REPORT ON EGYPT (SANITIZED) LEBANON AND SYRIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: July 31, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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ASE OF 30 May 1958
REPORT 1445, D^TE OF INFORMATION, 30 JULY 1958
4. CAIRO IMBAEA AIRFIELD: 5 LIAISON TYPE.
5. CAIRO INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD: 10 C-471 3 VISCOUNT, 1 UNIDENTIFIED
SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, 1 C-54 TYPE, 1-SAILPLANE, 4 1-177
3 UNIDENTIFIED -TWIN ENGINE TRANSPORT, 1 C-45 TYPE; NUMEROUS
DERELICTS.
$ *RG WEST AIRFIELD: 25 BEAGLES 4 FRESCO.
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THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: EGYPTI
LEBANON, AND SYRIA.
EGYPT:
Declassification Review by NGA/DoD
PM-315-58
31 Jmly 1958
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1. ABU SUWEIR AIRFIELD: 28 FAGOT/FRESCO, 3 PROBABLY OCCUPIED
AUTOMATIC WEAPONS EMPLACEMENTS WEST OF BARRACKS AREA.
2, BILBEIS AIRFIELD: POSSIBLE 37 PROEAELE T-b TYPE, 41 AIRCRAFT
CRATES REMAIN.
3. CAIRO ALMAZA AIRFIELD: 4 HOUNDI 23 COACH/CRAB tE, 3 T-61
1 B-179 28 FAGOT/FRESCO, NUMEROUS DERELICT AIRCRAFT.
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DEKHEILA AIRFIELD: 3 COACH/CRATE, 4 T=6 TYPE, SEVERAL DERELICT
8. EL ARISH AIRFIELD: 3 C-47, 3 SINGLE ENGINE UNIDENTIFIED
STRAIGHT WING AIRCRAFT.
9.. EL FIRDAN AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT, 17 TENTS, 12 TRUCKS.
10.
GEBEL LIBNI AIRFIELD:
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES.
11.
FAYID AIRFIELD:
3 VAMPIRE, 1 HOUND.
12,
INCHAS AIRFIELD:
15 DEAGLE,
18 FAGOT/FRESCO.
13.
KABRIT AIRFIELD:
5 POSSIBLE FAGOT/FRESCO, 13 FAGQ1/FRESCO,
1 FAGOT, 3 FRESCO.
14. MINOUF AIRFIELD: 4 BEAGLE, 12 FAGOT, 1 CRATE.
15. MANSURAH AIRFIELD: 9 FRESCO.
16. NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY REPORTED FROM THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS:
ALEXANDRIA, ASWAN, ASYUTr BILBEIS NO 2, DARAW, DEVERSOIR,
FAIYUM ROAD, CAZA, HELWAN, ISMAILIA, KASF.AREET PORT SAID GAMIL,
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17. ABU QIR MILITARY INSTALLATION: APPROXIMATELY 220 TENTS}
40 VEHICLES, 19 TRUCKS, 5 POSSIBLE FIELD ARTILLERY? NO ACTIVITY
.ON AAA FIRING RANGES MODERATE AMOUNT OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT.
18. AHRAM AL JIZAH MILITARY CAMP: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
19. AL BASSATIN MILITARY CAMP: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
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20. ALEXANDRIA HARDOR: 5 "W" CLASS SSA 1 "M" CLASS,
2 SKORRY CLASS DDS 4 PFj 2 T CLASS MINESWEEPER, 1 MINESWEEPER,
1 "BRITISH 2" CLASS DD9 10 PTI 32 FREIGHTER, 1 PASSENGER CARGO7
7 SMALL MINESWEEPER, 2 LCT7 1 LARGE YACHT.
21. AL HARRANIYAH MILITARY CAMP: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINCE
22. AL MAADI MILITARY INSTALLATION: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
23. AL MAADI MILITARY DEPOT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINCE
ALEXANDRIA LAZERETTO EARRAC':;1: 13 TENTS, 36 TRUCKS}
INFORMATION.
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26. 'EL QANTARA MILITARY CAMP: SMALL AMOUNT OF UNIDENTIFIED
OPEN STORAGE.
27. CAIRO MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTHEAST: NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE SINCE
28. EL ARISH MILITARY CAMP: APPROXIMATELY 75 VEHICLES, INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION.
EL MALAaA MILITARY INSTALLATION: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
SINCE
30. ISMAILIA MILITARY INSTALLATION WEST: 75 TRUCKS, 40
TENTS, 27 VEHICLES.
31. ISMAILIA MILITARY CAMP EAST: 40 TENTS, APPROXIMATELY 20
PROBABLE VEHICLES.
32. ISMAILIA MILITARY CAMP EAST ACROSS THE CANAL: 22 POSSIBLE
TRUCKS.
