PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA BREST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000400010036-1
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December 28, 2016
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June 25, 2002
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Publication Date: 
June 1, 1964
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2002/08/06 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000400010036-1 Approved For Release 2002/08/06 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000400010036-1 ~Pz PETROLEUM STORAGE A. BREST, USSR BELORUSSIAN -MD NATIONAL. PHOTI APHIC INTEFOWTATION CENTER TOP SECRET I I _ 25X1 PREFACE This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group, the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production Center 1Pic (DIA). 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. When 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) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields, (L) small arms firing ranges, (M) 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- ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified facilities or tracking activity. 25X1 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET NPIC/R-468/64 PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA (52-14N 023-32E) BREST, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD Railroad, double track Railroad, single track Road .I 23?3O' 1 TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 - TOP SECRET NPIC/R-468/64 A petroleum storage area, secured by g double fence, is located 18 kilometers (km) north-northwest of Brest, south of the Brest- Czeremcha rail line (Figure 1). The installa- tion is served by a spur from the rail line and has all-weather road access to the Brest- Czeremcha highway. Brest Army Barracks Central (AL-1) is located 17 km south. Other military installations are located in Brest. The installation covers approximately 70 acres and includes 15 semiburied, vertical storage tanks, 100 horizontal storage tanks, one administration building and five support buildings (Figures 2 and 3). The area was covered KEYHOLE missions Railroad Service A spur from the double-track Brest- Czeremcha rail line forms four subspurs to serve the storage area. The presence of trackside docks and loading docks is unde- termined. Road Service An all-weather road provides access to the Brest-Czeremcha highway. Administrative and Troop Housing Area Area D (Figure 3) contains one administra- tion building and,two support buildings. POL Storage Areas Area Gi contains 15 vertical semiburied tanks 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 in length. 25X1 rows with four groups per row and five tanks per group.. Heavy tree foliage obscures possi- ble presence of additional tanks. Area G2 contains 40 horizontal tanks of un- determined dimensions in eight groups of five each. tion on overage. . Other Buildings Area H contains three support buildings lo- cated outside the secured area. 25X1 TOP SECRET I I 25X1 N.IC/R-468/64 TOP - - SECRE T TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET 25X1 NPIC/R-468/64 FIGURE 3. PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA, BREST. Sketch compile TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 NPIC/R-468/64 25X1 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET DIA. PC-235-1-1-63Installation List, Snrirt I;ruvn,1 F,rrr.c, I Oct 6:3 (SECRET TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1