NICARAGUAN PATROL BOAT LA HABANA PORT FACILITIES, CUBA

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP91T00712R000200460002-0

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RIPPUB

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December 28, 2016

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March 9, 2011

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Publication Date:

November 22, 1983

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/09: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200460002-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/09: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200460002-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/09: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200460002-0 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy30 1. SIGNIFICANCE: AN UNARMED PATROL BOAT (PB), APPROXIMATELY 19 METERS IN LENGTH AND POSSIBLY AN ISRAELI-BUILT DABUR, HAS ARRIVED AS DECK CARGO ON THE NICARAGUAN MERSHIP "MONIMBO" SINCE (SWN) 2. REMARKS: CRADLES FOR A SECOND UNIT ARE DISCERNIBLE ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE MERSHIP; HOWEVER, NO SECOND UNIT IS OBSERVED IN. THE AREA. THE REASON FOR TRANSSHIPMENT OF THIS PB TO CUBA CANNOT BE DETERMINED; HOWEVER, IT MAY BE FOR REPAIR, OVERHAUL, OR WEAPONS/SENSOR INSTALLATION. (SWN) THE NICARAGUANS HAVE PURCHASED UNITS OF THE ISRAELI-BUILT DABUR PB THE DABUR PB HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE FOR SOME TIME AND MAY BE IN NEED OF SERVICE. NO DABUR PB WERE OBSERVED AT CORINTO IN ADDITION, TWO 19-METER PB WERE DELIVERED TO NICARAGUA ABOARD THE "MONIMBO" FROM NORTH KOREA AT CORINTO PORT FACILITIES SWN 25X1 Attachment to- Z-15776/83- NP IC/PEG (11/83) LA HABANA PORT FACILITIES, CUBA NICARAGUAN PATROL BOAT 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 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/09: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200460002-0