33. JABAL UM TASA` MILITARY INSTALLATION: ESTIMATED 100 TENTS?
INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
34, KASFAREET MILITARY INSTALLATION: 33 TRUCKS, 11 POSSIBLE
6 TENTS. tCP 7C7 F
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35. MANQUABAD M ITARY INSTALLATION: NO IN -FORMATION AVAILABLE.
36. MILITARY CAMP NORTHEAST OF CAIRO INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD:,
APPROXIMATELY 900 TENTS, 195 VEHICLES! 26 TRUCKS, UNIDENTIFIED
OPEN STORAGE.
37. MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTH OF CAIRO ALMAZA AIRFIELD: NO
CHANGE SINCE
39. MILITARY STORAGE AREA 2953N, 3118E; NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE SINCE
39. MILITARY CAMP 3 NM NORTH OF HELWAN AIRFIELD: NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE SINCE
40. MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTHEAST OF FADID AIRFIELD: 155
TRUCKS, 68 TENTS, 16 POSSIBLE TANKS OR SELF PROPELLED GUNS
73 VEHICLES.
41. MILITARY CAMP EAST OF SHALLUFA AIRFIELD: 45 TRUCKS,
30 TENTS.
42. MILITARY CAMP EAST ACROSS CANAL FROM SHALLUFA. AIRFIELD:
18 TENTS, 22 TRUCKS., 16 VEHICLES.
43. MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTHWEST OF CAIRO ALMAZA AIRFIELD:
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SING
44* /MILITARY INSTALLATION AT CAIRO HELIOPOLIS: NQC SIGNIFICANT
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45. PORT SAID CITY AND HARBOR AREA: 12 TANKERS, 1 CORVETTE,
1 SCE 5 FREIGHTER, CITY AREA NORMAL.
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46. STORAGE AREA NORTHEAST OF ISMAILIA AIRFIELD: 52 TRUCKS,
7 POSSIBLE TANKS OR SELF PROPELLED GUNS, INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
47. SUEZ HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 4 TANKERS, 3 FREIGHTERS,
INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
48. SUEZ ARMY BARRACKS NORTHWEST: 36 VEHICLES, 37 TRUCKS,
19 TENTS.
49. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS
AND INSTALLATION: AHRAM DASHUR MILUTARY CAMP, AMMO STORAGE
AREA NORTHWEST OF DEVERSOIR, BEACHES AT 3117N-3000E AND 3133N-3110E
EL AUJA DEMILITARIZED ZONE, GAZA STRIP FROM RAFAH TO GAZA,
NAKHL AREA, MAHATTAT AL BALLAH BARRACKS, ROAD FROM 3045N-29OOE
TO 310ON-2945E ROAD FROM BIR GIFGAFA TO GEBEL LIBNI, ROAD FROM
EL ARISH TO QUSAIMA.
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'69. BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD: 2 C-119, 14 HELICOPTER,
19 C--47, 7 C-54, 1 C-124, 6 LIAISON, 8 T-6 TYPE TRAINERS, 2
VAMPIRE, 5 SPITFIRE, 2 CONSTELLATION.
70, NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY REPORTED AT THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS:
KLEIAT (PROBABLY REMAINS UNSERVICEABLE), METULLA.
71. BEIRUT HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 1 CVS, 2 AGC, 3 FREIGHTER,
6 DD 1 LSD, NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT IN HARBOR.
72. TRIPOLI HARBOR AND CITY AREA, 1 TUG WITH DREDGE IN TOW, NUMEROUS
SMALL CRAFT, VERY LITTLE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC REPORTED
IN CITY.
SYRIA:
73. DAMASCUS AIRFIELD: 1 LIAISON TYPE, 12 FAGOT/FRESCO TYPE,
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, 2 CAB, 6 COACH/CRATE, 3 FRESCO.
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 749 DUMEIR AIRFIELD: 7 FAGOT/FRESCOI 1 FRESCO, 1 POSSIBLE
75, HAMA AIRFIELD: 11 FRESCO.
76. SAHL ES SHARA AIRFIELD: 1 SAILPLANE, 1 LIAISON.
77. EL QUSEIR AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY.
78. DAMASCUS MILITARY DEPOT: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANCE SINCE URPIC
1443.
79, DAMASCUS MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTH NORTHEAST: ESTIMATED
150 POSSIBLE VEHICLES.
80. HAMA MILITARY CAMP: 24 TENTS, 25 VEHICLESI 2 POSSIBLE TANKS.
81. HUMS MILITARY INSTALLATION: LARGE AMOUNT OF UNIDENTIFIED
- OPEN STORAGE.
82. QATANA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 49 TRUCKS, 17 POSSIBLE
TRUCKS, INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
83. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED AT THE FOLLOWING INSTALLATIONS:
AL QUNAYTIRAH MILITARY INSTALLATIOiSl DUMEIR MILITARY INSTALLATION,
BBATA AL KASHAE AMM9 STORAGE AREA.
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