(SANITIZED)REPORT 1558, DATE OF INFORMATION: 24 FEBRUARY 1960

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HTS ?TS A
THE F NG COUNTRIES HAVE BE.., REPORTED: IRAN, IRA
JORDAN, ' LEBANON,, SYRIA*
THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN REPORTED
1. ABADAN AIRFIELD: 2 C-47 TYPE;, 1 SCOTTISH AVIATION TWIN PIONEER,
1 PROBABLE DOVE, 1 SMALL UNIDENTI'I. .L TWIN ENGINE TRANSPORT, 1
.LIAISON TYPE. 23 PROBABLE TRUCK VANS, 60 TRUCKS, 65 VEHICLES.
2. AHWAZ AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY.
3. DEZFUL AIRFIELD: LARGE HANGAR UNDER CONSTRUCTION, ABOUT 40
PERCENT COMPLETE; FOUNDATION PILINGS FOR A SECOND HANGAR BEING
PREPARED ADJACENT TO FIRST HANGAR. NO AIRCRAFT.
4. KUT ABDULLAH AIRFIELD: 2 C-47 TYPE, 1 PROBABLE C-46 TYPE.
5. AHWAZ.AREA:
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(A) AHWAZ MILITARY INSTALLATION: 18 PROBABLE TANKS, 236
TRUCKS, 66 VEHICLES.
(B) AHWUZ DEPOT AREA: 14 TRUCKS, 30 VEHICLES.
(C) AHWAZ AMMO STORAGE AREA: NC UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
(D) AHWAZ FACTORY AREA EAST: 291 TRUCKS, 108 VEHICLES, 20
PROBABLE FIELD ARTILLERY. MODERATE AMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE.
6. KHURRAMSHAHR HARBOR AND CITY AREA:
(A) PORT AREA: 2 POSSIBLE PT, 3 POSSIBLE RIVER PATROL, 8
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FREIGHTER ~ LERATE LOCI': ACTY TY AND STORAGE.
(B) CITY AREA: 36 PROBAELE LD ARTILLERY, 125 TRUCKS, 69
VEHICLES. LARGEIIAMOUNT OF OPEN STORAGE.
7. BAGHDAD WEST: 1 C-47 TYPE, 1 C-45 TYPE, 2 COACH/CRATE TYPE,
1 VISCOUNT, 2 LIAISON TYPE.
g. BASRA AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT. 19 PRO AEL: MIG CRATES, 34
TRUCKS.
9. HABBANIYA AIRFIELD: 4 VAMPIRE`".
10. K-1 AIRFIELD: 1 C-47 TYPE.
11. KIRKUK AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT. 17 TENTS.
12. RASHID AIRFIELD: 4 EAGLES, 13 FRESCOES, 1 VENOM, 21 T-6
TYPE, -2 BRISTOL 170 TYPE, 1 SMALL U;' IDENTIFIED TTJ IN-EDGINE T RAN:SPORT,
2 LIAISON TYPE, 21 AIRCRAFT CRATES, 49 TRUCKS.
13. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY: AIM
ZALA, HAEBANIYA PLATEAU, H-3 SHUAI?A, T-1-
14* BAGHDAD MILITARY COMPLEX:
(A) BAGHDAD BARRACKS NORTH: 23 TRUCKS, 7 TENTS.
(B) BAGHDAD MILITARY INSTALLATION CENTRAL:
(C) BAGHDAD MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTHEAST: 22 TRUCKS, 29
(D) BAGHDAD MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTH: 60 TRUCKS, 95 VEHICLES,
VEHICLES.
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(F), _BAGHDAD VEST ArLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 24 P ROEABLE ANTI-
AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY, 4 EMPLANENT AA SITE, PROEA LLY OCCUPIED, 12
FIELD ARTILL..T RY, ROBABLE '' A TILLERY 31 TRUCKS, 144
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VEHICLES, 277 TENTS.
(C) I AFLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 29 POSSIBLE TANKS,
ERY, TRUCKS, 159 ' ICi,ES, 281 TENTS.
