SECURED STORAGE AREA SLONIM, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300340022-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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WARNING
Declassification Review by NIMA/DOD
This document confoins classified rife otion offechng the r+.ahonol securrty of the United Stares within the
meaning of the espionage lows U. S. Code Title is, Sections 793 and 794. .The law prehib,ts its transmission
or the revelation of its contents in any manner to on unauthorized person, a well as its use in any manner
prejudicial?to the safetyinterest of The United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the
detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only b, personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to
receive T,sN4EMT?KEYHOLE information- Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and
TALENT regulations.
NP IC/R-369/64
June' 64
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SECURED STORAGE AREA
SLGNIM, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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NPIC /R-369/64
und Force
report is one in a series on Soviet Groorce and logistic
ared for a 1)1_\,/(-IA Panel. The series is being
installations being prep
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NF1C Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center 111Ic (I)IA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. \\hen a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) PUL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (3) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(U) small arms firing ranges, (11) driver training areas, (N) tank'
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ng area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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SECURED STORAGE AREA
(53-05N 025-23E)
SLONIM, GRODNENSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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A secured storage area is located 3.5
kilometers (km) east of Slonim (53-05N 025-
20E). It is served by a dirt access road which
connects with a probable all-weather road ex-
tending from Slonim to Baranovichi. The storage
area is not rail served although a single track
rail line c innecting Slonim and Baranovichi is
located 0.5 km south. The Slonim Training
Area (TA-1) is located approximately 2 km
south.. The Slonim Army Barracks and Ordnance
Depot (AL-2) is located approximately 4 km
southwest. There is no direct road connection
between the installations. The Slonim Army
Barracks Albertin (AL-1) has been abandoned
and the area returned to civilian use.
The storage area covers approximately 85
acres and includes 76 storage buildings and 11
support buildings. It is secured by a wall on
three sides with undetermined security a off
the stream bed. 1
The installation was covered by TALENT
photography in
EC-JDTD
KDA
parative analysis revealed an increase from
three to six large storage buildings and the
addition of 65 small storage buildings from
There is no evidenc~ f.
vetting on any coverage.
The military significance of this installation
cannot be determined.
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Road Service
The installation is served by a dirt access
road which joins a probable all-weather road
extending from Slonim to Baranovichi.
ings approximately 20 by 40 ft.
_ coverage revealed 20, and
coverage revealed 70.
Area E2 contains six general stora a buii~lndd-
ings approximately 20 by 40 ft. b~'
erage revealed three of these buildings com-
pleted, and construction of a fourth.
coverage revealed all six buildings.
Support Buildings
Area H contains 11 support buildings, eight
directly south of a secured area. Three were
in the secured area and under construction
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Railroad, single track
Road
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100 0 100 200 300 400
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