IPIR(Sanitized) MISSIONS 5069-5072 & 7033-7038 12 NOVEMBER 1962

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• Publication Date: November 1, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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MISSIONS
5069-5072 & 7033-7038
12 NOVEMBER 1962
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM MISSIONS
5069-5072 AND 7033-7038, DATED 12 NOVEMBER 1962. THE
NUMBER APPEARING AT THE END OF THE HEADER LINE IS THE
COMOR TARGET NUMBER.
-MISSILES-
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 1 2243N 08001W
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THREE TENTS IDENT I F I ED, ALSO SEVERAL FRAME
STRUCTURES (SOME IN PROCESS OF DISMANTLING).
EIGHTEEN VEHICLES .IDENTIFIED, INCLUDING 11 DUMP
TRUCKS, 3 CANVAS-COVERED TRUCKS (ONE WITH TRAILER),
2 UNIDENTIFIED TRUCKS (ONE WITH TRAILER) AND 2 BUSSES.
NO MISSILE RELATED ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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SITE CONSISTS OF 6 UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS, WITH A
MISSILE ON EACH LAUNCHER. ALL MISSILES ARE AT LEAST
PARTIALLY CANVAS COVERED. GUIDANCE AREA IS
UNREVETTED, BUT PERSONNEL TRENCHES WITH FIRING BAYS
HAVE BEEN DUG AT THE FOUR CORNERS OF'THE AREA.
WITHIN THE GUIDANCE AREA ARE FOUR CANVAS-COVERED
VANS, 2 POSSIBLE CANVAS-COVERED VANS, AND A FRUIT SET
RADAR WHICH IS NOT CANVAS COVERED.
VEHICLES OBSERVED INCLUDE 13 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS,
13 AT--S PRIME MOVERS, AND 10 OTHER TRUCKS.
FACILITIES AT TENT CAMP LOCATED 0.2 NM WEST OF SAM
SITE INCLUDE 8 LARGE AND 17 SMALL TENTS, APPROXIMATELY
12 VEHICLES, AND A SPOON REST ACQUISITION RADAR.
PERSONNEL POSITIONS HAVE BEEN DUG AROUND BOTH THE
SAM SITE. AND TENT CAMP.
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CHAMBAS SAM SITE 2213N 07853W 25X1D
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE EXCEPT THERE ARE
NOW 8 PRIME MOVERS, 8 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, ONE
SPOON RESTS AND ONE LIGHT OCCUPIER :AAA BATTERY.
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SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD SAM SITE 2205N 08409W
ALL SIX OF THE LAUNCH POSITIONS ARE NET COVERED
AND THE 6 MISSILES WITHIN APPEAR TO BE CANVAS COVERED.
TWO MISSILE TRANSPORTERS>AND ONE TANKER-TRUCK WERE
25X1D OBSERVED IN THE SE HOLD POSITION. THE SIX-GUN
AAA SITE SW OF SAM SITE IS NOW REVETTED AND OCCUPIED-
NO 'OTHER APPARENT CHANGE IN EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES
SINCE
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BELLAMAR9 SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY 2302N 08133W
NO MISSILES OR MISSILE-RELATED ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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CASILDA, MISSILE EQUIPMENT AREA 2146N 07958W
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
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NO MISSILE OR MILITARY EQUIPMENT ON VISIBLE PORTIONS
OF HIGHWAY BETWEEN GUANTANAMO CITY AND A POINT 3.5
NM SW OF CABANASO
DEFENSES -- 4 SHORT PERSONNEL TRENCHES LOCATED AT
20-07-50N 075-23?50W9 6 PERSONNEL TRENCHES ON BOTH
SIDES OF RIO GUANTANAMO AND 3 ARMORED VEHICLE FIRING
REVETMENTS (ONE PROBABLY OCCUPIED) NORTH OF RIVER AT
20-07-35N 075-2L-40W, TRENCHES AND FOXHOLES IN A
CIRCLE AROUND A SMALL KNOLL AT 20.07-OON 075-21-15W,
15-20 FOXHOLES AND ONE TRENCH AT 20-06-40N 075-24--10W0
STRONG POINT BEING CONSTRUCTED AT 20-07-OON 075-21-10W
CONSISTS OF 4 LONG TRENCHES AND AT LEAST TWO PROBABLE
AW POSITIONS SURROUNDING SEVERAL SHALLOW REVETMENTS
ONE OF=WHICH CONTAINS A CZECH TWIN 30 MM LIGHT AA GUN.
