SITUATION SUMMARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00569R000100150002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 32
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: September 10, 1961
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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THIS SITUATION SUMMARY COVERS DEVELOPMENTS
IN CUBA AS OF 3 SEPTEMBER 19616 THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS COLLATED FROM A
NUMBER OF HIGHLY RELIABLE SOURCES.
-AIRFIELDS-
-SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.
RUNWAYS BARRICADED* ONLY 51700 FT
OF N/S RUNWAY IS SERVICEABLE.
NO CRATES OR ELECTRONIC INSTALLATIONS
OBSERVED. EXTENSIVE TRENCH WORKS AND
NUMEROUS AW WEAPONS POSITIONS AND
REVETMENTS THROUGHOUT AIRFIELD COMPLEX.
MARIEL NAVAL AIR STATION
A TOTAL OF 9 AIRCRAFT--S TRAINING AND
4 LIAISON--OBSERVED, RUNWAY IS
SERVICEABLE. NO SHIPPING CRATES OR
ELECTRONICS INSTALLATIONS OBSERVED* A
TRENCH SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH
AIRFIELD. LIGHT AAA POSITIONS.
NOT OBSERVED.
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PLAYA BARACOA AIRFIELD (DOMINGO ROSILLO) 2302N 08235W
A TOTAL OF 10 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED--I C-47o
7 HOUNDS 2 HARE. RUNWAY SERVICEABLE.
TWELVE 25 X 10 FT CRATES. NUMEROUS SMALLER
CRATES. NO ELECTRONICS OBSERVED#
ONE 3-GUN AAA POSITION (UNOCCUPIED),
TWO POSSIBLE 4-GUN AAA POSITION
(UNOCCUPIED) ONE POSSIBLE 3-GUN AAA
POSITION tUNOCCUPIED9.
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD
A TOTAL OF 56 AIRCRAFT---B FAGOTS
5 PROBABLE FAGOTS 4 FARMER, 2 T-33,
10 B-26, 3 PROBABLE SEA FURY, 3 LIAISON,
8 U/I SINGLE ENGINES 3 C-459 ONE AERO
COMMANDER, ONE CESSNA 3109 ONE HOUND,
ONE HARES 6 MISCELLANEOUS DERELICTS.
CAMOUFLAGE NETTING OVER ALL BUT ONE
JET FIGHTERS ON HARDSTANDS. 14 REVETMENTS
ARE IN PROCESS OF BEING COVERED OVER.
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RUNWAYS ARE SERVICEABLE.
NUMEROUS CRATES THROUGHOUT REVETTED AREAS.
NO RADAR OR ELECTRONICS OBSERVED.
ONE 6-GUN UNOCCUPIED AA POSITION WEST END
OF NE/SW RUNWAY. ONE 6-GUN OCCUPIED AA
POSITION AT NW INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS.
NO OTHER DEFENSES OBSERVED.
CAMPO L.IBERTAD AIRFIELD
A TOTAL OF 33 AIRCRAFT - 2 HOUND.
ONE PBY, ONE P-519 ONE SEA FURY, 2 B-26.
2306N 08226W
4 DERELICT B-269 3 COLT. 8 LIAISON
11 SINGLE ENGINE UNIDENTIFIED.
RUNWAYS SERVICEABLE. SIX POSSIBLE
COLT PACKING CRATES AND NUMEROUS
SMALLER CRATES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
AIRFIELD. NO ELECTRONICS INSTALLATIONS
OBSERVED. ONE POSSIBLE UNOCCUPIED
3-GUN. AA POSITION AT SOUTH END OF N/S
RUNWAYS ONE POSSIBLE 2-GUN AW POSITION
AT WEST END OF THE E/W RUNWAY. NUMEROUS
TRENCHES. REVETMENTS AND POSSIBLE AW
POSITIONS SCATTERED AROUND THE FIELD4
OCCUPANCY UNDETERMINED.
JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD
A TOTAL OF 34 AIRCRAFT-3 CONSTELLATIONS.
230ON 08224W
6 C-54. 4 C-479 3 0-469 ONE BRITANNIA. ONE
C-45o 2 CESSNA-310. 9 LIAISON. ONE COLT4
ONE C-47 MINUS TAIL. 3 C-47 FUSELAGES.
10.560 FT X 150 FT NE/SW RUNWAY.
SERVICEABLEB
NO CRATES OBSERVED.
POSSIBLE ILS SW END OF RUNWAY.
