REPORT ON EGYPT(SANITIZED), JORDAN, LEBANON, AND SYRIA

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• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: August 4, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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!, 3RT 1448, DATE OF INFOP.IIATIOIY 9 3 AUCUST 1955. Copy No.
THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE FGLLGt' I C COU'ITRIES: EGYPT
JO'DAU LE1 ANON, AND SYRIA.
THE FOLLOTI G INFO>I'IATIOII HAS E E jL' 1'7 POR TEI,
EGYPT:
1. ALU SUUJEI " AI; FILD: 26
2. 'ALEXAND IA AIRFIELD : 1 C-45 TYPE.
3, DILDEIS AIRFIELD: AT LEAST THIRTY ~1 `II E T IFIEE n I."_C~ FT.
4, CAIRO ALI AZA AIRFIELD: 1 POSSIELE EACLIZI9 5 LIAISO 9
21 HARE, 2 HOUND 9 21 COACH/CRATE 17 FAGOT/FRESCO; NU NERGUS
DERELICTS.
5. CAIRO INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD: C ( 6. CA II=.O GIEST AIRFIELD : 27 BEAGLE 9 1 FAGOT, 9 F'IESIO9 27 TENTS.
$7? DEKHEILA 'AIR FIELD: 4 COACH/CRATES 9 4 T-69 DERELICTS.
5? EL I II LA!'1 AIRFI LD NO SS IGN;IFIC ,
"AYID AI'FIE LD: 4 VAMPIRE.
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(AS AIRFIELD: 20 FAGOT/FRESCOI 11 FAGOT, 3 FRESCO?
11. KABRIT AIRFIELD: 1 POSSIBLY I'EATI(T~I /NAGI?ET' 11 FAGOT,
16 FRESCO, 1 T-6. ?
12. f`IANSUF'.AII AIRFIELD: 4 FAGOT/F ESC09 I1ICOUIPLE E. IfFO I ATIO:J.
13. NINCUF AIPFIELD: 13 FAGOT, 4 EEAGLE 1 OF THE P ?E VIOUSI Y
I?EPOF?TED AAA FOSITIONS) 1 ~CCI'PI'_T 3 POSSIDLY OCCUPIED*
14. NO AI CRAFT O : ACTIk?ITY I''.EPO TLD AT TIE FOLLOT I IG AIRFIELDS
SE T. E`'SOI: "AZA GZEEL LIDDI (CONSTDUCTIOi!
AJArd~ ASYUT EL A;'ISIi9 DES.~ 9
CONTI:`NUEES ), HELL?AI' , HU - GI-RADA. NET HUPCHADA 110 29 IS AILIA y
KASFAREET! QU?UJEISfIA j PASS U11,111 S IDD I 'SHALLUFA.
15. ADU OIR I?IILITARY INSTALLATION: 4 OCCUPIED AUTO?INNA T IC t~ Er?I=ONS
16. AHPAt'I AL JIZAI-[ i1ILITAI Y CANiP? 4 PC~``IDLE FIEI, ; /!I:T ILL` i'.Y
239 TRUCKS' 44 VEHICLE S$ 330 TENTS.
IP . VEI, I CLL. S
4Y: 3ASATIN MILITArY CA' ' ? 76 TENT59 5
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18. 'ALEXANDRIA CITY 'AND HARDO. AREA: 3 DD I 2 SKOFYY CLASS I
BRITISH Z CLASS; 4 SS! 3 *W" CLASS, I ?4" CLASS; 4 PFj
2 RIVER, 1 HUNT, 1 BLACK SWAN CLASS; 9 'MSC TYPES; I TANKER
IN DRYDOCK; 3 LCT TYPE; 12 PT; 1 NSF "T" CLASS; 23 FPPICHTEP;
PASSrNC
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TANKER; LAD GE Af:OU I T S
1 CAF'G 0,ff 1 t
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ERGO AND EQUIPMENT ON P17PS. NAVAL BASE AREA; 15 T'LICKS
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9w ALEXANDRIA LAZERETTO BARRACKS: 4 GUN AAA BATTERY NORTH,
filb.L OF MOLE PROBABLY OCCUPIED, 37 TRUCKS i 14 V HICLES j 28 TENTS,-
ALEXANDR#A MUSTAFA PASHA BARRACKS: 45 TRUCKS, 27 VEHICLES:
21 AL HARRAIIYAH MILITARY CAMP: 39 TRUCKS, 27 VEHICLES, 9S
TENTS.
22, AL MARDI DEPOT: 22 TENTS 5 POSSIBLE TANKS, 5 TRUCKS
LARGE AMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE.
23. AL NAADI MILITARY INSTALLATION: 695 TENTS 12 PROBABLE
TRUCKS.
24,. AMMO STORAGE AREA NORTHWEST OF DEVERSOIR AIRFIELD:
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINCE
25? CAIRO HELIOPOLIS MILITARY INSTALLATION: POSSIBLY 53
SMALL TENTS.
