BRASS KNOB COVERAGE OF CUBA

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• Publication Date: May 10, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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CWG-BK-24
10 May 1963
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, COMOR
SUBJECT: BRASS KNOB Coverage of Cuba
1. Attached are the following:
a. a table showing BRASS KNOB coverage of the
COMOR Highest Priority Targets for Cuba during
1-8 May.
b. a table showing BRASS KNOB coverage of all
COMOR targets during the same period.
c. a map showing the locations of the COMOR
targets with arrows indicating those not covered
during 2-8 May.
2. Two of the COMOR targets were not covered
during 2-8 May. None of these was in the highest
priority category. About 93 percent of the total land area
of Cuba was covered by photography with 25 percent or less
cloud cover.
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Chairman
COMOR Working Group
Group 1
Excluded from automatic down-
grading and declassification
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Attachment A to CWG-BK- BRASS -KNOB Coverage of Highest Priority
2.4
Targets duringp-If May 1963
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TOTAL
DATES
TARGET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
DAYS
SORTIES COVERED
Signanea Cruise Missile Site
__Banes CTUfge NiSAile Site
1
1
1
3
3
3.
Santa Cruz del Norte Cruise Site
?1101lo Cienfuegos A/F
iguey A/F
Holguin A/F
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
14.
San Antonio de los Banos A/F
Mariel Naval Base
Banes Naval Base
Cienfuegos Naval Bane
___SantiagO de Cuba Pnrt
La Isabella Port
Calbarien Pnrt
Cardenas Pnrt
Casilda Port
Matanzas Port
Havana Port
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
:3
5
0
;4.
3
3
3
4
6
5
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
5
Guantanamo Area
nar_del-Rin Military camp
Artemisa Military Camp
Holguin Military Camp
3-
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Remedios Military Camp
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
Santiago de los Vegas Military Camp
Torrens (Lourdes) Army Camp
Limonar Military Camp
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
.1
3
5
3
5
1
1
1
1
14.
14.
Camauev Military Camp
Managua Ammo. Storage
Beiucal Ammn. Stnrsap
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
5
2
2
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6
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BRASS KNOB Coverage of ALL COMOR
Attachment 13) to CWG-BK- Targets during I? g May 1963
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DATES
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i TOTAL
,
DAYS
SORTIES COVERED
TARGET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 161718 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 2930 31
San Cristobal MRBM No. 1
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
San Cristobal MBRM No. 3
1
1
1
Guanajay TRPM No 1
21
1
1
1
1
7
4
4
4
4
6
4
0
4
5
3
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
0
4
4
3
Saga La Grande MR BM No 1
1
1
1
I
Sag)1A. TA Grande MRRM No. 2
1
1
1
1
Remedios TRRM
1
1
1
1
San Cri.stobal MRPM No 11-
1
1
1
1
Gnanajay TRRM No. 2
2
1
1
1
1
Tapaste Storage
1
1
1
1
Santa Lucia SAM No. 1
San Julian SAM
1
1
1
1
La Coloma SAM
2
1
1
1
Mariel SAM
1
1
1
matanZaS SAM
1
1
1
1
4
4
Bahia Honda SAM
1
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
Havana E. SAM
1
1
1
14
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Cienfuegos SAM
1
1
1
Sagpa La Grande SAM
1
1
1
nai-nari en SAM
1
1
1
3
3
sAneti Spiritus sAM
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
2
5
5
2
Chvarrn SAM
1
1
1
1
1
Los Angeles SAM
1
1
Jlguanl SAM
\-1
1
1
___
_
_
Siguanea SAM
1_
1
3
3
Manzanillo SAM
.3_
1
1
1
Manati SAM
1J
1
1
6
6
_
Senado SAM
1
1
1
1
4
2
4
2
_
Mambas SAM
11
Rnmsralds sNA
1
1
1
1
4
4
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Santiago de Cuba SAM
1
1
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SECRET
DATES
IOTA
DAYS
COVERED
TARGET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31
SORTIES
Santiago de Cuba SAM Assembly Area
1
1
3
6
I.
2
3
3
5
3
11.
Deleite SAM No. 1
2
1
Santiago de los Vegas SAM Area
1
1
1
Ciego de Avila SAM
1
2
1
1
1
Deleite SAM No. 2
1
2
1
Pinar del Rio SAM Assembly Area
1
1
1
1
Ciego de Avila SAM Assembly Area
1
1
2
If2
3
5
2
3
3
1
3
3
IL3
1
2
14.
2
3
5
2
3
1
3
3
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Cifuentes SAM Assembly Area
1
1
Victoria de las Tunas SAM Area
1
1
Maldonado SAM
1
1
Cmnaguey SAM
1
1
1
Holguin SAM
1
1
1
1
1
Managua SAM
1
1
Majana SAM
1.
1..
Siguanea Cruise Missile
1
1
1
Banes Cruise Missile
1
Santa Cruz del Norte Cruise Missile
1
1
1
Sierra Cruise Missile
1
1
1
Campo Florida Poss. Cruise Missile
1
1
1
I.
Guerra Poss. Cruise Missile
1
1
1.
Camilo Cienfuegos A/F
1
1
1
I.
