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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05700A000400010002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 8, 1957
• Content Type: CABLE

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A. ALEPPO AIRFIELD: 50 AIRCRAFT REPORTED (8 METEORS,
2 PROBABLE SPITFIRES, 32 TRAINER TYPE, 1 C.47 TRANSPORT, AND
7 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT.)
B., BAB EL HAQUA AIRFIELD: NOT IN USE; NO AIRCRAFT,
POSSIBLE OPEN STORAGE ON RUNWAYS.
C, DAMASCUS AIRFIELD: 40 AIRCRAFT (3 METEORS,
3 C-47 TRANSPORTS, 2 C-54 TYPE TRANSPORTS, 27 SINGLE ENGINE
TRAINER TYPE AND 5 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT.)
REVETMENT CONTAINED 13 OBJECTS(, WHICH COULD BE AIRCRAFT
D. HAMA AIRFIELD: 19 SHIPPING CRATES, APPROX
IN OPEN REVETMENT0 AN ADJACENT OPEN
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FUSELAGES. CONSTRUCTION EXTENDING RUNWAY IN PROGRESS.
TOTAL PRESENT USABLE LENGTH APPROX 6700 FEET. WHEN
COMPLETED TOTAL LENGTH WILL BE 8300 FEET,
E, RASIN EL ABOUD AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT. EAST.
WEST RUNWAY BEING RESURFACED,
FQ NO AIRCRAFT ON THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDSs
EL QUSEIR, PALMYRAC SAHL ES SAHRAQ MINNIK, AFISSE NORTH
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H. LATAIIA HARBOR: 12 SHIPS REPORTED INCLUDING
1 TANKER. OVER 200 FEET IN LENGTH AND 11 FREIGHTERS OVER 200
FEET IN LENGTH (5 LARGE AND 6 SMALL) PLUS NUMEROUS SMALL
CRAFT, LARGE AMOUNTS OF CRATES AND STORES ON THE DOCKS,
Ip BANIYAS PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA: 3 TANKERS
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APPROX 480 FEET LONG OFFSHORE; ONE (185 FEET BY AT
LOADING DOCK, 28 PETROLEUM TANKS WERE COUNTED TWO OF
WHICH WERE FULL0
, A BARRACKS AREA ONE NAUTICAL MILE SOUTH OF
ATAYBA (3329N 3637E), IT CONTAINS 30 BARRACKS BUILDINGS (5 UNDER
CONSTRUCTION) EACH APPROX 145 BY 15 FEET, 45 VEHICLES PARKED
IN THE AREA,
Ka A SECURITY AREA, BELIEVED PROBABLY MILITARY
BARRACKS, IS LOCATED ONE NAUTICAL MILE NORTH OF AN NOAK
(NEBEK) (3402N 3643E)0 IT CONTAINS APPROX 40 BUILDINGS RANGING
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IN SIZE FROM NO BY 80 FEET TO 560 BY 35 FEET, A ROAD NETWORK
AND ZIG-ZAG TRENCHES,
La MILITARY INSTALLATION 8 MILES WEST DAMASCUS:
18 TANKS, 15 POSSIBLE TANKS9 AND APPROX 40 MISCELLANEOUS
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M, DAMASCUS MILITARY DEPOT: 32 FIELD ARTILLERY
GUNS AND 104 VEHICLES.,
N, TWO NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF DAMASCUS
AIRFIELD IS A SUSPECTED AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA CONTAINING
25 REVETTED BUILDINGS AND 13 BARRACKS TYPE BUILDINGS,
Oa HUMS MILITARY CAMP: APPROX 65 PROBABLE
VEHICLES PARKED; LARGE AMOUNT STORES AND EQUIPMENT IN THE
OPEN*
P. HUMS MILITARY DEPOT: 24 FIELD ARTILLERY GUNS,
APPROX 15 VEHICLES. 6 POSSIBLE ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS,
Q, NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION FROM H(AMIDEYAH
(3442N 3556E) ENE TO INTERSECT WITH TRIPOLI-HUMS ROAD AT
3438N 3607E, PIERS? BRIDGE ABUTMENTS AND CULVERTS HAVE BEEN
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A? AMMAN AIRFIELD: 18 AIRCRAFT (13 VAMPIRES,
2 POSSIBLE VAMPIRES,, I C-47 and 2 C-45 TYPE TRANSPORTS0 )
B. MAFRAQ (NEW) AIRFIELD NO AIRCRAFT; APPROX
200 ASSORTED VEHICLES,,
C. NO AIRCRAFT AT MAFRAQ (OLD) AND ZERKA AIRFIELDS,
Do ZERKA MILITARY INSTALLATION: APPROX 200
VEHICLES, MUCH ACTIVITY BUT DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE,,
E, AMMAN MILITARY DEPOT: 62 VEHICLES,,
F? AMMAN MILITARY INSTALLATION: 27 VEHICLES,
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