NO DEFENSES OBSERVED.
CORONEL PASCUAL AIRFIELD
2307N 08117W
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED. RUNWAY
SERVICEABLE. NO CRATES. ELECTRONIC
INSTALLATIONS. OR DEFENSES OBSERVED.
-SANTA CLARA INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD
2229N 07055W
A TOTAL OF 5 LIAISON AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.
RUNWAY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONS BUT SERVICE-
ABLE FOR LIAISON AIRCRAFT. NUMEROUS CON-
STRUCTION EQUIPMENT OBSERVED. NO CRATES.
RADAR OR ELECTRONICS INSTALLATIONS.
OR DEFENSES OBSERVED.
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CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD
2125N 07751W
TOTAL? OF 10 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED ONE C-54, 9 LIAISON. RUNWAYS SERVICEABLE?
NO CRATES OBSERVED. POSSIBLE RADIO BEACON
ON NORTH SIDE OF ENE/WSW RUNWAY. NO
DEFENSES OBSERVED.
ANTONIO MACEO AIRFIELD
1958N 0755OW
TOTAL OF 6 AIRCRAFT ONE SEA FURY,
ONE C-45, AND 4 LIAISON. RUNWAYS
SERVICEABLE. NO CRATES OR ELECTRONIC
INSTALLATIONS OBSERVED. PERSONNEL
TRENCHES AND UNOCCUPIED AW SITES
NORTH OF FIELD.
LOS CANOS AIRFIELD
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.
RUNWAY SERVICEABLE. NO CRATES,
RADAR OR ELECTRONICS OBSERVED,
AIRFIELD DEFENSES DESCRIBED UNDER
GUANTANAMO AREA BELOW.
SIGUANEA AIRFIELD
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED, RUNWAY
SERVICEABLE. NO CRATES, RADAR OR
ELECTRONIC INSTALLATIONS, OR DEFENSES
OBSERVED,
MAISI, LANDING STRIP 2014N 07409W
NO REPORTS
PRESTON AIRFIELD
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED,
SERVICEABILITY OF RUNWAY UNDETERMINED. NO
CRATES, ELECTRONIC INSTALLATIONS, OR
DEFENSES OBSERVED. INCOMPLETE INFORMATION,
JAIME GONZALES AIRFIELD
TOTAL AIRCRAFT -- ONE COLT.
NNE/SSW RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE. ESE/WNW
RUNWAY PROBABLY UNSERVICEABLE.
NO CRATES OR ELECTRONICS INSTALLATIONS
OBSERVED. NUMEROUS UNOCCUPIED PERSONNEL
AND AUTOMATIC WEAPONS POSITIONS ARE LOCATED
AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE AIRFIELD.
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EL JIQUI AREA. AIRFIELD
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.
E/W CLEARED STRIP 8.400 X 180 FT.
59600 X 110 FT IS SURFACED WITH
CRUSHED STONE. UNSERVICEABLE.
CONSTRUCTION OF AIRFIELD IS STILL IN
EARLY STAGE. APPROXIMATELY TEN
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES ON FIELD.
NO CRATESs RADAR OR ELECTRONICS
INSTALLATIONS. OR DEFENSES OBSERVED.
COLONEL MARTIN MARRERRO AIRFIELD
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.. RUNWAYS
SERVICEABLE. NO CRATES OR ELECTRONIC
INSTALLATIONS OBSERVED. NUMEROUS
MILITARY DEFENSES THROUGHOUT AREA,
INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
FRANCISCO, LANDING STRIP
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED. UNSERVICEABLE,
BARRIERS. PROBABLY DIRT. PLACED ACROSS
RUNWAY AT 43+-FOOT INTERVALS. NO CRATES,
RADAR OR ELECTRONIC INSTALLATIONS, OR
DEFENSES OBSERVED.
SOPLILLAR, LANDING STRIP
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.
RUNWAY 15 SERVICEABLE.
NO CRATES, RADAR OR ELECTRONICS
INSTALLATIONS; OR DEFENSES OBSERVED.
INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
215ON 08247W
2048N 07736W
2218N 08102W
UNIDENTIFIED' AIRFIELD 2151N 08256W
NO REPORT.
MANAGUA. AIRFIELD
SEE MANAGUA MILITARY CAMP UNDER
MILITARY AREAS BELOW.
