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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05447A000200010018-4
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2007
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: July 2, 1958
• Content Type: CABLE

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FOR
COMMANDER
INFO:
FROM: COMMANDER
CITE: MSG NO. A 088
1N142135
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THIS IS AN
REPORT
~422, DATE OF INFORMATION 1 JULY 1958
THE REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: IRAQ________ JORDAN, SYRIA,
LEBANON.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED:
IRAQ:
1. BAGHDAD WEST AIRFIELD: 1 DC-6, 1 VISCOUNT, 1 VICKERS VIKING,
2 C?47, 1 UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE TRANSPORT WITH 65 FEET SPAN.
2. HABBANIYA AIRFIELD: 1 1-86, 4 VAMPIRES.
3. HABBANIYA PLATEAU AIRFIELD: 1 CANBERRA. RUNWAY HAS BEEN EXTENDED
TO THE EAST 3,000 FEET. TOTAL LENGTH 9,000 FEET. PARALLEL TAXI
STRIP ADDED ON NE SIDE OF RUNWAY, NEW MATT AND POSSIBLE HANGAR UNDER
CONSTRUCTION ON NE SIDE.
4. RASHID AIRFIELD: 3 BRISTOL 175 MARK 31. 3 NEW HANGARS ON EAST
SIDE OF THE FIELD WITH NEW APRON IN FRONT.
MARKAB AIRFIELD: AIRFIELD ABANDONED. PROBABLY UNSERVICEABLE.
6.T1E _FOLLOWING _AIRFIELDS_REPOR'L_NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY K-2i
K"3, MOSUL, QAIYARA (BOD)E QAIYARA (RAF), T-1, YARIMJA, AIN ZALAH.
7. HABBANIYA MILITARY CAMP: 244 VEHICLES.
8. MILITARY CAMP ADJACENT TO BAGHDAD WEST AIRFIELD: 64 VEHICLES,
21 TENTS.
9. MILITARY CAMP 10 NM WEST OF BAGHDAD: APPROXIMATELY 25 VEHICLES.
10. RASHI D MILITARY INSTALLATION: 220 VEHICLES, 58 TENTS, 33 TANKS,
LARGE AMOUNT OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT.
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JORDAN:
13. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY: JENIN,
MAFRAQ NEW, MAFRAQ OLD.
14 ZERKA AIRFIELD AND MILITARY INSTALLATION: NO AIRCRAFT. MILITARY
INSTALLATION ACTIVE.
15. IRBID MILITARY INSTALLATION: 14 FIELD ARTILLERY, 28 VEHICLES.
LEBANON:
16. BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD: 12 VAMPIRES, 1 UNIDENTIFIED
AIRCRAFT IN HANGAR, 1 UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT (TWIN ENGINE TRANSPORT),
1 C-123, 8 C-47, 4 YORKS? 2 CONSTELLATIONS, 5 VISCOUNTS, 1 PROBABLE
BRETAGNE, S C~54 TYPE, 1 CONVAIR 240, 10 T-6, 2 LIAISON TYPE AIRCRAFT.
17. RIYAQ AIRFIELD: 3 T-6 TYPE AIRCRAFT, 3 PROBABLE AVRO ANSONS. NO
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE CITY AREA.
18. NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY REPORTED AT THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS AND
THE SURROUNDING AREAS: ESTABEL, KLEIAT, METU LLA, YAATE.
19. BEIRUT HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 11 FREIGHTERS, NUMEROUS SMALL
CRAFT. HEAVY TRAFFIC IN COMMERCIAL SECTION OF CITY AND AROUND HARBOR.
MODERATE AMOUNTS UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT AND OPEN STORAGE IN RAIL
20. GHADIR MILITARY INSTALLATION: LOCATED AT 335815N 353600E. 14
PROBABLE TANKS, 16 POSSIBLE FIELD ARTILLERY.
21. TRIPOLI HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 1 FREIGHTER IN HARBOR. 18 TRUCKS
AND UNIDENTIFIED OPEN STORAGE IN WAREHOUSE AREA AT QUAY SIDE.
22. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BAALBAK,
CHEKKA JEDIDE, HARMAL, HEDJDELBUN TO TALIA, LEBANON-ISRAEL BORDER,
SIDON.
