SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY ACTIVITY OSHIVELO MILITARY CAMP, NAMIBIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84T00171R000301120001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 15, 1984
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE: INDICATIONS ARE OBSERVED OF A POSSIBLE
WITHDRAWAL OF SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY FORCES FROM ANGOLA. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: AT LEAST TWO 140MM FIELD ARTILLERY (FA) BATTERIES
WITH SAMIL ARTILLERY PRIME MOVERS, SIX PROBABLE BUFFEL LIGHT
ARMORED VEHICLES, AND 54 TRUCKS HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 25X1
THE PRESENCE OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT CANNOT BE 25X1
DETERMINED BECAUSE OF HEAVY CLOUD COVER OVER MOST OF THE CAMP.
(SWN)
PRESS REPORTS OF 13 JANUARY, INDICATED A CONVOY OF SOUTH
AFRICAN TROOP CARRIERS AND ARMORED VEHICLES WAS OBSERVED
HEADING SOUTH IN THE VICINITY OF EVALE, ANGOLA, 55 NM NORTH OF
THE NAMIBIAN BORDER. (U)
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN NAMIBIA INCLUDES THE PROBABLE
DEPARTURE OF SIX POSSIBLE MIRAGE F.1 MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER
AIRCRAFT FROM ONDANGWA AIRFIELD SINCE 25X1
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SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY ACTIVITY
OSHIVELO MILITARY CAMP, NAMIBIA
AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE OBSERVED IN THE CLOUD-FREE 25X1
AREAS CONSISTS OF 13 IMPALA LIGHT STRIKE AIRCRAFT, THREE C-47
LIGHT TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, FIVE KUDU LIAISON/OBSERVATION
AIRCRAFT, SIX PUMA MEDIUM HELICOPTERS, AND FIVE ALOUETTE III
LIGHT HELICOPTERS. (SWN)
OSHIVELO AND ONDANGWA ARE IN NORTHERN NAMIBIA 60 NM AND 35 NM
SOUTH OF.THE ANGOLAN BORDER, RESPECTIVELY. (SWN)
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