LIBYAN SHIP POINTE NOIRE PORT FACILITIES, CONGO (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 6, 2010
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• Publication Date: October 13, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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LIBYAN SHIP
POINTE NOIRE POR FACILITIES, CONGO
NPIC/PEG (10/82)
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: THE PRESENCE OF THE LIBYAN
ROLL-ON ROLL-0 FF (RO/RO) FERRY "GARYOUNIS" SUGGESTS A POSSIBLE
MILITARY ASSOCIATION WITH SUB-SAHARA AFRICAN POLITICAL ENTITIES.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: THE LIBYAN RO/RO FERRY "GARYOUNIS" HAS ARRIVED
OFFSHORE-POIITE NOIRE PORT, NEAR THE ZAIRAN AND ANGOLAN
BORDERS. NO ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED; HOWEVER,
LIBYAN FERRIES, INCLUDING "GARYOUNIS" AND AT LEAST ONE OF
LIBYA'S THREE SMALLER FERRIES, HAVE IN RECENT MONTHS BEEN
ENGAGED IN THE PROBABLE RESUPPLY OF INSURGENT AND PRO-SOVIET
FORCES IN NORTHERN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. THE APPEARANCE
OF THE "GARYOUNIS" AT THIS PORT SOME 4-900 M HER HOME
PORT AT TARABULUS PORT FACILITIES , LIBYA, 25X1
SUGGESTS A POSSIBLE MILITARY ASSOCIATION WITH SUB-SAHARA
AFRICAN POLITICAL ENTITIES.
(SWN) "GARYOUNIS" RECENT ACTIVITY HAS INCLUDED THE PROBABLE
DELIVERY OF ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS TO ETHIOPIA THROUGH ASEB
PORT FACILITIES IN MARCH 1982 AND THE RESUPPLY 25X1
OF EITHER SYRIAN OR PLO FORCES AT TARTUS PORT FACILITIES
, SYRIA IN AUGUST 1982. SHE WAS LAST OBSERVED 25X1
AT TARABULUS ON HOWEVER, NO MILITARY 25X1
EQUIPMENT WAS OBSERVED BEING ONLOADED. OTHER LIBYAN MILITARY
RESUPPLY ACTIVITY IN NORTH AFRICA HAS INCLUDED THE DELIVERY VIA
A SMALLER, DERNA-CLASS FERRY OF SEVERAL MEDIUM TANKS AND
MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS TO MERS EL KEBIR PORT FACILITIES
, ALGERIA, PROBABLY DESTINED FOR DELIVERY TO THE 25X1
POLISARIO INSURGENTS.
3. COORDINATES 04-46-50S 011-49-50E
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