYA NEAR THE TOWN OF SARDALAS, APPROXIMATELY 30 NM FROM THE ALGERIA BORDER. THE AIRFIELD NORMALLY SUPPORTS AN SF.260 UNIT. 3.1 I COORDINATES 25-07-57N 010-08-56E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- 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 Attachment to Z-10127/82 NPIC/PEG (1/82) SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100170006-8

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