THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED: IRAN, IRAQ, KUWAIT, LEBANON, SYRIA

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• Publication Date: June 29, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS IS AN
REPORT
NO. 8631,-' DATE OF INFORMATION, 27 E 1959
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THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED: IRAN, IRAQ, KUWAIT,
LEBANON, SYRIA.
THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN REPORTED
1. ABADAN AIRFIELD: 1 C-47 TYPEI1 HANDLEY PACE HERALD, 1 DUTCH
FOKKER FRUENDSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 75 VEHICLES.
2. BANDAR MASHUR AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY.
IRAN:
4. ABADAN AREA: 68 POL TRUCKS, 32 TRUCKS IN COMPOUNDS NW OF REFINERY,
54 POL TRAILERS, 6 WITH TRACTORS IN COMPOUND SE OF REFINERY. 17
3. KHANEH AIRFIELD: 1 C-47, 35 VEHICLES.
TRUCKS IN COMPOUND IN CENTER OF TOWN.
5. ABADAN PORT FACILITIES: 9 TANKERS, 7 FREIGHTERS. NUMEROUS
SMALL CRAFT.
6. BANDAR SHAHPUR: 1 FREIGHTER, 4 TANKERS, 1 FLOATING CRANE. 2
MARSHALLING YARD AT 75 PERCENT OF CAPACITY.
7. KHANEH MILITARY INSTALLATION: 22 PROBABLE FIELD ARTILLERY,
36 TRUCKS, 40 VEHICLES. APPROXIMATELY 175 TENTS.
8. `KHORRAMSHAHR: 7 FREIGHTERS, 4 TANKERS. NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT.
181 VEHICLES IN SEVERAL VEHICLE PARKS IN CENTER OF TOWN.
9. PASVEH MILITARY INSTALLATION: 10 TRUCKS, 5 VEHICLES, 50 TENTS.
11. BAGHDAD WEST AIRFIELD: 2 C-54 TYPE, 1 C-46 TYPE, 2 C-45 TYPE,
10. QASR-I-SHIRIN: NO ACTIVITY.
IRAQ:
1 LIAISON, 15 POL TRUCKS, 55 TRUCKS, 26 TENTS.
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12. BASRA AIRFIELD: 1 UNIDENTIFIED 4 ENGINE TRANSPORT TYPE.,
52 POSSIBLE VEHICLES. MODERATEAMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE.
13. HABBANIYA AIRFIELD: 1 HAWKER HUNTER, 5 VAMPIRES. 10 VEHICLES.
14. MOSUL AIRFIELD: 1 COACH/CRATE.
15. RASHID AIRFIELD: 1 BEAGLE, 5 FAGOT, 8 VAMPIRES, 10 T-6 TYPE,
1 BRISTOL WAYFARER, 17 AIRCRAFT CRATES, 35 TRUCKS, 15 VEHICLES.
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16. SHUAIBA AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT. 28 PROBABLE TRUCKS.
17. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY:
AIN ZALA, BASATLIYAH (PROBABLY ABANDONED), DIBEGA (UNSERVICEABLE,
PROBABLY ABANDONED), H-32 HABBANIYA PLATEAU, K-31 MARKAB, KIRKUK,
K-i (NEW), K-i (OLD).
18.
BAGHDAD MILITARY COMPLEX:
(A)
BAGHDAD AMMO STORAGE AREA WEST:
NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
(B)
BAGHDAD BARRACKS NORTH: 30 TRUCKS, 8 TENTS.
(C)
BAGHDAD MILITARY CAMP 4 MILES WEST: LOCATED AT 3316N 4316E
9 NM WNW OF RASHID AFLD: 18 FAQ 120 TRUCKS, 77 VEHICLES, 115 TENTS.
(D) BAGHDAD MILITARY CAMP 8 NM WEST (FORMERLY REPORTED AS 10 MILES
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WEST); 87 TANKS, 48 VEHICLES, 101 TENTS.
