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PROBABLE IRAQI ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT TUWWAL PORT FACILITIES, SAUDI ARABIA

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP89-00121R000100260001-3
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
5
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 25, 2011
Sequence Number: 
1
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
February 9, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
File: 
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100260001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100260001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100260001-3 SECRET (Security Classification) (See inside cover) Z- AD .C-) EI CONTROL NO. Copy 29 w Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100260001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100260001-3 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 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100260001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100260001-3 SECRET Page 1 of 1 Copy _: ~ 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: AN UNUSUALLY HIGH COUNT OF MERSHIPS, INCLUDING FOUR PRC, IS OBSERVED AT THE PORT FACILITIES. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: AN UNUSUALLY HIGH COUNT OF MERCHANT SHIPS, ii;t:LUD1r i I'OLJ}: PPC SIi:CPS;, IS 03S a'~`J D AT T(J~1'.Jh':, P,-)I:'' 'r\C, f,1i11?[;~ ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT CONTINUES. THREE ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO/RO) SHIPS, NINE FREIGHTERS, AND TWO COASTAL FREIGHTERS ARE IN THE PORT AREA. FIVE OF THE MERCHANT SHIPS, INCLUDING A SECOND PRC CIIIFENGIKOT -CLASS R-/ -O SHIP AND A PRC HAMLET R0,/RO SLIP; E A' "I\TE^ ONE ADDITIONAL 25X1 lid-CLASS ARE STILL IN 0 3 7 / 5': i ANTIAIRCRAFT (AA) GUNS ARE ON THE S ~ . ~ P?'C L Y BEEN DELIVERED SINCE ARI =LOADED ONTO FLATBED TRUCKS. TWO 25X1 POSSIBLE a - -~ _ Kra aN-, 'T TO THE RECENTLY Ai~RIVED CIIIFE. ~?:_ AD ITION , EIGHT UNIDENTIFIED 7 7 AA GI'_:S) ARE DISCERNIBLE IN it JLi _ _ _ VAN-BODIED TRUCKS AND 12 SEMITRAILER TRUCKS WITH UNIDENTIFIED CARGO ARE PARKED IN THE CENTRAL TRANSSHIPMENT AREA. APPROXIMATELY 20 FLATBED SEMITRAILER TRUCKS CARRYING UNIDENTIFIED CARGO ARE PARKED AT THE SOUTH E M OF THE QUAY. (NOT ALL SHIPS AND EQUIPMENT ON GRAPHIC) THIS ARMS DELIVERY IS PROBABLY DESTINED FOR OVERLAND TRANSSHIPMENT TO IRAQ. 3.1 (COORDINATES 22-20-30N 039-05-25E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefinq purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical vvork. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and most be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Attachment to Z-10201/82 NPIC/PEG (2/82) PROBABLE IRAQI ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT T1 RIAL PORT FACILITIES SAUDI ARABIA SECRET 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100260001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121R000100260001-3 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-001218000100260001-3

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