NEW BIVOUAC OPERET MILITARY CAMP, NAMIBIA
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CIA-RDP89-00121R000100120007-2
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RIPPUB
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Document Creation Date:
December 28, 2016
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February 1, 2011
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7
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Publication Date:
January 14, 1982
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REPORT
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NEW BIVOUAC
OPERET MILITARY CAMP, NAMIBIA
NPIC/PEG (1/82)
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: POSSIBLE SOUTH AFRICAN BUILDUP NEAR THE
NAMIBIA-ANGOLA BORDER.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A NEW BIVOUAC HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE
017-03-50E. IT CONSISTS OF 24 ADMINISTRATIVE AND 114 SQUAD
TENTS ARRANGED IN THREE PROBABLE BATTALION-SIZED AREAS. AT
LEAST 12 VEHICLES ARE ALSO PRESENT.
(S/D) OPERET MILITARY CAMP SERVES AS A STAGING BASE AND AS A
TRANSIT CAMP FOR SOUTH AFRICAN UNITS RETURNING FROM DUTY ON THE
ANGOLAN BORDER. INCREASES IN ACTIVITY ARE OFTEN NOTED HERE
PRIOR TO SOUTH AFRICAN RAIDS INTO ANGOLA. OPERET IS IN
NORTHERN NAMIBIA APPROXIMATELY 65 NM SOUTH OF THE ANGOLA BORDER.
3, COORDINATES 18-29-44S-017-03-O1E
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE
DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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