SYRIA:
23. AIRFIELD AT 3328N 3607E: NO AIRFIELD EXISTS AT THIS LOCATION OR
IN THE VICITITY.
24. ALEPPO AIRFIELD AND CITY AREA: 4 METEORS, 1 PROBABLE METEOR,
1 IL-14 CRATE, 12 T-6 TYPE AIRCRAFT. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE
CITY AREA.
25. DAMASCUS AIRFIELD: 17 FRESCOS, 2 FAGOTS, 8 CRATES, 3 C-47,
1 AVRO YORK, 1 C-54, 1 UNIDENTIFIED TWIN ENGINE TRANSPORT WITH 90 FOOT
SPAN, 1 T-6 TYPE AIRCRAFT, 40 LIAISON-T-6 TYPE AIRCRAFT POSSIBLY
DERELICT. 55 VEHICLES ON AIRFIELD. 16 POSSIBLE AAA NE OF HANGAR
AND BUILDING AREA, UNEMPLACED. 37 TENTS, 6 FIELD ARTILLERY, AND
191 VEHICLES IN AIRFIELD BARRACKS AREA.
26. DEIR EZ ZOR AIRFIELD AND CITY AREA: NO ACTIVITY AT AIRFIELD.
NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN CITY AREA.
27. DUMEIR AIRFIELD: 11 FRESCOS, 2 FAGOTS.
28. HAMA AIRFIELD: 4 FRESCOS, 8 AA GUNS AND ASSOCIATED VEHICLES
REMAIN AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
POLICE POST.
29. PALMYRA AIRFIELD AND CITY AREA: NO AIRCRAFT. 10 VEHICLES AT
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30. RASIN EL ABOUD AIRFIELD: 1 DERELICT AIRCRAFT. 4 VEHICLES.
31. SAHL ES SAHRA AIRFIELD: 2, LIAISON TYPE AIRCRAFT. 26 VEHICLES
ACROSS FROM AIRFIELD.
32. NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY REPORTED AT THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS AND
THE SURROUNDING AREA: AFISSE NORTH, BAB EL HAOUA, EL QUSEIR, HASEKE,
MINNIK, QAMICHLIYE, T-2, T-3, T-4.
33. DAMASCUS AMMO STORAGE AREA: 20 PROBABLE AAA, 6 VEHICLES,
OPEN STORAGE OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT.
34. DAMASCUS MILITARY CAMP NNE: 57 TANKS/SP GUNS, 120 VEHICLES,
LARGE AMOUNT OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT IN OPEN STORAGE.
35. DAMASCUS MILITARY DEPOT: APPROXIMATELY 100 VEHICLES. OPEN
STORAGE OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT.
36. DARA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 3 PROBABLE TANKS, 8 PROBABLE
ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS, 9 VEHICLES, 3 PROBABLE FIELD ARTILLERY.
37. DNAIBE MILITARY POST: 10 VEHICLES.
38. DUMEIR MILITARY INSTALLATION: APPROXIMATELY 20 VEHICLES. MODERATE
AMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT.
39. HUMS MILITARY DEPOT: 185 VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 75 PROBABLE
FIELD ARTILLERY, LARGE AMOUNTS OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT IN OPEN
STORAGE.
40. HUMS MILITARY INSTALLATION: 5 VEHICLES.
41. PIPELINE REPAIRS: PIPE LINE UNDER REPAIR FROM 3432N 3818E TO
3431N 3755E. 52 VEHICLES AND 8 CATS IN REPAIR AREA.
42. QAMICHLIEY RAIL STATION HALT: 236 RAIL CARS, LARGE AMOUNTS OF
OPEN STORAGE,
43. QATANA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 540 VEHICLES, 46 POSSIBLE ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIERS, 43 TANKS, 67 POSSIBLE FIELD ARTILLERY.
44. QUNAYTRAH MILITARY CAMPS$ APPROXIMATELY 20 VEHICLES, 6 FIELD
ARTILLERY, OPEN STORAGE OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT.
45. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:H BIR
JEZEL, DIMAS, FIQ, KISWAH, NABEK, QUTAYFAH, RAQQH, RESAFE, ROAD
FROM ALEPPO TO LATAKIA, SALAMIYAH, TAFTANAZ, TURKISH-SYRIAN
BORDER FROM 3706N 4100E TO 3643N 39OOE.
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