15. BALAD SINJAR AREA: 23 TENTS.
16. BASRA
(A) BASRA AMMO STORAGE: NO ACTll'ITY.
(B) BASRA POLICE POST: 34 TRUCKS, 62 VEHICLES.
(C) BASRA PORT FACILITIES: FREIGHTERS, 1 COASTAL FREIGHTER,
5 PT, BOATS, 1 PROEAB, NINE SUE PER, 1 LARGE OCEAN YACHT, LARGE
19. JALAULA (JALULA) NIIaITARY INSTALLATION 50 T000KS, 53
VEHICLES.
20. KHANAOIN AREA: 16 TRUCKS, 30 TENTS.
21. KIRKUK AREA:
(A) KIRKUK AFLO MILITARY INSTALLATION: 17 TANKS, 20 PCS:IOLE
FIELD ARTILLERY, 103 TRUCKS, 29 VEHICLES, 10 SHALL VEHICLES; 5 TENS.
(E) KIRKUK NORTH TENT CAMP: 12 POSSIELE SHALL VEHICLES.
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AM9UNT OF DOCK STORAGE'.
NAHR UMAR DEPOT: NO INFORMATION.
(E) EASRA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 14, VEHICLES. SHALL AMOUNT OF
OPEN STORAGE.
17.
HAEEANIYA MILITARY COMPLEX:
(A)
AL FALLUJAH TENT CAMPS Stu
AEANLO ?IE .
(B)
HABBANIYA AFL: AMMO STORAGE:
NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
(C)
HAEEANIYA AFLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 10 POSSIBLE TANKS,
12. POSSIBLE FIELD ARTILLERY, 115 TRUCKS, 75 VEHICLES.
(D) HAEEANIYA LAKE NE SHORE TENT CA ?P : O UNUSUAL ACTIN' ITY.
(E) HAEEANIYA SOUTH TENT CAHP. AEAICN'' 2?
(F) RAHADI IIABBANIYA AREA: O UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
18. HABIT}IA (K-3) AREA: NO AIRCRAFT. 10 TI LICKS, 12 VIiIIOL ; ;,
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26. TAJI STATION NEW: ONE TOKEN IN POSITION ON MOUND, ONE POSSIBLE
?ION ct
Q , THREE
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(B) SHUAIBA AFLD MILITARY INSTALLATION: 46 VEHICLES, 3 TENTS.
CC) SHAIBAH COMPOUND AREA: 12 TRUCKS, 49 VEHICLES.
(D). SHAIBAH MILITARY INSTALLATION: 68 TRUCKS, 47 VEHICLES.
(E) SHAIBAH STORAGE AREA: NO ACTIVITY.
25. SULAIMANITA AREA: 10 VEHICLES, S TENTS.
OKEN, 16 VAN TRUCKS, TWO ARRAYS CONSISTING OF 3 VAN TRUCKS EACH
WITH AN ANTENNAE ON TOP, AND EACH CONNECTED BY CABLES TO A GROUP
AL MASQARAH DEPOT AREA: NO INFORMATION.
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OF 5 VAN TRUCKS. 30 TRUCKS.
27. THE FOLLOWING REPORT NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY: AMARAH INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION - Es IRAQI-IRANI BORDER AREA -'VICINITY OF PENJWIN,
KARBALA AREA, KIEL.
28. NO INFORMATION REPORTED FOR THE FOLLOWING: AL QAIM AREA,
DUJAILA, KUFA AIRFIELD, SUNAISALA.
JORDAN:
39. AMMAN AIRFIELD: 2 VAMPIRES! I CONSTELLATION, 1 DC-6 TYPES
11C-3 TYPE, 1 T-29 TYPE, I DE HAVILLAND DOVE, 1 HERON, 1 LIAISON
TYPES .1 UNIDENTIF*IED AIRCRAFT. 4 TRUCKS.