APPROXIMATELY 30 PERSONNEL WORKING ON POSITIONS.
DEFENSIVE POSITIONS AT 20-06-32N 075-19-584 CONSIST.
OF 15 FOXHOLES AND A TRENCH ENCIRCLING A PROBABLE
WEAPONS: POSITION. PERSONNEL TRENCHES ARE SCATTERED
ALONG BASE OF RIDGE BETWEEN 20-07-OON 07524-?45W AND
20-06-25N 075-?23?-15W. A TOTAL OF 5 TRENCHES ARE
LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF ROAD AT 20-06-40N 075-13_15W,
AND AT.LEAST FIVE TRENCHES AND MANY FOXHOLES ARE
LOCATED IN GROVE JUST WEST OF SHARP BEND IN ROAD AT
20-06-15N 075?21-05W0
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-AIRFIELDS-
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AIRCRAFT - TOTAL OF 4 INCLUDING ONE SEA FURY
AND 3 LIAISON-TYPE.
THREE 3-GUN AAA SITES (PROBABLE 57-MM) AND ONE
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3-GUN AAA SITE (ZPU-4v 14.5-MM) OBSERVED.
NINE ELECTRONIC VANS UNDER NETS AND 6 CANVAS-COVERED
GENERATORS LOCATED AT WEST END OF MAIN RUNWAY ON
NORTH SIDE. HIGH-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS STATION
WITH 12LVERTICAL RADIATING ANTENNAE, 4 OF WHICH MAY
BE AN ADCOCK STATION, LOCATED OPPOSITE MIDDLE OF MAIN
RUNWAY ON NORTH SIDE. THREE ADDITIONAL ANTENNAE
LOCATED ON OPERATIONS BUILDING AT MIDDLE OF MAIN
RUNWAY. EW/GCI SITE INCLUDING ONE BAR LOCK RADAR
WITH 3 ELECTRONIC VANS AND 2 PRIME MOVERS, 2 STONE
CAKE RADARS, AND ONE SPOON REST RADAR WITH 3 VANS, 2
GENERATORS, AND ONE PRIME MOVER LOCATED AT EAST END
OF MAIN RUNWAY ON SOUTH SIDE.
CIRCULAR COMPOUND AT EAST END OF MAIN RUNWAY
CONTAINS 19 ELECTRONIC VANS AND 15 GENERATORS.
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CAMILO CIENFUEGOS (SANTA CLARA) AIRFIELD 2229N 07955W
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AIRCRAFT -9- TOTAL OF 51, INCLUDING 29 FISHBED
(11 WITH AAM MOUNTED), 15 FRESCO/FAGOT, ONE HOUND,
ONE HARE, 3 BRIGADYR9 ONE CESSNA LIAISON, AND
ONE CREEK TEN AIRCRAFT SHIPPING CRATES OBSERVED.
THREE 6-GUN AAA SITES AND ONE 3-GUN AAA SITE REVETTED
AND OCCUPIED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE 25X1D
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CORONEL PASCUAL AIRFIELD 2307N 08117W
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AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED
ONLY PORTION OF AIRFIELD COVERED. NO APPARENT
CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
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HOLGUIN AIRFIELD 2048N 07618W
AIRCRAFT -- 6 FAGOT AND ONE LIAISON. CRATE COUNT
REMAINS AT 9 BEAGLE FUSELAGE CRATES AND NUMEROUS
25X1D SMALLER CRATES FOR BEAGLE SUBASSEMBLIES. SEVERAL
PERSONNEL OBSERVED NEAR CRATES.
JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 230ON 08224W
AIRCRAFT -- AT LEAST 20.
OBLIQUITY AND IMAGE MOTION PRECLUDE DETAILED
25X1D INTERPRETATION.
