NACALA, PORT INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500640263-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 29, 2001
• Sequence Number: 263
• Publication Date: October 4, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
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for TAC diaarertaation in accordance with paragraph 3c of NSCID
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inrorn.'eticr, va.e obtained by DIO-311D and was foree.r&ed as ONI report 90-54T
1. Entrap e r A ahoal extends out into tree W,eetern silo of the entrar.:%e clan z.
mahi.aig'pe.sage necessary through the eastern half of the ohanr.l. It Ia
expected ths.t a buoy vill. eventtial'_y 'be placed to mark this shoal. The depth
of -water t the channel is mostly 10 fathoms with a mialm-nx of sevezz fet?Loxr,s.
The o' erell depth in the harbor to about 50 fathoms.
2. Pilots A very capable ex-deck offictr (serchaat) has teen pmrmartentlyy
nieigr.ed am a pilot in Nacalr. Ships may enter or leave by day or night.
In. Febr.ary, renovation of an "Old. Fort" on a hill. at the harbor entrance
"awn as East Point was nearing ,cmpl.ation for nee as hCm.e and office of thw
pilot, It, bas a signal staff Tt.e pilc:t b=at is a wooden actor la*:nch. abc?::t
22 feat .ong With a email :abir. anid.ahlpe.
3. Loadi.n-Rates l40 toss, of tea (i, --,- of 135 11t each) war. a i.s: sdr.d a` oa: d
slip at the rate of 7j tome per hc: _ .
4. Labor 8''zpplZa Only enough labor to hand .e present lighter faci1l.t:ine is
avai.l.able. More labor can be expected tc rsigrats to Nacala ac pert "ac'=i2?'a,s
are enlarged. The available labor is relatively good and eatintac'.cry, TlLn
people, iocl?..d1r the native labor, are considered the most polite and :: c:ysswr,;;dsn.
of all osetive Africans. The labor is Port?,i3ese s'. pexviser and ii-,
in acO=crdao_a 'With geverzatient etendards, as In all Motiombiq;;_e po tar Nes`;i~at
t+eekl.,g eap1oyn nt mrutt find work. within. 30 daya or return to th..eit hcart%as.
5. Contract for Pont Conatructioaa An =id-wntiZied tutsh fir with pr:xr. ?xperi.a ? ^.e
in MoaamhigtLs ports ha. been awarded the contract for now port
Althoigrr. surveys have beau made, no actual conatru.ction is observed.
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