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ASM ACTIVITY BELAYA AIRFIELD, USSR

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP89-00121R000200350004-9
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
5
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 25, 2011
Sequence Number: 
4
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
February 26, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200350004-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200350004-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200350004-9 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 ' t_m- / IPIC: 3 Room 6NI 06 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET (Security Classification) (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z lCJ a 7~1 ~~ Copy 27 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 R000200350004-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200350004-9 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS 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 R000200350004-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200350004-9 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER of Attachment to Z-10277/82 Page 11 ' x~ Copy,J-7 ASM ACTIVITY BE AIRFIELD, AYA R 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: A HIGH LEVEL OF AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE (ASM) ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH BACKFIRE IS IN PROGRESS AT BELAYA AIRFIELD. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHEAST DISPERSAL AREA OF THE AIRFIELD INCLUDES NINE BACKFIRE B WITH ONE KITCHEN ASM ON DOLLY PARKED ALONGSIDE EACH AND ANOTHER BACKFIRE WITH TWO KITCHEN NEARBY. ELEVEN ADDITIONAL KITCHEN ARE IN THE ASM SUPPORT FACILITY, AND ANOTHER ONE IS UNDER TOW ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. INCREASED AIRCRAFT FUEL TRUCK ACTIVITY IS ALSO OBSERVED IN THE SAME DISPERSAL AREA. THE BACKFIRE COUNT IS NORMAL WITH 36 PRESENT. NO ASM ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). (S/D) THIS LEVEL OF, ASM ACTIVITY IS NOT NORMALLY SEEN AT - BELAYA AIRFIELD WHICH SUPPORTS SOVIET LONG RANGE AVIATION UNITS IN THE FAR EAST BOMBER COMMAND. 3. COORDINATES 52-54-56N 103-34-27E 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 SECRET 25X1 25X1 NPIC/PEG (2/82) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200350004-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200350004-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200350004-9

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