26. CAIRO MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTHEAST: 426 TENTS' LARGE
AMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE.
27, EL ARISH MILITARY INSTALLATION: 39 VEHICLES9 NO UNUSUAL
ACTIVITY.
2$ EL QANTARA MILITARY II',STi^LLATIC 1: 15 T^UCIi5! 5 VEHICLES
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Page 25X1 h 29. ISMAILIA I ILIOR Y INSTALLATION WEST: 21SNTS, 67 TRUCKS'
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30< JABALUMM TADAQ MILITARY INSTALLATION: PRODADLY NORMALLY
ACTIVE Y ,INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
31. KASFAREET MILITARY INSTALLATION: 75 TRUCKS, 23 VEHICLESf
8 ,'TENTS*
32. KIRDASAH MILITARY CAMP: 44 TRUCKS 2 77 TENTS 2 11 VEHICLES.
33. MAHATTAT EL DALLAH DARRACIKS: 27 Ti UCK;ST 19 VEHICLES.
34. MANQUABAD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 30 TRUCKS, 3 VEHICLES,
35, MILITARY CAMP EAST OF SHALLUFA AIRFIELD: NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE
360 MILITARY CAMP EAST ACROSS CANAL FROII SHALLUFA AIRFIELD:
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
37. MILITARY CAMP SOUTH OF CAIRO ALMAZA AIRFIELD: 278 TENTS'
C'' ^:IIC ALMAZA AIRFIELD:
NUMEROUS OPEN STORAGE' IUCOI;PL .: I i OR IATIOII,
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38, MILITARY CAMP 3 NM NORTH OF HELWAN AIRFIELD: 12 TRUCKS
4 POSSIBLE TANKS, 42 TENTS, 8 VEHICLES,
MILITARY t STALL.A:TION CRT:t T:CT
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40. MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTHEAST OF FAYID AIRFIELD: 621
TE3'IS 5 POSSIBLE FIELD ARTILLERY, 16 POSSIBLE TANKS, 69
VEHICLES 9 SS TRUCKS 9 LARGE AMOUNT OF UNIDENTIFIED OPEN STORAGE.
41. MILITARY INSTALLATION WEST OF DEVERSOIP AIRFIELD: S
FIELD ARTILLERY IN TOW POSITIONS 1L4 TRUCKS.
42. MILITARY STORAGE AREA AT 2953II9 311SE: 2 TAINKS 9 12 TRUCKS S
14 TENTS, LARGE AHODUT OF OPEN STORAGE.
43, PORT SAID CITY AND HA,RI$OR AR A: 1 P >OBABLE CC::jJETTE 9 6 PT
2 MOTOR LAUNCHES, 7 TANKERS, 1 PASSENGER CARGOS 2 FREIGHTERS
4 GUN AAA POSITION NORTH OF WATERWORKS BRIDGE PROBABLY NOT
OCCUPIED. CITY AREA NORMAL.
449 , RAFAH MILITARY INSTALLATION: 3 POSSIBLE TANKS, 14
PROBABLE TANKS, 59 TRUCKS, 107 VEHICLES.
45. SHARM EIi SHEIKH AREA: 2 TANL'E: S IN STRAITS OF TIRAII HEADING
I10R TH.
46. STORAGE AREA 'NORTHEAST OF ISNAILIA AIRFIELD: 54 VEHICLES.
47. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY-WAS REPORTED FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
BEACHES AT 3120N-3015E, AND 3017N-3000E; EL ARISH TO QUSAIIIA
ROADS EL AUJ DEMILITARIZED ZONE S GAZA STRIP FROM RAFAH TO
GA,ZA9 ISMAILIA EL AUJA lOA: y :I.,I IIL i::_ .A 9 ROAD 11101,11 EL QA11TA42A
NDUR MILITARY INSTALLATIOI.
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CONVAIR 240, 1 C-47! 1C-54, 1 LI~.ISOI TYPE AIICI?'AFT.
68. A 1i' A I AIRFIELD: C-119 2 S VA11PIRRE ? 4 HANKER HU' TZ- R' 3
69, AQALA AIRFIELD: 1 C-477 1 COI VAI : 246.
70. JERUSALE:N1 AIR FIELD: 1
71. tIAAU ;.I FIELD: HO AI :CRAFT C^' ACTIVITY PR 0E. ;'i;LY
... F ILLS AI::Cr.,``:_ .
72. ZE1' I r A r, n I R n F1 v ~ A,.CTIVIT~'s
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73. AMMAN MILITARY CAMP: 145 TE`TS, 121 VEHICLES9 12k-
74, AI' NAtl MILITARY II1S'iALLATIOi': 5S T4 UC ~S p 45 "711- ?