30. MAFRAQ NEW AIRFIELD: 2 HAWKER HUNTERS, 1 POSSIBLE HAWKER
HUNTER IN HANGAR, 1, PROVABLE VAMPIRE, 3 UNIDENTIFIED BIPLANES,
R-4, KENSINGTON NBR 17, MAFRAQ OLD, ZERKA W
ART I ~ ~ WITH TRUCKS 11 TRUCKS.
31;. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY:
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(C) AMMAN NORTH MILITARY CAMP: TRUCKS, 50 VEHICLESs 350
(B) IRBID NORTH MILITARY AREA: 21 TENTS.
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(A) AMMAN AFLD MILITARY DEPOT WEST: APPROXIMATELY 70 TRUCES,
(B) AMMAN MILIT RY INSTALLATION: 45 TRUCKS, 13 VEHICLES.
TENTS.
(D) AMMAN CENT)L MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 40 TENTS.
(E) AMMAN MILITARY TENT CA _k TRUCKS, lit VEHICLES, 70 TENTS.
34. DAMIYA TENT CAMP: LOCATED AT 3204N 3541E, 6 NM ESE OF MAKHFAR
JIFT TA tS, 16 TRUCKS, 10 VEHICLES, 146 TENTS.
(A) IRBID MILITARY INSTALLATION: 25 TRUCKS, 18 VEHICLES, 8
35. H-4 AREAS NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
36. IRBID MILITARY AREA:
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37. MAFRAQ MILITARY INSTALLATION: 83 TRUCKS.
38. MAKHFAR JIFTLIK MILITARY CAMP:-f1 TRUCKS, 9 VEHICLES, 216
39. ZERKA MILITARY COMPLEX:
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---A) ZERKA 2BORAGE SOUTHEAST: NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
(B) ZERKA MILITARY INSTALLATION SOUTH: 18 TENTS.
(C)' ZERKA DEPOT SOUTHEAST: 10 PROBABLE ARMORED VEHICLES,
40 POSSIBLE ARMORED VEHICLES, 250 TRUCKS, 350 VEHICLES, 165
PROBABLE POL TRAILERS.
(D) ZERKA CENTRAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS: 6 TANKS, 4 POSSIBLE
TANKS, 11 HEAVY AA: 700 TRUCKS, 180 VEHICLES, 37 VEHICLE CARRIERS,
110 TENTS. LARGE AMOUNTS OF OPEN STORAGE.
(E) ZERKA MILITARY INSTALLATION EAST: 22 TRUCKSo 10 VEHICLES,
44 TENTS.
LEBANON:
40. RIYAQ AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY.
SYRIA:
41. ALEPPO AIRFIELD: 7 PROBABLE METEORS IN REVETTMENTS, 1 C-47
..DAMASCUS AIRFIELD: 6 FRESCO! FAGOT: 2 C*-54 1 PROBABLE
CBIK'U' ' E , 2 C-47~ I T-6 2 HOUND. 70 TRUCKS
35 VEHICLES, 55 TENTS.
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POSSIBLE MIG IN HANGn
EVETTED AA EMPLACEMENTS WIT1-4
RECONSTRUCTION OF AIRFIELD CONTINUES.
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GUN AAA SITES WITH FIRE CONTROL, OCCUPIED.
144. RAMA AXELD: 8 FRESCOES 2 FAG.
METEORS" POSSIBLE METEOR. TWO 6
FIRE CONTROL. TAXIWAYS-BEING RESURFACED.
46. SAHL ES SAHRA AIRFIELD: NO AIRCRAFT. 40 VEHICLES PARKED IN
AREA ACROSS ROAD.
47. THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS REPORT NO AIRCRAFT OR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY:
BAB EL HAQUA, DEIR EZ ZOR, DEIR EZ ZOR SOUTH, EL QUSEIR, PALMYRA,
QAMICHLIYE, T-2s T*4.,
48. AATEIBE/HADRA CITY MILITARY INSTALLATION: 32 VEHICLES.
50. ARTUZ STORAGE AREA: PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS STORAGE AREA,
BELIEVED TO BE REVETMENTS FOR MANEUVER AREA FOR QATANAH MILITARY
INSTALLATION. REVETMENTS ARE EMPTY AND SOME PARTS DESTROYED.
