MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS INDIA

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100100004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 23, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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MILITARYDEPLOYMEN_ TS
INDIA
43 DECEMBER 1982
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MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS
INDIA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED AT A NUMBER
OF INllIAN MILITARY BASES.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: MAJOR ELEMENTS OF UNITS SUBORDINATE TO THREE OF
THE FIVE MILITARY COMMANDS IN INDIA HAVE DEPARTED GARRISON
SINCE EARLY DECEMBER 1982. OUT-OF-GARRISON DEPLOYMENTS INVOLVE
ARMOR, MECHANIZED INFANTRY, INFANTRY, ARTILLERY, ENGINEER, AND
MOTOR TRANSPORT UNITS. ALTHOUGH TRAINING IS NORMAL IN
DECEMBER, THE EXTENT OF MOVEMENT AND THE SPEED ?aITH WHICH THE
1ST ARMORED DIVISION FROM AMBALA AND THE 14TH INFANTRY DIVISION
FROM DEHRA DUN DEPARTED GARRISON ARE UNUSUAL.
OTHER DEPLOYMENTS INCLUllE THE DEPARTURE 25X1
OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NAVAL COMBATANTS FROM BOMBAY NAVAL
BASE AND SHIP REPAIR YARD THIS PROBABLE NAVAL 25X1
OPERATION INVOLVES INDIA' Y IRCR FT ARRIER, THE
MAJESTIC-CLASS 'VIKRANT'; ONE ATTACK SUBMARINE, TWO GUIDED
MISSILE DESTROYERS, FOUR FRIGATES, THREE MISSILE ATTACK BOATS,
AND UNE REPLENISHMENT OILER.
THE 1ST ARMORED DIVISION A
BRIGADE DEPARTED AMBALA AB
i'HE 471ST AND THE 474TH INDEPENDENT ENGINEER BRIGADE
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THE 14T'H INFANTRY DIVISION DEPARTED DEHRA DUN BKS AND BDE HQS
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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SOUTHERN MILITARY COMMAND--
Attachment to Z-11824/82
NPIC/PEG (12/82)
AN ARTILLERY REGIMENT AND ARMY SERVICE CORPS/MOTOR
TRANSPORTATION BATTALION OF THE 54TH INFANTRY DIVISION DEPARTED
SECUNDERABAD MILITARY BARRACKS
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A
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