TANK DELIVERY MARIEL PORT FACILITIES, CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84T00171R000300330001-3
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 6, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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TANK DELIVERY
MARIEL PORT FACILITIES, CUBA
VANS, AND FIVE ROUND-TOPPED SHOP VAN TRAILERS WERE ON THE DECK
OF THE RO/RO. SEVERAL OF THE VANS ARE NOW NEAP. THE BASE OF THE
MAIN TRANSSHIPMENT MOLE AND THE F.O/RC HAS DEPARTED THE FORT
FACILITIES. (SWN)
NPIC/PEG (12/83)
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIRTY-FIVE T-62 MEDIUM TANKS AND 12 T-54/55
MEDIUM TANKS HAVE ARRIVED. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE TANKS, WHICH PROBABLY WERE DELIVERED BY A SOVIET
AKADEMIK TUPOLEV-CLASS ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO/RO) MERSHIP, ARE
NEAR THE NEW, INCOMPLETE MOLE IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE MAIN
TP.ANSSHIPA4ENT MOLE. INITIAL ARMS DELIVERY ACTIVITY WAS
THE NICARAGUAN' MERSHIP "MONIMBC", A KNOWN ARD1S CARRIER, IS
STILL AT THE MAIN TRANSSHIPMENT MOLE. NO MILITARY EQUIPDIENT IS
DISCERNIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE MERSHIP. (SWN)
3? COORDINATES 22-59-40N C82-45-13br'
DEPARTED NIKOLAYEV PORT FAC CITIES SOUTH
BETWEEN (SWN)
LOADED WITH AS MANY AS 35 .TANKS AND 20 ARMORED VEHICLES.
AN AKADEMIK TUPOLEV-CLASS RO/F.O, WHICH 4JAS BELIEVED TO BE
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