SHUBRA AL KHEIMA MILITARY FACTORY NO. 27

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400160074-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 27
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: October 30, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD 4/1-3/00
Z1 RANDUDI FOR: Chief, Programs Division, ORR
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ThROUGH Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
FROM Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
SUBJECT Shubra Al Kheima.Military Factory No. 27
REFERENCES (1) ORR Requirement No. C-RR4-81,116 (Revised)
(2) CIA/PID Project No. C-472-64
1. This memorandum is in response to the referenced requirement which
asks for a chronological analysis of Shubra Al Kheima Military Factory No. 27,
Egypt, which is reported to manufacture small ass ammunition.
2. The enclosed information provides a comparative analysis of factory
25X1D No. 27 from depicting the expansion and
activity of this facility during this period.
25X1D 3. Construction of military factory No. 27 was largely completed by the
end of The plant encompasses forty-five acres and is bounded by a res-
idential area to the, north and the Cairo Thermal Power Plant (north) to the
north-,rest. - -
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the main production building,
powder-loading building, receiving and storage building, and a. machine shop -
were completed. Numerous small administrative/research buildings and support
facilities were also erected or under construction. Excavation for seven
reveted bunkers, probably for propellant and initiator storage, were underway.
Three minor assembly buildings were also observed under construction.
A security wall had been erected around the plant area and was being
equipped-with guard towers. The plant is served by two good hard surfaced roads
and a single-track railroad. _
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on the probable propellant and initiator storage. bunkers and four minor assembly
buildings was completed. A test range had been partially erected along the
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The probable mess/recreation facility, located in the south-west
corner of the facility,was'under construction. Obliquity precluded any
further analysis of this mission.
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of construction occured since the previous mission. The test range and the
probable mess/recreation!,facility were completed.
An admin-
istrative/research building was under construction just north of the test
range, and another largeibuilding was.observed under construction outside-
the plant area near the northeast gate. The purpose of the latter is not
clear because of its location outside of the factory complex.
occured since the last mission. A workshop was constructed north of the powder-
loading building. The acimi.nistrative/research building and the U/I building,
observed under construction on appear to have been completed.
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unidentified buildings were
building: They appeared to
factory buildings; however,
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rail
ing.
!ant
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Little construction
?Four new
the vicinity of the powder-loading
be of much heavier construction than the other
their function could not be determined.
of
cars were standing on the
Thirteen additional r9il
storage area. -
Several vehicles and mounds of dirt or materials were seen in the area.
no change during the period-sipc,e the previous coverage. There was an
absence of rail. traffic andlonly a =ew vehicles were observed in the factory
area. The only activity no~ed was centered around a newly scarred area (approx-
imately 40' x 200') immediately south of the possible mess/recreation building.
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In this
a second large machine shop and modifications to two minor assembly buildings
were constructed.
25X1D photo, taken between the previous
rail-traffic was noted on this mission. Seven
siding next to the receiving and storage build
cars were observed-alongside. the probable:propel-
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 10. An arnotated line d_ratiing (cIA/PID/iB-P-14l5/64) has been provided
along with a t ble listing all of important structures, their dimensions,
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25X1 U by TID/NPIC, wore taken from photographic
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25X1D to be accurate Ito 1 ten percent.
25X1A 11. The ihoto analyst assigned to this project was
who may be con acted on extension 2422 should you have any questions regarding
this requireme t. This memorandum and enclosed graphics complete this require-
ment.
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Description of faclities, --hubra Al Kheima
Mi litary actory No. 27
(items are keyed o CIA/PID/IB-P-1415/64)
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DESCRIPTION/FUNCTION NO
. OF FLOORS
1.
Possible Dispensary
1
2.
Administrative Building
2
3.
Probable Ad_i n/Research
1
4.
Probable Admin/Research I
1
5.
-Probable Admin/Research
1
6.
I=1a, chine Shop
i
7.
Main Production Building
1
8.
Receiving and Storage
Building
1
9. M nor Assembly Building
10. 1., orkshop
11'. Workshop
12. Minor Assembly Building
13. Administrative/Research
Building
14. Administrative/Research
Building
15. Powder-loading Building
_16. Four Probable Propellant
Storage Buildings '
17. Two Probable Initiator Storage 1
Sheds
18. Probable Mess/Recreation 1
Building
19. Test Range
20. Workshop 1
21. Two Probable Garages 1
22. Mosque 1
23. Administrative/Research 1
Building
24. Poss. Underground Resting/ 1
Curing
25. Workshop 1
26. Unidentified Building i 1
27. Unidentified Building 1
28. Unidentified Building - 1
29. Unidentified Building 1
30. Machine Shop 1
DIMENSIONS
FLOOR SPACE
(SQ. Ft.)
Irregular
.4,700
Irregular
39,000
100' x 35'
3,500
Irregular
9,100
120" x 40'
4,8oo
330' x 250'
82,500
505' x 345'
174,225
500' x 160'
80,000
150' x 90'
13,500
95' x 60'
5,700
95' x 65'
6,175
220' x 100'
22,000
115' x 40'
4,7ob
Irregular
4, boo
2001 x 18o' 36,000
55' x 30' each 6,600
20' x 20' each 800 25X1D
Irregular
730' x 1401
86,000
55' x 50'
2,750
50' x 25' each
2,500
45' x 45'
2,025
Irregular-
4,625
Irregular
3,775
(vented roof
90'
x 35')
75'
x.50'
3,750
90'
x 25'
2,250
105' x 105'
11,025
65' x 60'
3,900
90' x 30'
"
2,700
26b
' x 170'
44, 200
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