REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: SYRIA, LEBANON(SANITIZED) AND JORDAN

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2007
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: November 16, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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No. 1332, DATE OF INFORMATION 16 NOV 1956, INCLUDING SYRIA,
1- HOMS AIRFIELD, NOW KNOXN AS EL Q1'SEIR AIRFIELD, IS r'EPOTTED
SERVICEABLE BUT DEVOID OF AIRCRAFT.
2. MAMA AIRFIELD, NO AIRCRAFT ITEPOPTED; NORM
CONTINUES ON PUNkJAY EXTENSIONS.
DJERAH AIRFIELD HAS SOME 02JECTS IN THE PEVET'IENTS THAT APR AR
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4. PAS IN EL ABOUD A IRi' IEL.D, SEVEN
REPORTED UNIDENTIFIED AS TO TYPE-
ALEPPO AIRFIELD, 36 AIRCRAFT TEP07TED, INCLUDINf 3O T-6
TYPE TRAINERS, 4 C-47'S, AND 2 L IAISOF-
6. DAMASCUS AIRFIELD, 30 AIT'CrAF T REPO-T:FR AS . OLLONE
5 METEOR FIGHTERS
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1 TWIN-ENGINE TRANSPORT, TYPE UNSPECIFIED
22 SINGLE-ENGINE PROPELLER AIRCRAFT, UNKNOWN TYPE.
7. BAB EL HAOUA , QAM ICHL IYE AND SAHL ES SAHRA AIRFIELDS
REPORTEDLY HAVE NO AIRCRAFT.
DAMASCUS MILITARY DEPOT HAS AN ESTIMATED 136 VEHICLES AND 20
9. THERE IS A LARGE OPEN STORAGE AREA AT THE MILITARY INSTALLATION
NORTH OF DAMASCUS.
10. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY WAS NOTED AT THE MILITARY INSTALLATION
SEVEN NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF DAMASCUS AIRFIELD.
11? THERE IS A MILITARY SUPPLY DUMP SW OF THE CITY OF HOMS? IT
IS SERVED BY THREE RAIL SPURS., AND HAS WAREHOUSES AS WELLAS OPEN
STORAGE. THERE IS A CAMP AREA ADJACENT TO THE DUMP. IT CONTAINS
THREE LARGE AND TWO SMALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS AND 35
MULTI-STORY BARRACKS AS WELL AS 14 FIELD-TYPE TENTS. SW OF THE
CAMP IS ANOTHER STORAGE COMPOUND WITH 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSIDERABLE
OPEN STORAGE. APPROXIMATELY 120 VEHICLES ARE PARKED IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICI','\IITY-
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12. DERA (DAPA) IS A CROSSROADS OF RAIL TRAFFIC. THE TRACK
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017 THE CITY, ^.:"1r? LEAVES TEE CITY Iii? AN FAST SOL'T.`IEAS fEr'LY DIPECTION?
IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY THERE IS A MARSHALLING YARD
ABOUT 500 YARDS LONG IJITH SEVEN OR EIGHT TRACKS. THERE APE
TWO LARGE AND ONE SHALL WAREHOUSE AT THE YARD, AND AT TIME 0iIiiO SSW -
OBSERVATION THERE WERE 25-30 CAPS IN ALN114D ONE ENGINE I,~ THE AREA. 25X1
THE AREA JUST SOUTH OF THE MARSHALLING IS USED FOP OPEN
STORAGE. THERE IS NO NOTEWORTHY ACTIVITY IN THE BARRACKS AREA
WEST OF THE YARD. THERE IS A SMALL LANDING FIELD BETWEEN THE
YARD AND THE BARRACKS, NO AIRCRAFT.
13. BEIRUT/INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, 26 AIRCRAFT REPORTED AS
FOLLOWS:
3 FIGHTERS PROBABLY VAMPIRES
16 TRANSPORTS INCLUDING
1 CONSTELLATION
4 C-54 TYPE
11 C-47'S
9 UNIDENTIFIED INCLUDING
1 FOUR ENIGNE
3 TWIN ENGINE
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14. MET'LILLH H1Kp 1LLJI NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED. FIELD SAID TO BE
DETERIORATING.
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15. RIYAQ A/F, FOUR ARICRAFT REPORTED, INCLUDING
1 VAMPIRE
2 UNIDENTIFIED FIGHTER TYPE
1 UNIDENTIFIED TWIN ENGINE TYPE
16. ESTABEL AIRFIELD REPORTEDLY SERVICEABLE ALTHOUGH WORK IS
IN PROGRESSON NORTH END OF NE-SW RUNWAY.
17. KLEIAT AIRFIELD, FOUR TWIN-.ENGINE AIRCRAFT REPORTED,
UNIDENTIFIED AS TO TYPE. CONSTRUCTION WORK ON RUNWAY CONTINUES.
BIR HASSAN AIRFIELD, REPORTED CONSTRUCTION ON THE RUNWAYS.
19. BEIRUT HARBOR, 20 CARGO VESSELS REPORTED.
20. PORT SIDON, 7 OCEAN-GOING TANKERS ANCHORED OFFSHORE 2NM
SSW OF CITY, JETTY 850' LONG BY 60' WIDE 3 NM S OF CITY. POL
STORAGE AREA 3.5 NM S OF CITY HAS LARGE TANKS AND SMALLER TANKS.
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JORDAN:
40: AMMAN AIRFIELD., 22 AIRCRAFT REPORTED AS FOLLOWS:
15 VAMPIRES
3 C-47
1 C-131
1 C-45
2 SINGLE ENGINE, TYPE UNKNOWN.
41? MAFRAQ (NEW) AIRFIELD:
1 METEOR FIGHTER
13 VAMPIRE FIGHTER
i C-47
1 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT,
TYPE UNSPECIFIED.
42. MAFRAQ (OLD) AIRFIELD: BELIEVED SERVICEABLE BUT NO AIRCRAFT
43. JERUSALEM AIRFIELD: ONE C-47 TYPE AIRCRAFT REPORTED. lop SEC ET
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44. ZERKA, JENIN., AND JERICHO AIRFIELDS, NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED.
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45. NO CONCENTRATION OF VEHICLES HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE
JERUSALEM AREA. THE REFUGEE CAMP JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY IS
APPARENTLY GROWING AND THERE IS A HEAVILY-FORTIFIED STRONG-POINT
ON A NEARBY HILL. CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY JUST ACROSS THE BORDER
IN ISRAEL AND THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT A SMALL AIRSTRIP IS
BEING BUILT.
46. ZEPHA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 67 VEHICLES AND 12 FIELD
ARTILLERY PIECES ARE REPORTED.
47. AMMAN MILITARY INSTALLATION: REPORTEDLY ABOUT 50 VEHICLES
PRESENT.
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