PINAR DEL RIO AIRFIELD
TOTAL OF 2 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED --
2 COLT. RUNWAY SERVICEABLE.
NO CRATES OR ELECTRONIC INSTALLATIONS
OBSERVED. PERSONNEL TRENCHES. POSSIBLE
AW POSITIONS, ALL UNOCCUPIED$ SCATTERED
AROUND THE FIELD,
2225N 08341W
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-GUANTANAMO AREA-
APPROXIMATELY 40 ENTRENCH'MENT_S, GUN
POSITIONS, AND OTHER MILITARY ACTIVITY#
WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST,
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY BECAUSE
FURTHER STUDY AND OBSERVATION HAS REVEALED
THAT THEY ARE NOT VALID MILITARY TARGETS.
ENTRENCHMENTS
ONE LINEAR ENTRENCHMENT SURROUNDED
BY 10 FOXHOLES OR SMALL AUTOMATIC
WEAPONS POSITIONS, PROBABLY UNOCCUPIED#
AT 19.54-10N 075-22.10W,
ARTILLERY SITE
ARTILLERY SITE REPORTED AT 19-55-02N
075-22-45W WAS NOT OBSERVED. ONE TRAPEZOID-
SHAPED ENTRENCHMENT, PROBABLY UNOCCUPIED,
IS LOCATED AT ABOVE COORDINATES.
ARTILLERY SITE
REPORTED AT 20-00-OON 075-02-00W
NO REPORT.
ENTRENCHMENTS
6 TRENCHES OBSERVED ON HILL.
ENTRENCHMENTS
SEVEN UNOCCUPIED ENTRENCHMENTS AT
19-59-45N 075-1 S-1 SSW.
ENTRENCHMENTS
TWO EXTENSIVE ENTRENCHMENTS WITH NUMEROUS
AW AND PERSONNEL FIRING POSITIONS RUNNING
PARALLEL TO HIGHWAY AT 20-01-OON
ENTRENCHMENTS
4 ENTRENCHMENTS. UNOCCUPIED* OBSERVED AT
20.00-15N 075-16-25W+
ANTITANK DITCH
ANTITANK DITCH OBSERVED UNDER
CONSTRUCTION FROM 20-02-OON 075-16-00W
TO 20-00-40N 075-16--45W,
1954N 07522W
1955N 07522W
200ON 07502W
2000N
07518W
2001N
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2001N
07516W
2001N
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ENTRENCHMENTS
6 ENTRENCHMENTS,UNOCCUPIED# OBSERVED AT
20-01-OON 075-17-45W.
ENTRENCHMENTS 2002N 0751OW
ONE TRENCH AND 20 AW POSITIONS OBSERVED.
ENTRENCHMENTS
4 LARGE TRENCH SYSTEMS AND NUMEROUS
AW-EMPLACEMENTS OBSERVED AT
20-02-OON 075-17-OOWo
GLORIETA, ENTRENCHMENTS
TRENCH SYSTEM OBSERVED AT
20-02-30N 075-05-00Wr
ENTRENCHMENTS
APPROXIMATELY 30 TRENCH SYSTEMS
ON HIGH GROUND JUST EAST OF RIO JAIBO
AT 20-03-00N 075-14-00W?
ENTRENCHMENTS
APPROXIMATELY 85 UNOCCUPIED TRENCHES
SCATTERED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF RIO SAIBO
FROM 20.13-45N 075-13-30W TO 20-02-OON
075-14*40Wi AND ON HIGH GROUND FURTHER
WEST.
ENTRENCHMENTS
FOUR ENTRENCHMENTS ON HILLTOP OBSERVED AT
20-03-30N 07504-00W. 20-03-50N 075-04-15W#
20-03-50N 075-04-30W, AND 20-04-40N
075-03-45Wr
ENTRENCHMENTS
ONE TRENCH SYSTEM AND 3 POSSIBLE AW
EMPLACEMENTS OBSERVED AT 20-04-40N
075-09-33W. SITE IS IN DEFENSE OF
LOS CANOS AIRFIELD.
ANTITANK DITCH
ANTITANK DITCH OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION
FROM 20-04-15N 075-10-30W TO 20-03-45N
075-13-30W. 50-55 FIRING TRENCHES ARE JUST
NORTH OF THE ANTITANK DITCH,
2003N 07515W
2004N 07504W
2004N 07509W
2004N 07512W
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ENTRENCHMENTS
ONE LONG ZIGZAG TRENCH ORIENTED N/S
EXTENDS FROM 20-03-35N 075-12-35W TO
20-02-20N 075