US RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY OVER CUBA

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• Publication Date: February 20, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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RAC No. 007/63
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
20 February 1963
DAILY REPORT
SUBJECT: US Reconnaissance Activity over Cuba
1. Today's Schedule (20 February)
a. Missions: BRASS KNOB 3434* off at 0538 EST;
BRASS KNOB 3437* scheduled to be off
at 1244 EST
b. Purpose : 3434 will cover targets in eastern Cuba;
3437 will cover targets i stern Cuba.
c. Weather : Light cloud cover over the eastern third
of the island* moderate to heavy cloud
over the remainder of the island. The
outlook for tomorrow is moderate to
light cloud cover over eastern and
western portions of the island* with
heavy cloud cover over central Cuba.
d. IPIR due : 22 February 1963
2, Yesterday's Activity (19 February)
a. Missions
flown :
BRASS KNOB
estimates
targets.
BRASS KNOB
estimates
targets.
BRASS KNOB
estimates
targets.
3430 over western Cuba. Pilot
60% coverage of
3432 over central Cuba. Pilot
45% coveraii761?gcheduled
3433 over eastern Cuba. Pilot
60% coverage of
b. IPIR due : 21 February 1963
c. Reaction : No significant air defense reaction to
these BRASS KNOB missions was noted.
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3. Shipping Summary
a. Soviet Bloc ships confirmed en route to Cuba
1600 EST 19 February:
Tankers
4
Passenger
3
Dry Cargo
11
Total
18
b. Soviet Bloc ships in Cuban ports 1600 EST
19 February:
Tankers
3
Passenger
,1
Dry Cargo
32
Total
36
c. Dry cargo ships now in Cuban ports which were
photographed while inbound to Cuba by low-altitude or
surface cameras: 29
d. CIA has received photos of 23 of these ships.
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ANNEX TO DAILY REPORT
Significant Shipping Developments
The following five Soviet merchant ships, each of
which received an "extremely urgent" encrypted message
from MOSCOW on 16 February, may be involved in an im-
pending withdrawal of additional Soviet personnel and/or
military equipment from Cuba:
Ship Last Located
Khimik Zelinsky
Labinsk
Leninsky Komsomol
Slutsk
Sovetsk
Nuevitas
Isabella de Sagua
NUevitas (11 February)
Santiago (departed for
Cienfuegos on 16 Feb.)
Possibly Havana
The Deputat Lutsky, reported to have departed Moa for
the USSR, may also be involved in the withdrawal of per-
sonnel. .
The Soviet passenger ship Baikal, now in Havana harbor,
may be there to pick up Soviets. We have had no information
on what she carried to Cuba from the USSR.
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BRASS KNOB COVERAGE OF COMOR HIGHEST PRIORITY TARGETS IN CUBA
During 12-18 February 1963
Dates
Totals
Targets
12.13
14
15
16
17
Sorties
Days
Covere.
1.
Siguanea Cruise Missile Site
_18
0
0
2.
Banes Cruise Missile Site
1
2
3.
Santa Cruz del Norte Cruise Site
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4.
Camilo Cienfuegos Airfield
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4
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1
1
5.
Camaguey Airfield
p
1
1
2
2
6.
Holguin Airfield
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1
1
1
7.
San Antonio de los Banos-Airfield
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0
0
8.
Mariel Naval Base
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1
.
1
1
9.
Banes Naval Base
--1
, 1
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1
2
2
10.
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Cienfuel?s Naval-Base
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1
2
2
11.
Santiago de-Cdba-Port
1
1
2
2
12.
La Isabella Port
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1
1
1
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Caibarien -Port
1
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1
2
2
11.
Cardenas Port-
2-
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2
2
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Casilda Port
1
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1
1
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4
4-
1 .
Matanzas Port
1
4
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1
1
17.
Havana Port
0
0
18.
Guantanamo Area
1
1
2
2
19.
Pinar del Rio Military Camp,0
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0
20.
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Artemisa Military Capp-
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21.
Holguin Military Capp
1
1
1
22.
Remedios Military Camp.
0
0
23.
Santiago de los Vegas Military Camp
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0
0
2.
Lourdes (Tbrrens) Army Camp0
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0
25.
Limonar Military Camp
1,
1
1
26.
Camaguey Military* Camp-
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1
.
1
1
4
4
27.
Malawi Arriba WI
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,
1
1
1
28.
Managua Staging Area

0
0
29.
Bejucal Staging Area0
.
A
,
0
130.
Manicaragua Staging Area
1 -
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During the period 12-18 February 19631 70 percent of the total land area
of Cuba was covered by photography with 25 percent or less cloud cover.
This included oblique photography up to 70 miles on either side of the
flight line.
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