LOS CANOS AIRFIELD 2004N 07509W
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AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
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SAN ANIONIO.DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD 2252N 08231W -
AIRCRAFT - TOTAL OF 61, INCLUDING-18 FAGOTIFRESCO,
8 FISHBED, 12 B-26v 3 T-6, 3 SEA FURY, 3 PIPER CUB,
2 COLT, 3 CAB, ONE HOUND, 2 CRATE, 2 BRIGADYR,
4 T-33.
RUNWAYS ARE SERVICEABLE. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN
FACILITIES SINCE
MISSILE LAUNCHERS SIMILAR TO THOSE ON FISHBED AIRCRAFT
AT CAMILO CIENFUEGOS AIRFIELD CAN BE IDENTIFIED ON
ONE OF THE FISHBED BUT THE PRESENCE OF A MISSILE
CANNOT BE CONFIRMED DUE TO THE-QUALITY OF THE
PHOTOGRAPHY. ALL FISHBED EXCEPT ONE ARE CANVAS
COVERED.
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SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD 2206N 08409W 0
AIRCRAFT ? TOTAL OF 13: INCLUDING 4 BEAGLE COMPLETE,
2 MASCOT COMPLETE, ONE BEAGLE MINUS ENGINE COWLING,
3 BEAGLE MINUS ENGINES, ONE BEAGLE MINUS ENGINES AND
TAILS AND 2 MASCOT FUSELAGES. TWENTY BEAGLE FUSELAGE
CRATES ARE SCATTERED ALONG THE TAXIWAY SYSTEM AND
IN THE ASSEMBLY AREA,
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ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATIONS-COLON AREA, RADIO STATION 2242N 08053W
ONE NEW BUILDING, APPROXIMATELY 190 X 35 FT, AND
2 DISH REFLECTORS NEAR TOP OF STEEL MAST, ONE
ORIENTED SOUTH AND ONE NW9 WERE OBSERVED. FOUR
25X1D JEEP-TYPE VEHICLES.
GUAIMARO MICROWAVE RELAY ANTENNA 2103N 07722W
MICROWAVE TOWER APPROXIMATELY 600 FT.HIGH, WITH 2
MICROWAVE DISHES BACK-TO--BACK, ARE LOCATED ON HILL
25X1D 1.2 NM SW OF THE CENTER OF GUAIMARO,
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PINAR DEL RIO, MICROWAVE SITE 2225N 08343W
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
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SANCRISTOBAL, MICROWAVE STATION 2243N 08302W
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25X1D NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS AREAS MICROWAVE 205Th 07656W
1.3 NM SE.OF VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS0 TWOv POSSIBLY
THREE MICROWAVE DISH ANTENNAS ATOP A GUYED TOWER
APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET HIGH, SMALL BUILDING AT
TOWER BASE. TWO DISHES ORIENTED IN SAME DIRECTION.
THE POSSIBLE THIRD DISH APPEARS TO BE ORIENTED
OBLIQUELY TOWARD THE GROUND. TWO VLF YAGI ANTENNAS
ARE ON THE TOWERS ONE NEAR THE CENTER AND THE OTHER
ON THE TOP THIRD0 THEIR ORIENTATIONS ARE SLIGHTLY
25X1D DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE TWO DISHES. A SELF-
SUPPORTING TOWER IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
CABANAS AREA, EW/GCI SITE 2006N 07520W
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SITE NOW CONTAINS A BAR LOCK RADAR WITH END BOX AND
THREE ASSOCIATED VANS. ALSO PRESENT ARE A STONE CAKE
25X1D RADAR AND 2 CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE HF RADIO VANS.
-MILITARY ACTIVITY-
GUANTANAMOAREA I 2005N 07523W
DEFENSES AND MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED INCLUDES
THE FOLLOWING.-
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UNOCCUPIED PERSONNEL TRENCH AT 20-02-20N 075-04-50W.
UNOCCUPIED PERSONNEL TRENCH AT 20-02-50N 075-04-45W.
SMALL STRONG POINT WITH UNOCCUPIED POSSIBLE AW
POSITION AT 20-02-40N 075010-10W. TEN UNOCCUPIED
PERSONNEL TRENCHES AT AND AROUND 20-02-20N 075-15-15W.
TRENCHES RUN FROM 20-03-20N 075-14-25W WEST ALONG
WOODLINE TO RIVER AT 20-03-15N 075?16-45W.
APPROXIMATELY 15 TRENCHES SPREAD OUT BETWEEN 20-02-OON
AND 20-02-30N AT 075-19-30W.
IRRIGATION DITCH AND/OR ANTITANK DITCH (STEEP-WALLED
AND DRY) RUNNING FROM 20-02??10N 075-14-25W, CURVING
NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH 20-02-20N 075-15-40W, AT. LEAST
AS FAR NORTH AS 20-03-25N 075-16.15W. PERSONNEL
TRENCHES PARALLEL THE DITCH ON EAST SIDE FROM
20-02-20N 075-14--25W TO EDGE OF WOODLINE SHORT OF
20-03-25N 075--16-15W.
