REPORT ON EGYPT(SANITIZED) JORDAN LEBANON SYRIA

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July 26, 1958
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Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78T05447A000300010003-9 THE REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: EGYPT, LEBANON9 SYRIA, EGYPT: PLR - 291-58 26 July 1958 Page 1 of V JORDAN, Declassification Review by NGA/DoD 1. ABU SUWEIR AIRFIELD: 13 POSSIBLE FAGOT/ FRESCOS, INCOMPLETE INFORMATION. 2. BILBEIS AIRFIELD: 36 PROBABLE T-6 TYPE AIRCRAFT, APPROXIMATELY 3. CAIRO WEST AIRFIELD: 15 BEAGLES, 20 TENTS, INCOMPLETE INFORMATION. 4. EL ARISH AIRFIELD: 2 C-471 I POSSIBLE B-17. 5, EL MANSURAH AIRFIELD: 6 FRESCO, 2 FAGOT/FRESCO. 6. FAYID AIRFIELD: 1 UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT. ISMAILIA AIRFIELD: I SPITFIRE TYPE, 1 SAILPLANE. tom, ,._... . Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78T05447A000300010003-9 Date of Infomation: 25 J 2y 1958 Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9 TOp S f'At'_ - 2-6 ,icst f- /yJ~ RAIMIT AIRFIELD: 6 FAGOT, 13 FRESCO, S FAGOT/FRESCO, '~'`2 POSSIBLE FAGOT/FRESCO, 1 PROBABLE FEATHER/MAGNET. MINOUF AIRFIELD: 10 FAGOT/FRESCO. 10. PORT SAID GAMIL AIRFIELD: NO SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON AIRFIELD, CITY, OR HARBOR AREA. 11. QUWEISNA AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT, 40 POSSIBLE TRAILERS. 12. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY: AIRFIELD 3 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF BILBEIS A!IRFIELD,-BASSAN DILA AIRFIELD, BIR HAMA AIRFIELD, EL FIRDAN AIRFIELD, FAIYUM ROAD AIRFIELD, GAZA AIRFIELD, HELWAN AIRFIELD SHALLUFA AIRFIELD. 4 13. AHRAM EL JIZAH MILITARY CAMP: 15 POS IBLE TANKS, SPOSSIBLE r4r.1.VI SIA44LtaLL I, ?.71 lnuu , 7W Vr.ril(:" 4 AF 1LLY1J. 14. AL BASATIN MILITARY CAMP: APPROXIMATELY 20 TRUCKS, 183 TENTS 15. AL HARRANYAH MILITARY CAMP: 11 POSSIBLE TANKS, 5 POSSIBLE ARMORED CARS, 47 TRUCKS, 42 VEHICLES. TOP S-tCr T Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9 Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9 -2 /-3 ? ?..-7 e- -7 F 16. AL MAADI MILITARY INSTALLATION AND DEPOT: APPROXIMATELY 10 TRUCKS, APPROXIMATELY 670 TENTS. 17. CAIRO MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTHEAST: 9 POSSIBLE TANKS, 9 TRUCKS, 24 POSSIBLE VEHICLES, 476 TENTS. 18. EL QANTARA MILITARY CAMP: 15 TRUCKS, 3 VEHICLES, MODERATE AMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE. 19. KIRDASAH MILITARY CAMP: 20 TRUCKS, 30 VEHICLES, 75 TENTS. 20. MAHATTAT EL BALAH MILITARY BARRACKS: 3 TRUCKS, 11 VEHICLES. 21. MILITARY CAMP EAST OF SHALLUFA AIRFIELD: 24 TRUCKS, 14 POSSIBLE VEHICLES. 22. MILITARY CAMP ACROSS THE CANAL FROM,SHALLUFA AIRFIELD: APPROXIMATELY 50 POSSIBLE TRUCKS, 20 TENTS. 23. MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTHEAST OF FAYID AIRFIELD: 14 POSSIBLE TANKS, 9 POSSIBLE VEHICLES, 58 POSSIBLE TENTS. 24. MILITARY STORAGE AREA 2953w, 3118E: LARGE AMOUNT OF UNIDENTI- ?FIED OPEN STORAGE. ATTS OF- TIRAN$, I FREIGHTER IN STRAITS, NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY. 25. SHARM ES SHEIKH AREA: 1 PF APPROXIMATELY 8 NM SOUTH OF TOP7 Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9 26.. Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-97? SUEZ HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 5 CARGO SHIPS, INCOMPLETE INFORMATION. 27. