AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED CONVERSION OF BANDAR MASHUR TO AN OIL PRODUCTS LOADING PORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010072-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2012
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: January 22, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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