51. BRIDGES OVER THE EUPHRATES RIVER AT DEIR EZ ZOR AND RAQQA:
BRIDGES ARE SERVICEABLE. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
52. BUTMIYAH MILITARY AREA: 10 VEHICLES, 108 TENTS.
53. DAMASCUS MILITARY COMPLEX:
(A) KISWAH MILITARY CAMP: 20 PROBABLE TRUCKS WITH PROBABLE
TRAILERS, 50 VEHICLES, 75 PROBABLE TENTS.
(B) HASTRA ORDANCE DEPOT: 21 TANKS, 16 PROBABLE TANKS, 12
PROBABLE APC, 40 TRUCKS.
(C) QABOUN MILITARY INSTALLATION: APPROXIMATELY 200 TRUCKS,
APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES.
(D) AL MAZZIH AMMO DEPOT: NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
(E) DIMAS MILITARY AREA: NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
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(F) MOUDAMIYET MILITARY AREAS" 4 FIELD ARTILLERY, 115 TRUCKS,
15 VEHICLES, SMALL AMOUNT OF UNIDENTIPI EQUIPMENT IN OPEN STORAGE.
(G) QABAM MILITARY INSTALLATION: 15 TRUCKS, 49 VEHICLES, 10
PROBABLE VEHICLES, 32. TENTS.
(H) ORDNANCE-ARTILLERY REPAIR DEPOT: 30 PROBABLE TANKS, 9
FIELD ARTILLERY,-30 PROBABLE FIELD ARTILLERY, 194 TRUCKS, 85
VEHICLES, 65 TENTS.
(I) PUMA MILITARY AREA: NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
(d) BILAT AAA SITE: LOCATED AT 3429N 3622E, 4 NM SE OF DAMASCUS;
6 GUN AAA SITE WITH FIRE CONTROL, OCCUPIED.
54. DEIR EZ ZOR AREA: ROAD LEADING FROM BEIR EZ ZOR TO SOUAR BEING
RESURFACED.
55. DUMIER MILITARY INSTALLATION: 9 VEHICLES.
56. EL QUNAYTIRAH MILITARY INSTALLATION: 6 AA, 145 TRUCKS, 40
VEHICLES, 24 TENTS. MODERATE AMOUNT OPEN STORAGE.
" 5T. HAMA MLITARY INSTALLATION: 15 TRUCKS.
58. HOMS MILITARY AREA:
(A) HOMS MILITARY DEPOT: 7 POSSIBLE SP GUNS, 150 TRUCKS.
APPROXIMATELY 290 VEHICLES OR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. INCOMPLETE
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TALLATION: NO ACTIVITY.
(C) HOMS STORAGE AREA: NO UNUL ACTIVITY.
i2''"ANX TRANSPORTER/TRAILERSp 154 TR9CKS,9 7 VEHICLES.
5914 QAT MILITARY INSTALLATION: 47 TANKS, 4 FIELD ARTILLERY,
60. QUTAYFAN MILITARY INSTALLATION: 'OR TRUCKS, 40 VEHICLES.
61. SUWAYRA MILITARY INSTALLATION: 4 POSSIBLE FIELD ARTILLERY,
67 TRUCKS, ,10 VEHICLES.
62. THE FOLLOWING REPORT NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY: ABU KEMAL AREA,
ALEPPO KASERNE, AL HASAKAH PROVINCE, ESRIYE CITY, FIQ AREA, MASADAH
AREAS. QAMICHLI AREA, RAILROAD BETWEEN HOMS AND ALEPPO, SYRO-IRAQI
BORDER FROM 3702N 4210E TO 3421N 4100E SYRO-IRAQI BORDER FROM
3620N 4107E TO 3421N 4100E.
63. THE FOLLOWING REPORT NO INFORMATION: AFISSI NORTH AIRFIELD,
DJERAH AIRFIELD. BIR EL KHALIFE, SABAA BIAR CITY, REAFE.
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