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS, MILITARY ACTIVITY 2253N 08230W
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FOUR AREAS OF UNIDENTIFIED MILITARY ACTIVITY ARE
LOCATED NORTH OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS.
0.6 NM NNE OF TOWNS MILITARY CAMP CONSISTING OF
11. TENTS AND ONE CARGO TRUCK AT 22-54N 08?29-40W.
0.4 NM NORTH, ONE CARGO TRUCK AND SEVERAL BULLDOZERS
AT THIS UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY. NEW ROAD HAS BEEN
ADDED TO SERVE AREA AT 22-53-55N 082-30-03W.
0.75 NM. NNW OF TOWN, AN AREA OF CAMOUFLAGED EQUIPMENT
(POSSIBLE TANKS), SMALL ARMS, AND PERSONNEL
EMPLACEMENTS AT 22-54-10N 082-30-50W.: 1.0 NM'NW OF
TOWN, PERSONNEL EMPLACEMENTS OBSERVEDIN OPEN FIELD
AT 22-43-05N 082-31-15W.
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TORRENS MILITARY CONCENTRATION 2259N 08228W
TORRENS REFORMATORY 30 LARGE TENTS,. 13 SMALL TENTS,
7-CARGO TRUCKS, 32 VAN TRUCKS, 2 TANK TRUCKS AND 9
OTHER VEHICLES.
500.YARDS SOUTH OF REFORMATORY -- 60 CARGO TRUCKS,
20 VANS AND 9 SMALL TENTS.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN OTHER AREAS SINCE
AREA 3,500 YARDS SOUTH NOT COVERED.
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CARDENAS PORT 2302N 08112W
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ONLY SMALL FISHING VESSELS OBSERVED. 25X1D
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
CASILDA PORT 2145N 07959W
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VESSELS NONE.
ONE PROBABLE ERECTOR OBSERVED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN PORT FACILITIES SINCE
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CIENFUEGOS PORT 2209N 08027W
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VESSELS ?? 2 FREIGHTERSt 2 TANKERS: 2 PT BOATS,
AND NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT AND BARGES. 25X1D
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITY NOTED. NO
APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
LA ISABELA PORT 2256N 08001W
VESSELS -m ONE CAMAGUAY--CLASS COAST GUARD
CUTTER. SEVERAL SMALL BARGES SCATTERED
THROUGHOUT THE PORT AREA.
NO MISSILES OR MISSILE-RELATED ACTIVITY..
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NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
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MATANZAS PORT 2303N 08134W 25X1A 25X1D
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VESSELS -- ONE FREIGHTER r ONE PF
(SIBONEY-CLASS), AND NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
PUNTA ALEGRE PORT 2223N 07847W
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VESSELS -- NO CARGO VESSELS. ONE LARGE BARGE AND
ONE LARGE HOUSEBOAT OBSERVED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
-LANDING BEACHES-
CIENFUEGOS BEACH 2202N 08026W
NO DEFENSES NOTED AT OR NEAR PLAYA RANCHO LUNA.
CIENFUEGOS SAM SITE IS LOCATED ONE NM TO EAST OF
BEACH AREA. LA SIERRA CRUISE-MISSILE SITE IS
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MATANZAS BEACH 2302N 08126W
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BEACH COVERED FROM 23-06N 081-27W TO 23-06N 081-23W.
NO DEFENSES OBSERVED IN THE IMMEDIATE BEACH AREA.
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TARARA .AREA, LANDING BEACH 231ON 08212W
ALMOST ENTIRE BEACH FRONT PROTECTED BY TRENCHES,
AW POSITIONS, AND FIRING BUNKERS. NO MAN-MADE
OBSTACLES OR LAND MINES OBSERVED.
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-MISCELLANEOUS-
SANTA CECILIA, VEHICLE CONCENTRATION 2008N 07508W
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NO VEHICLE CONCENTRATION OR MILITARY ACTIVITY AT
THE VILLAGE OF SANTA CECILIA. THE OBJECTS
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS VEHICLES PROBABLY WERE
THE NUMEROUS CANE CARS AROUND THE SUGAR MILL.
NO OTHER ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO REPORT.
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