CABLE TO AIG NINE SEVEN FIVE FROM NPIC WASHDC

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04549A000600030033-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: March 21, 1968
• Content Type: CABLE

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FM NPIC WASHDC
TO AIG NINE SEVEN FIVE +OL 19100 SRW MCCOY AFB FLA.
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S E C R E T CITE NPIC 3289
MISSION GL G-019 19 MARCH 68 GL IPIR 19 MARCH 68 PT 01
PREFACE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM GLASS LAMP MISSION G-019, 19 MAR 68.
((TEXT AS FOLLOWS IDENTICAL TO ABOVE MISSION))
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PREFACE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PREL IMII RY ANALYSIS tF_
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM GLASS LAMP MISSION G-019- 19 MAR 68.
THE NUMBER AT THE RIGHT MARGIN:, OF THE HEADER LINE_.__IS THE
---COMIREX ,~QRGE1? NUM$ER.
I[VT FiP TAB L I1`Y OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS CATEGORIZEb"_AS _G 16OODzt r
F f.FAIRU, OR P 1 POORIT. TF4L XTENT OF TARGET COVERAGE IS DENOTED
SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE COQ DITION$ 'WHICH FACT THE APPEARANCE
OF THE TARGET ON PHOTOGRAPHY ARE ; FOL LOWS, jo- C f CLEARur Sc
QSCATTERED CLOUD COVERu r HC I HEA CLO _!p CO' ERn r H QHAZEXZ,
CS CLOUD SHADOWn, SD QSEMIDARKNES5ur GC AGROUND COVERn,
CF WCAMOUFLAGEtt. 0 QOBL QWITYu, A^5D GR tGROUND RESOLUTIONno
BY THE SYMBOLS T fTOTAL9 OR QPARTIA ` THE MODE OF COVERAGE
IS SIGNIFIED BY ST ! STEPEOZt, 1S 914 O. OR PS QPARTIAL
THOSE TARGETS ' I -CANT CHANGE IN _---
FACILiTIESFRO~"NTHE MOST EADEQUATE VIOUS MISSION WILL CARRY
THE APPROPRIATE MISSION NUMBER AND DATE. PREFIXED BY THE
LETTEhS 'N C - _AS THE LAST ENTRY ON THE PHOTO REFERENCE LINE.
STEREVf.
ON THIS MISSIO,r}. EIGHT OF THES 'RE IDE !TIFIED ONLY AND CANNOT BE
INTERPRETED.
COVERAGE OF CENTRAL CUBA WITll PPROXIMATEL* 40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER*
OF THE 1E34 C4MIREX TARGETS PR TLY LISTED IN CUBA# 33 ARE COVERED
GLASS LAMP MISSION G?019. 19 MARCH 1968, PROVIDES GOOD PHOTOGRAPHIC
SUMMARY
THREE SAM SITES ARE OBSERVED. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES RE ,NTEDu --NO_._._
THE AREA OF COVERAGE. A STORAGE AREA IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT
GAVINA_21580ON0801010. IT IS SIMILAR TO THE STORAGE` BUNKERS.--
PRESENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION-THROUGHOUT CUBA.
CRUISE MISSILE SITES ARE COVERED ON THIS MISSION.
MALI TARP r AI R r NAVAL r_ AND GROUND ACTIVITY APPEAR NORMAL
MISSILES
SANTA CLARA SAM SITE A34-_2 CU 222905N 0800013W
OBE-- 6-EMPLACED LAUNCHERS fQALL WITH MISSILESIt, 1 ADDITIONAL
LAUNCHER, 10 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS 19 CANVAS-'COVEREDur A FAN SONG
RADAR WITH 4 SUPPORT VANS, AN ACQUISITION RADAR. 15 PROBABLE
ZIL-157V TRUCK TRACTORS, 1 TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE, AND 8 PROBABLE
CANVAS-COVERED AAA PIECES.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN LAUNCH AND SUPPORT FACILITIES.