Camaguey A/F
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
Holguin A/F
1
1
1
1
Los Canos A/F
1
Preston A/F
1
1
1
1
5
3
3
6
7
5
3
3
5
6
Siguanea A/F
1
1
1
Antonio Mace? A/F
1
1
1
Coronel Pascual A/F
1
2
1
1
1
San Antonio dc los Banos A/F
2
1
1
1
1
1
San Julian A/F
1
1
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May 1963
TARGET
DATES
TOTAL
DAYS
SORTIES COVERED
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1$ 19 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 31
Jose Marti International A/F
11_
1
5
5
CEIMPO Libertad A/F
1
1
1.
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4
Mariel Naval Air Station
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Playa Baracoa
1
11
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5
3
5
3
2
5
3
14.
5
2
14.
Managua A/F
1
1].
Col. Martin Marrero A/F
1
Jaime Gonzales A F
2
Bayamo East A F
1
12
1
1
1
11
1
1_1
1
11
1
5
Pinar del Rio A/F
Trinidad A/F
Mariel Naval Base
Banes Naval Base
1
?
1
Punta Alegre Port
1
1
1
1
?
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Baracoa Port
1
Cienfuegos Naval Base
2
1
1
1.14.5
3
Manzanillo Port
1
Moa Port
1
Santiagg de Cuba Naval Base
1
11
1
1
1
3
5
2
2
3
Nuevitas Port
Nueva Gerona Naval Port
La Isabella Port
12
Caibarien Port
1
Cardenas Port
1
3
3
5
Casilda Port
11
1
Jucaro Port
1:11
1
1
Santa Lucia Port
Matanzas Port
11
1
1
4
4
4
Surgidero de Batabano Naval Port
1
1J
1
Navnna Nnval RASP
11
La Caloma Port
11
1
1
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SECRET
DATES
TARGET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 10 11 12 19 14 15 16 17 le 19 20 21 22 29 24 25 26 27 29 29 30 31
TOTAL
DAYS
SORTIES COVERED
Cabanas Port
Bahia Honda Port
1
Puerto Padre Port Facility
1
1
1
Havana Commo. Site
1
1
1
1
Guantanamo Area
1
1
Manzanillo Military Camp
1
Pinar del Rio Mil. Installation
1
1
1
San Antonio de los Banos Mil. Stor.
1
1
1
1
1
1
Artemisa Army Camp
J.
1
1
1
1
1
1
La Boca Military Camp
Bahia Honda Military Camp
1
1
Mariel Military Camp
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_1
1
Holguin Military Camp
1
1
Camaguey MI I itary Camp
1
1
1

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1
1
Remedios Military Camp
1
Camp
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Santiago de los Vegas Barr. BN 114
1
1
1
San Jose de las Iajas Mil. Camp
1
1
1
Torrens (Lourdes) Army Camp
1
1
1
1
1
Santa Clara Military Activity
1
1
1
Managua Mil. POL Storage
1
1
Limonar Military Camp
1
1
1
1
Camaguey Military Training Camp
1
1
San German EPO Caridad Finca
1
1
1
1
Largas Troop Concentration
1
1
1
Managpa Military Tnst_
1
1
1
El Cristo Military Area
1
1
1
1.
6
3
14.
5
2
1
2
14.
3
3
14.
2
2
11.
6
3
6
14.
2
14.
3
3
El jucaro Military Camp14.
2
2
14-
6
3
2
2
3
3
5
3
2
14.
2
14.
14.
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TARGET
Santa Fe (Isla de Pinos) Mil. Area
- DATES
TOTAL
DAYS
COVERED
1
2
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
311
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: 2
Cayo Largo Island Military Area
__1
, 2
3
4
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2 ,
3
4
4
Nazareno Military Area
1
1
1
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Guanabo Military Area
1
1
1
1
Campo Florida Military Camp
1
1
1
1
4
Basturavabo Military Area
1
1
1
13
2
3
2
5
3
4
1
6 ,
5
6
6
6
6
,
2
5
5
5 ,
3
3
4
2
3
4
2
Guanabacoa Military Area
1
1
Mestanza Explosive Storage Site
1
1
1
1
1
5
Loma de Tierra Military Area
1
1
1
3
4
Havana Area Military Camp
1
1
1
1
Guane Military Camp
1
1
Special Area Alpha
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
7
7
7
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33
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6
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6
Special Area Hotel
1
1
1
1
1
Special Area Bravo Blue
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1
1.1
1
1
Special Area Bravo Red.
2
1
1
1
1
1
Special Area Victor
2
1
1
1
1
1
Special Area Tango
P
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Landing_Beach (Siboney)
Landing Beach Playa Yateritns
21
1
11
Matanzas Landing Beach
1
1
1
1
1
Peninsula de Hicaros Landing Beach
1
2
1
1
1
Cienfuegos Landing Beach
2
1
1
4
3
5
2
3
4
2
_
Mar Verde Beach
1
1
1
_
Ensenada Colorado Beach
2
1
1
1
Playa Colombo
1
1
_
Playa Flamencos
1
1
1
Nimro RPAPh
1
1
1
1
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1
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