PROBABLE MISSILE CHECKOUT PREPARATIONS DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY 13, SYRIA

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January 24, 1983

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200540006-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200540006-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200540006-9 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page -1_ of I Copy Attachment to Z-10125/83 NPIC/PEG (1/83) PROBABLE MISSILE CHECKOUT PREPARATIONS DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY 13, SYRIA 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: A MISSILE CHECKOUT TENT/STRUCTURE HAS BEEN ERECTED INDICATING THAT PROBABLE MISSILE CHECKOUT PREPARATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: A MISSILE CHECKOUT TENT/STRUCTURE HAS BEEN ERECTED BETWEEN TWO DRIVE-THRU CHECKOUT BUILDINGS IN THE CENTER OF THE FACILITY. APPROXIMATELY FOUR CANVAS-COVERED VEHICLES ARE PARKED PERPENDICULAR TO THE TENT/STRUCTURE. THE TETRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT ARRIVED (SWN) MAJOR SA-5-ASSOCIATED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT INCLUDES SIX CANISTER TRANSPORTERS AND FOUR TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS (ALL CANVAS COVERED). THE NUMBER OF SA-5 CANISTERS IN OPEN STORAGE REMAINS ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED WITH APPROXIMATELY 60 SA-5 CANISTERS (32 WITH FIN CRATES) PRESENT. A TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE APPEARS TO BE LOADING/OFFLOADING POSSIBLE SA-5-ASSOCIATED COMPONENT CRATES AT A PARTIALLY COMPLETED STORAGE BUILDING. THE NUMBER OF CRATES APPEARS TO HAVE INCREASED FROM ABOUT 80 TO AT LEAST 110 25X1 2oA] 25X1 25X1 (SWN) AN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM.HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE NORTHWEST EDGE OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSISTS OF A CONE DISH ANTENNA WITH AN ASSOCIATED COMPUTER VAN TRAILER AND TWO POSSIBLE VEHICLES. THIS EQUIPMENT WAS NOT PRESENTO 25X1 HOWEVER, A CONE DISH ANTENNA HAS BEEN DEPLOYED AT 25X1 DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY SOUTHEAST 63 25X1 CONE DISH IS AN AIR DEFENSE RADIO 25X1 RELAY/DATA-LINK SYSTEM. (SWN) DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY 13, 6 NM EAST OF DAMASCUS, SERVES AS THE SUPPORT BASE FOR DUMAYR SA-5 COMPLEX 18.5 NM TO THE EAST. COORDINATES 33-30-55N 036-24-35E 25X1 25X1 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 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200540006-9