CONSTANCIA SAM SITE A10-2 CU 22140ON 089303OW
40
OB -- 6 EMPLACED LAUNCHERS. 10 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS. A FAN SONG
RADAR WITH 6 VAN TRAILERS. A PROBABLE SPOON REST RADAR-WITH
GENERATOR VAN, 9_ AT-Sr 9 ZIL-157V# 18 CARGO TRUCKS, 2 VAN TRUCKS,
AN?_: __0_THEFt _VA f TRAILERS.
ACTIVITY 1 OCCUPIED 6-GUN AAA SITE. SIX UNEMPLACED AAA PIECES.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN LAUNCH AND SUPPORT FACILITIES.
AIR FACILITIES
CAMILO CIENFUEGOS AIRFIELD CU 222931N 0795631W
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OB -- 1 PROBABLE C-54.
733N. 0811.751 W
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PT # AND 1 YPT.
OTHER VESSELS -*- 5 FREIGHTERS.
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LA ISABELA PORT FACILITIESCU 225638N 0800034W
2 FREIGHTERS ANn 1COASTAL FREIGHTER.
CAIBARIEN PC`RT CU 223139N 0792818W
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1 FREIGHTER.
CARDENAS PORT CU 230254N 0811143W
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ACTIVITY -- 1 OCCUPIED 6-GUN AAA SITE.
OTHER VESSELS -- 2 LARGE FREIGHTERS.
08 -- 1 CE.
VFSSFI S -?-?
214522N 079593OW
34-A
FACILITIES CU 23034ON 0813305W
120-?F
VESSELS -- 4 FREIGHTERS.
ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATIONS
CARDENAS RAC}AR FAC HICACOSPE#INSULA_- - CU-_231147N 0810825W
-- NONE OBSERVED,
f ____--_~._- NO - _CU 220226N-., 0802523W
477-A
08 -- NONE OBSERVED.
4ILITART--ACTIVITY--
REMEDIOS MILITARY CAMP NW CU 222800N 0793512W
157-B
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0B -- 38 FA/AAA/MORTAR AND 40 TRUCKS.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
CORRAL.ILLO MILITARY TRAINING AREA CU 230159N 0803908W
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N APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
N11 CU 220914N 0803533W
LIMONAR MILITARY TRAINING AREA CU 225Lf05N 0812150W
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OED -- AT LEAST _45 VEHICLES.
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LA CHARCA MILITARY HOS CU 224608N 0803627W
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08__-- 14 FA PIECES IGD_ 14 CARGO TRUCKS*
MATANZAS LANDING BEACH CU 2301//N 0$
120-A1
CIENFUEGO LANDING BEACH CU //N 08036//w
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NO NEW MILITARY ACTIVITY ORSERVEn. - .-___. -
tNADA COLORADO LA"!
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NG__BEACH CU 2282//N 08825//w
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GANUZA LANDING BEACH CU _2.305{ -08 '30//!
0586 502
NO iiILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
PENINSULA UE HICACOS LAN?!DING BEACH CU 2311//N 08130//W
0586 201-F
UNIDENTIFIED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT LITM 17QMR850660.
QMAP REFERENCE -- AMS SERIES E723 t SHEET 39B5I t ,ST ED-t?
OTHER ACTIVITY
GAVINA STORAGE-AR-EA CU 215800N 08010104,
0586 196-L
3.3 Nm ESE OF SAN BLAS.
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RA GE AREA UNDER,,.CONSTRUCTION AT UTM 17QN0857298 CONTAINS
EXCAVATIONS FOR 4 CONCRETE ARCH--ROUFE D __aUNKERSr 1 ADMI 19,ISTRAT1 _.
BUILDING, 1 PROBABLE BARRACKS. AND 4 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
NUMEROUS PRE-FABRICATED CONCRETE ARCHES ARE IN THE AREA ? __-. - - _
tMAP REFERENCE -- AMS SERIES E723, SHEET 418,1Ir 1ST ED.n
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