PALESTINIAN WITHDRAWAL BEIRUT, LEBANON (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7
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RIPPUB
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6
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December 28, 2016
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June 8, 2010
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1
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Publication Date: 
August 24, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of .2 - Copy Attachment to Z-11208/82 NPIC/PEG (8/82) (7 PART GRAPHIC) PALESTINIAN WITHDRAWAL 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: PLO EVACUATION ACTIVITY CONTINUES THROUGHOUT BEIRUT AREA. HOWEVER, AS OF 0747Z TODAY, NO TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HAS ARRIVED AT BEIRUT PORT FACILITIES. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: AT BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD NO CHANGE TO AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE OR AIRFIELD FACILITIES IS OBSERVED THE NORTH/SOUTH RUNWAY IS OPERATIONAL FOR AIR TRAFFIC. MOST OF THE NORTHEAST/SOUTHWEST RUNWAY MAY BE OPERATIONAL FOR SOME AIRCRAFT TYPES (GRAPHIC 3 OF 7). HOWEVER, THE NORTHEAST/SOUTHNEST RUNWAY CONTINUES TO BE USED AS A COASTAL HIGHWAY BYPASS ROUTE. A LARGE TRAFFIC JAM OF VEHICLES WAITING TO USE THE ROUTE, APPROXIMATELY 0.5 NM SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD, INDICATES THE CONTINUED RETURN OF LEBANESE INTO WEST BEIRUT (GRAPHIC 5 (S/D) BEIRUT PORT FACILITIESI ` REMAIN OPERATIONAL. TODAY, AS OF 07472, NO SHIPS CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING A LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ARE PRESENT. THE LARGE PASSENGER SHIP WHICH WAS PRESENT DEPARTED. PASSENGER SHIP HAS YET DOCKED AT THE PORT, A LARGE CONVOY IS HEADING NORTH TOWARD THE PORT PROBABLY FRO1 THE BEIRUT STADIUM. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 PALESTINIAN WITHDRAWAL BEIRUT, LEBANON Z-11208 NPIC/PEG (8/82) GRAPHIC 1 OF 7 2 BEIRUT PORT FACILITIES 3 BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 4 ISRAELI MECHANIZED INFANTRY FORMATION 5 TRAFFIC SOUTH OF AIRFIELD 6 HEAVY LIFT TRANSPORTERS 7 PROBABLE PLO CONVOY Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 Iq Next 5 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 2 2 Z-11208/82 Page of Attachment to PIC/PEG (8/82 ) Copy (7 PART GRAPHIC) THE CONVOY IS SIMILAR TO THE PLO CONVOY OBSERVED ON THE SAME ROUTE AND C O I T T TRUCKS (GRAPHIC 7 OF 7). SHIPS IN THE PORT AND IN THE VICINITY INCLUDE NINE COASTAL FREIGHTERS (TWO OFFSHORE), TWO SMALL CONTAINER SHIPS (WITH CONTAINERS ON DECK), AND ONE BULK CARRIER. IN ADDITION, A PROBABLE PATROL BOAT IS UNDERWAY OFFSHORE NEAR 33-5611 035-29E, POSSIBLY IN ESCORT OF A SMALL OUTBOUND TANKER. (S/D) A DECREASE OF CARGO TRUCKS IS OBSERVED NEAR SABRA 25X1 25X1 )FY-1 25X1 REFUGEE CAMP AT LEAST 15 CARGO TRUCKS HAVE 25X1 DEPARTED A VEHICLE PARKING AREA DIRECTLY EAST OF THE CAMP SINCE 25X1 3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET ~7 -- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100260001-7 ---