CORINTO PORT FACILITIES, NICARAGUA

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP84T00171R000202190001-8
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RIPPUB
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S
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4
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
January 27, 2012
Sequence Number: 
1
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Publication Date: 
October 12, 1983
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000202190001-8 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE I NITIALS 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPAR E REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE w Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions v SECRET (Security Classification) SECRET- 72 (Security Classification) NOFORN (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z-15352/83 NPIC/PEG (10/83) COPY OF rJ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000202190001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000202190001-8 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS 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 ... Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000202190001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000202190001-8 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000202190001-8 Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000202190001-8 SECRET NOFORN (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of Copy 1. SIGNIFICANCE: SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO THE PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA (SWN) 2. REMARKS: AT LEAST ONE LARGE STORAGE TANK, ONE SPHEROIDAL TANK, AND TWO SMALLER TANKS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. ONE OF THE SMALLER TANKS APPEARS TO BE SMOLDERING, AND PROBABLE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IS ON THE ROAD NEARBY. PART OF THE FENCE AROUND THE STORAGE AREA HAS ALSO BEEN DESTROYED. AT LEAST ONE MEDIUM TANK AND THREE SMALLER TANKS IN THE SAME AREA APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. THREE MEDIUM TANKS IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THIS AREA APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ONE PROBABLE STORAGE BUILDING, ONE PROBABLE PUMP SHED, AND ONE SMALL SHED HAVE ALSO BEEN DESTROYED. A LONG STORAGE BUILDING NEAR THE SPHEROIDAL TANK MAY ALSO HAVE SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. PROBABLE POL TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE OUTSIDE THE FACILITY. HEAVY HAZE PRECLUDES AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF ADDITIONAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, NO DAMAGE IS DISCERNIBLE TO THE POL PIER, THE LARGE CRANE, OR TO THE PORT FACILITIES. TWO UNIDENTIFIED MERCHANT SHIPS HAVE DEPARTED THE PORT (SWN) Attachment to Z-15352/83 NPIC/PEG (10/83) 2-PART GRAPHIC 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 NOFORN Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000202190001-8