34 TENTS
75. AQABA CITY AND HARBOR AREA: 5 FREIGHTER, 1 TANKER 2
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77, NAAN MILITARY INSTALLATION: 23 TENTS, 35 TRUCKSt 20
CIES, APPROXIMATELY 70 RAILROAD CARS IN MARSHALLING YARD.
78,, MILITARY CAIIP AT 32111x, 35177: LOCATE; ON JE:N?IN TO HE"ROU
79. ZEIrKA MILITARY INSTALLATION: ESTIM'ATE') 560 T:UCII;S, 100
TENTS, 33 TANK TRAI'?JSPO; TER'S, 10 POSSIuL~ TANKS, ESTIMATED 170
VEHICLES, 40 POSSIBLE FIELD ARTILLERY.
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I~.LT I:iT7i:.,: TI~:AL tI.I~.Li). 16 LICG: T . 1 C 19~
6 RT-6 TYPE' 11 C-47 5 LI1 TSoI T~'` Pr E
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4 CONVAI:' 2407 4 UNIOr, TTII~ ITD I T I l ENGINE AI-)C'
AF :'.
51. IR IASSAN AIRFIELD: NO AI.'CDAFi', LUNUAY APIEALS U "~:'_V C
ADLE
I ,,,TILL IICT LE D POE TED III T: I- F UTUL .
52~_ KLEIAT AIPFIELD: LARGE I!A.'CA:. LENAI S DE.ST70Y2?D1 RuWwA/
POSSI:n/Y SEVIC?:ADLE;.
S3. NETULLA AIRFIELD : NO AIR CRAFT OR ACTIVITY.
84. fIYAQ AI'FIELD: 2 PRCDALLY VA1IPIR :., 2 PCSSI: LE AI :Ci AFT.
3:POSSIDLE APA, 2 0S, 1 9 2 ACC, L;.~ LL C ^iFT
55,, BEIRUT HAD OP' AND CITY nir:7A : I'J LIAR = O 7 FREIGHTEi
TRZ TERS ANCHORED OUTSIDE ITARP CR .
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'86, HYDRO POWER PLANT LOCATED AT 342Sr19 3600E : E::ISTErICE
OFt3SINGLE PENSTOCK HYDRO POWER PLAI?T CONFI'.IM1ED.
87, HYDRO POWER. DATE, AND RE S '.VCI :: LOCATED AT 3427N7 3600E.
88, TRIPOLI PORT AND CITY AREA: 1 LST IN I Ai L0 FAI V'EHICULA
TRAFFIC IN CITY AREA.
SYRIA:
1447?
89. DAMASCUS AIRFIELD: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINCE URPIC
9010
HAMA AIRFIELD: 13 FRESCO,
91. NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY R'Z-.PORTED AT THE FOLLOTJIIIG AI~.FI LDS:
]/ .. 'IE
Ht`1EIT1E EL QUSEIR, SAHL ES SP.IIn!'..
92. DAMASCUS MILITARY CAMP +O T`r NO ~THEAST: 110 SIC IRICA:IT.
.CHANGE
93. D I ASCD$ MThIT1R1 DEPOTS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
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94? DAMASCUS AMI q :::AGE APNEA: :10 SIG`1IFSIAI'1T CHANGE FROM
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95, HAMA MILITARY II,NSTALLATIO 7: 20 TENTS 9 13 FOSSILLE TRUCKS 9
I
10 POSSIELE VEHICLES 9 NOD`E1'ATE ANCUNT OF UI;ID` ' ,,TIF ICED OPE"T
STORAGE,
%w HUMS MILITARY INSTALLATION: 4 POSSIBLE FIELD A :TILLERY9
30"TRUCKS 9 15 VEHICLES 9 14 TL INS 9 LARGE AMOUNT OF U"ITDE TIFIED
OPEN STORAGE AND -EQUIPAIEIN?T.
97. LATAKIA HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 4 POSSIDLE FREIGM-TE 9
10"'FREIGH'tER9 2 TAtNNKE! 9 1 PROBABLE PC, 3 POSSIBLE PT 9 3 POSS-
IDLE LCT9 NUI EROUS SI?ALL CRAFTS 3 REPO :T .'D 4 GUI' AAA POSITIONS
PROBABLY OCCUPIED 9 11470 UNUSUAL ACTIVITY cN CITY AREA,
99. NASIB AREA: POSSIBLE RADIO LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
I NN WEST OF THE TOUN OF- :: ASID, COORDINATES (3233119 3613E).
SITE CONTAINS SMALL FENCED STRUCTUP 'k.TELL ISOLATED ??I TI{ PR OLF.TLE
TRENCH SCAR LEAD IIdG INTO AREA*99
QATANA MILITARY INSTALLATION: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TT "0111
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100. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED 111-41 711.7 FCLLOI: ING AREAS:
FIQ.AAEA2 HUMS TO TRIPOLI ROAD, L~1';_ T? :rRIA57 SHAYKH MISHIN
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