REPORT ON EGYPT(SANITIZED) JORDAN LEBANON SYRIA

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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 26, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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THE REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: EGYPT,
LEBANON9 SYRIA,
EGYPT:
PLR - 291-58
26 July 1958
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JORDAN,
Declassification Review by
NGA/DoD
1. ABU SUWEIR AIRFIELD: 13 POSSIBLE FAGOT/ FRESCOS, INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION.
2. BILBEIS AIRFIELD: 36 PROBABLE T-6 TYPE AIRCRAFT, APPROXIMATELY
3. CAIRO WEST AIRFIELD: 15 BEAGLES, 20 TENTS, INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION.
4. EL ARISH AIRFIELD: 2 C-471 I POSSIBLE B-17.
5, EL MANSURAH AIRFIELD: 6 FRESCO, 2 FAGOT/FRESCO.
6. FAYID AIRFIELD: 1 UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT.
ISMAILIA AIRFIELD: I SPITFIRE TYPE, 1 SAILPLANE.
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RAIMIT AIRFIELD: 6 FAGOT, 13 FRESCO, S FAGOT/FRESCO,
'~'`2 POSSIBLE FAGOT/FRESCO, 1 PROBABLE FEATHER/MAGNET.
MINOUF AIRFIELD: 10 FAGOT/FRESCO.
10. PORT SAID GAMIL AIRFIELD: NO SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION
AVAILABLE ON AIRFIELD, CITY, OR HARBOR AREA.
11. QUWEISNA AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT, 40 POSSIBLE TRAILERS.
12. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY:
AIRFIELD 3 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF BILBEIS A!IRFIELD,-BASSAN DILA
AIRFIELD, BIR HAMA AIRFIELD, EL FIRDAN AIRFIELD, FAIYUM ROAD
AIRFIELD, GAZA AIRFIELD, HELWAN AIRFIELD SHALLUFA AIRFIELD.
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13. AHRAM EL JIZAH MILITARY CAMP: 15 POS IBLE TANKS, SPOSSIBLE
r4r.1.VI SIA44LtaLL I, ?.71 lnuu , 7W Vr.ril(:" 4 AF 1LLY1J.
14. AL BASATIN MILITARY CAMP: APPROXIMATELY 20 TRUCKS, 183 TENTS
15. AL HARRANYAH MILITARY CAMP: 11 POSSIBLE TANKS, 5 POSSIBLE
ARMORED CARS, 47 TRUCKS, 42 VEHICLES.
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16. AL MAADI MILITARY INSTALLATION AND DEPOT: APPROXIMATELY
10
TRUCKS, APPROXIMATELY 670 TENTS.
17. CAIRO MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTHEAST: 9 POSSIBLE TANKS,
9 TRUCKS, 24 POSSIBLE VEHICLES, 476 TENTS.
18. EL QANTARA MILITARY CAMP: 15 TRUCKS, 3 VEHICLES, MODERATE
AMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE.
19. KIRDASAH MILITARY CAMP: 20 TRUCKS, 30 VEHICLES, 75 TENTS.
20. MAHATTAT EL BALAH MILITARY BARRACKS: 3 TRUCKS, 11 VEHICLES.
21. MILITARY CAMP EAST OF SHALLUFA AIRFIELD: 24 TRUCKS, 14
POSSIBLE VEHICLES.
22. MILITARY CAMP ACROSS THE CANAL FROM,SHALLUFA AIRFIELD:
APPROXIMATELY 50 POSSIBLE TRUCKS, 20 TENTS.
23. MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTHEAST OF FAYID AIRFIELD: 14
POSSIBLE TANKS, 9 POSSIBLE VEHICLES, 58 POSSIBLE TENTS.
24. MILITARY STORAGE AREA 2953w, 3118E: LARGE AMOUNT OF UNIDENTI-
?FIED OPEN STORAGE.
ATTS OF- TIRAN$, I FREIGHTER IN STRAITS, NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
25. SHARM ES SHEIKH AREA: 1 PF APPROXIMATELY 8 NM SOUTH OF
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SUEZ HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 5 CARGO SHIPS, INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION.
27. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTALLATIONS
AND AREAS: EL AUJA DEMILITARIZED ZONE' ROAD FROM ISMAILIA TO
GEBEL LIBNI.
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36. JENIN AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY.
37. JERUSALEM AIRFIELD: 1 C-47, 1 SINGLE ENGINE UNIDENTIFIED
STRAIGHT WING AIRCRAFT.
38. NABLUS MILITARY CAMP: 30 TENTS.
39. SAHL MAKHNA MILITARY CAMP: LOCATED 2 NM SOUTH OF NABLUS;
2 POSSIBLE TANKS, 82 TRUCKS., 46 VEHICI,FS~ 228 TENTS.
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LEBANON:
40. BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD: 5 H-19 TYPE, 8 H-34 TYPE,
13 LIAISON TYPE, 2 CONVAIR 240, 14 C-473-6 SPITFIRE TYPE, 6
VAMPIRE, 5 C-54~ 1 PROBABLE C-54) 1 C-118, 2 C-124, 3 C-130,
4 VISCOUNT, i AVRO YORK, I PROBABLE AVRO YORK, 3 P2V-7~ 2
UNIDENTIFIED TWIN ENGINE 65 FOOT WING SPAN AIRCRAFT.
41. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY.
KLEIAT AIRFIELD (RUNWAY CONDITION UNKNOWN), METULLA ESTABEL
42. HARMEL AREA: NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
SYRIA:
43. DAMASCUS AIRFIELD: S FAGOT/FRESCO, 2 CONSTELLATION,
1 COACH/CRATE, 2 C-472 1 LIAISON, APPROXIMATELY 23 SINGLE ENGINE
AIRCRAFT.
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44. HAMA AIRFIELD( 11 FRESCO (4 ON ALERT APRON), 2 FAGOTS,
10 UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE-,ENGINE STRAIGHT WING AIRCRAFT, 1 TRUCK ON
GCA APRON, 8 VEHICLES AND 2 TRUCKS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE AREA,
NUMEROUS SLIT TRENCHES? PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
SITES ARE OCCUPIED. 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 3 NM SOUTH OF AIRFIELD
OCCUPIED., 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 1/2 NM SOUTH UNOCCUPIED (INCLUDES 9
TRUCKS IN REVETMENTS), POSSIBLE 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 3 NM NORTH OF AIRFIELD
OCCUPIED, POSSIBLE 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 2 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF AIRFIELD
OCCUPIED, POSSIBLE 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 1 NM NORTH OF CITY OF HAMA
OCCUPANCY UNDETERMINED.
45. SAHL ES SAHRA AIRFIELD: 1 UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT,
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1 1 POSSIBLE GLIDER.
46, THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY:
EL QUSEIR, MINNIK.
47, AL QUNAYTIRAH MILITARY INSTALLATION: 19 VEHICLES 10 SMALL
VEHICLES IN REVETMENTS, 25 TENTS.
48. DAMASCUS MILITARY DEPOT: 30 VEHICLES.
49. HAMA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 8 POSSIBLE TANKS, 23 TENTS,
6 OCCUPIED MACHINE GUN POSITIONS AT INSTALLATION.
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50. HUMS MILITARY INSTALLATION: 4 TANKS, 8 POSSIBLE FIELD
ARTILLERY, 58 TRUCKS, 4 VEHICLES.
51. LATAKIA HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 3 LCT TYPE LANDING CRAFT
BEACHED BOW ON, 17 CARGO, 57 TRUCKS AND 10 TENTS ON QUAY,
52 SYRIA LEBANON BORDER. VICINITY DIMAS: 4 VEHICLES LEBANESE
BORDER STATION, 1 VEHICLE SYRIAN SIDE, NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
53. QATANA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 11 PROBABLE TANKS, 26 TRUCKS,
51 VEHICLES, 9 TENTS.
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54. RIYAQ AIRFIELD: 6 VAMPIRES, 3 T-6 TYPE, 1 PROBABLE HUNTING
'F.-CIVAL PEMBROKE TYPE AIRCRAFT.
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