(E) BAGHDAD MILITARY INSTALLATION CENTRAL: 50 TRUCKS, 10 VEHICLES.
(F) BAGHDAD MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTH: 4 POSSIBLE FAQ 39 TRUCKS,
56 VEHICLES, 70 TENTS.
(G) BAGHDAD NE TENT CAMP: 35 TRUCKS, 65 VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY
135 TENTS.
(H) BAGHDAD MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTHEAST: 9 TRUCKS, 5 VEHICLES,
15 TENTS.
(I) BAGHDAD MILITARY TENT CAMP SOUTHEAST: ABANDONED.
(J) BAGHDAD MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTHWEST: 38 VEHICLES.
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(K) BAGHDAD WEST AFLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 60 TRUCKS, 32 VEHICLES,
32 TENTS.
(I) RASHID AFLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: S TANKS, 248 TRUCKS,
84 VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 160 TENTS.
19. BASRA PORT AND CITY: 1 FREIGHTER, APPROXIMATELY 370 FT BY
60 FTC BEING UNLOADED BY HEAVY FLOATING CRANE. 8 POSSIBLE MIG CRATES
ON BECK. 3 POSSIBLE MIG CRATES AND 8 SMALLER CRATES APPROXIMATELY
22 FT IN LENGTH ON WHARF ADJACENT TO SHIP. 2 FREIGHTERS 375 BY
50 FTC MID-STACK, 1 FREIGHTER 360 FT BY 45 FT, MID-STACK, 1 FREIGHTER
430 FT BY 55 FT, MID-STACK, 1 FREIGHTER 470 BY 60 FT, MID-STACK.
LARGE AMOUNT OF U/I OPEN STORAGE. MARSHALLING YARD AT 65, TO 70 PER-
CENT OF CAPACITY.
20. BASRA AREA:
(A) BASRA POLICE POST: 61 TRUCKS, 30 VEHICLES.
(B) BASRA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 20 PROBABLE VEHICLES.
(C) NAHR UMAR DEPOT: 11 POSSIBLE ARMORED CARS, 4 JEEPS, 35 TRUCKS,
32 SEMI TRACTORS WITH TRAILERS, 6 TRAILERS, 22 BUSSES, 2 CRANES.
MODERATE AMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE.
21. AREA BETWEEN BASRA AND FAO: 11 TANKERS AND 8 FREIGHTERS IN
RIVER AND AT RIVER MOUTH.
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22. ERBIL MILITARY INSTALLATION: 30 PROBABLE VEHICLES. NO ACTIVITY
AT AFLD.
23. HABBANIYA MILITARY AREA:
(A) HABBANIYA AFLD AMMO STORAGE WEST: NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
(B) HABBANIYA AFLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 91 TRUCKS, 107
VEHICLES.
(C) HABBANIYA LAKE NE SHORE TENT CAMP: 20 VEHICLES.
(D) HABBANIYA TENT-CAMP WEST: AREA DESERTED.
(E) AL FALLUJA MILITARY CAMP EAST: NO ACTIVITY.
(F) AL FALLUJAH TENT CAMP SW ACROSS RIVER: 10 TENTS.
(G) RAMADI HABBANIYA AREA: NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
24. KIRKUK AFLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 86 TRUCKS, 63 VEHICLES,
19 TENTS.
25. MOSUL AFLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 19 TRUCKS, 27 VEHICLES,
21 TENTS.
26. RAILROAD FROM NUSAYBIN TO MOSUL: 60 UNITS OF ROLLING STOCK ON
SIDING AT 3632N 4236E. 20 UNITSNOF ROLLING STOCK ON SIDING AT 3640N
4223E.
27. RUTBA COMPLEX: 70 TRUCKS AT RUTBA. 20 TRUCKS AT H-3
PUMPING STATION.
28. THE FOLLOWING INSTALLATIONS REPORT NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY: AMARAH,
HADITHA AREA (K-3), IRAQI-IRANI BORDER, VICINITY OF KHANIQIN; IRAQI-
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