PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE BRIEF RE VENTSPILS NAVAL BASE, VENTSPILS, LATVIA, USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP78T04753A000100010042-6

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RIPPUB

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December 28, 2016

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June 6, 2001

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Publication Date:

October 11, 1956

Content Type:

BRIEF

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SECRET ApproXW For Release 2b01/08/13: CIA-RDP78 4753A0001000100W PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE BRIEF CIA/,HTA INSTALLATION: Ventspils Naval Base LOCATION: Vent Latvia, USSR. 25X1A B.E. NUMBER: WAC NO: Copy 14 BRIEF NO.: B-42-56 DATE: 11 October 1956 LAT.: 570 241 N LONG.: 210 341 E REFERENCES : Target Mosaic: 0152-9998-0..25M Maps None Other: None OSI REQUIREMENT NO: HTA/SI/R5/56: Determine if any ships in the Ventspils Naval Base in Latvia have an unusual hull or superstructure design. Photography covering the entire port of Ventspils, reportedly the third largest in Latvia, was searched, but no ships with an unusual hull or super- structure were seen. Present in the port were approximately 10 small cargo vessels (less than 250' long), a 220' submarine, and a few small naval patrol craft. Declass Review by NIMA / DoD DOCUMENT NO. NO CHANGE IN CLASS. (0 Ci DECLASSIFIED CLASS. CHANGED TO, TS NEXT REVIEW DATE: ?~ AUTH: HR 70.2 DATE.- 10 K REVIEVy~R:.Q~G~ / Approved For Release 2001/08/13 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000100010042-6 'O' SECRET T *.VWT