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTALLATIONS AND AREAS: EL AUJA DEMILITARIZED ZONE' ROAD FROM ISMAILIA TO GEBEL LIBNI. TOP S CRE1 Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9 Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78T05447A000300010003-9~~'? JORDAN $ 36. JENIN AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY. 37. JERUSALEM AIRFIELD: 1 C-47, 1 SINGLE ENGINE UNIDENTIFIED STRAIGHT WING AIRCRAFT. 38. NABLUS MILITARY CAMP: 30 TENTS. 39. SAHL MAKHNA MILITARY CAMP: LOCATED 2 NM SOUTH OF NABLUS; 2 POSSIBLE TANKS, 82 TRUCKS., 46 VEHICI,FS~ 228 TENTS. TOPS. 7 P-,- Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78T05447A000300010003-9 Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78T05447A000300010003-9 "2/~. _- - _1 1 LEBANON: 40. BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD: 5 H-19 TYPE, 8 H-34 TYPE, 13 LIAISON TYPE, 2 CONVAIR 240, 14 C-473-6 SPITFIRE TYPE, 6 VAMPIRE, 5 C-54~ 1 PROBABLE C-54) 1 C-118, 2 C-124, 3 C-130, 4 VISCOUNT, i AVRO YORK, I PROBABLE AVRO YORK, 3 P2V-7~ 2 UNIDENTIFIED TWIN ENGINE 65 FOOT WING SPAN AIRCRAFT. 41. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY. KLEIAT AIRFIELD (RUNWAY CONDITION UNKNOWN), METULLA ESTABEL 42. HARMEL AREA: NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY. SYRIA: 43. DAMASCUS AIRFIELD: S FAGOT/FRESCO, 2 CONSTELLATION, 1 COACH/CRATE, 2 C-472 1 LIAISON, APPROXIMATELY 23 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT. TOP SSCRZE N Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78T05447A000300010003-9 Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9 t,e ?2 7l_ S 7 TOP S 44. HAMA AIRFIELD( 11 FRESCO (4 ON ALERT APRON), 2 FAGOTS, 10 UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE-,ENGINE STRAIGHT WING AIRCRAFT, 1 TRUCK ON GCA APRON, 8 VEHICLES AND 2 TRUCKS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE AREA, NUMEROUS SLIT TRENCHES? PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS SITES ARE OCCUPIED. 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 3 NM SOUTH OF AIRFIELD OCCUPIED., 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 1/2 NM SOUTH UNOCCUPIED (INCLUDES 9 TRUCKS IN REVETMENTS), POSSIBLE 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 3 NM NORTH OF AIRFIELD OCCUPIED, POSSIBLE 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 2 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF AIRFIELD OCCUPIED, POSSIBLE 4 GUN HEAVY AAA 1 NM NORTH OF CITY OF HAMA OCCUPANCY UNDETERMINED. 45. SAHL ES SAHRA AIRFIELD: 1 UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, !11 1 1 POSSIBLE GLIDER. 46, THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY: EL QUSEIR, MINNIK. 47, AL QUNAYTIRAH MILITARY INSTALLATION: 19 VEHICLES 10 SMALL VEHICLES IN REVETMENTS, 25 TENTS. 48. DAMASCUS MILITARY DEPOT: 30 VEHICLES. 49. HAMA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 8 POSSIBLE TANKS, 23 TENTS, 6 OCCUPIED MACHINE GUN POSITIONS AT INSTALLATION. TOP E7 .W... Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9 Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9 ,e TOPS-Crr '0 ex 50. HUMS MILITARY INSTALLATION: 4 TANKS, 8 POSSIBLE FIELD ARTILLERY, 58 TRUCKS, 4 VEHICLES. 51. LATAKIA HARBOR AND CITY AREA: 3 LCT TYPE LANDING CRAFT BEACHED BOW ON, 17 CARGO, 57 TRUCKS AND 10 TENTS ON QUAY, 52 SYRIA LEBANON BORDER. VICINITY DIMAS: 4 VEHICLES LEBANESE BORDER STATION, 1 VEHICLE SYRIAN SIDE, NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY. 53. QATANA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 11 PROBABLE TANKS, 26 TRUCKS, 51 VEHICLES, 9 TENTS. ADD TO LEBANNON 54. RIYAQ AIRFIELD: 6 VAMPIRES, 3 T-6 TYPE, 1 PROBABLE HUNTING 'F.-CIVAL PEMBROKE TYPE AIRCRAFT. TOP SECRETI Approved For Release 2008/04/09: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000300010003-9