NEWLY IDENTIFIED SWAPO CAMPS ANGOLA (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP84T00171R000201390001-7
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RIPPUB
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S
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8
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December 28, 2016
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February 15, 2012
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1
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Publication Date: 
August 17, 1983
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REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE I NITIALS 1 ARCHIVES 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: Paper Prints FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE NPIC w (Security Classification) NOFORN (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z-13954/83 29 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions (Security Classification) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to .. . Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 _ nMenongue JAM_ BA SWAPO b Cassinga . CAMP ' .'- -, , ANGOLA *Fcuito-Cuanavaie NF WI V IflCNTICICn euuwon n wiuee in A ANGOLA MOXICO Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 ,I 1 - - Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 30-K (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER SIGNIFICANCE: NEW SWAPO CAMPS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED ON IMAGERY NEAR JAMBA AND TECHAMUTETE IN SOUTHERN ANGOLA (GRAPHIC 1). (SWN) REMARKS: JAMBA SWAPO CAMP 1, 12 NM EAST OF JAMBA AIRFIELD NEWLY IDENTIFIED SWAPO CAMPS ANGOLA SWN Page 1 of 2 Copy Attachment to Z13954/83 NPIC/IEG (8/83) 17 AUGUST 1983 25X1 AND 14 NM SOUTH OF THE NAMIBE-MENONGUE RAIL T.TNE- WAS CONFIRMED AS A SWAPO CAMP ON IMAGERY SWAPO CAMP 1 , TECHAMUTETE SWAPO CAMP 2 THE WEST BANK OF THE TECHIVA RIVER. THERE WERE EXTENSIVE VEHICLE TRACKS, NUMEROUS FOOT PATHS, AND AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF LIGHT ANTIAIRCRAFT/HEAVY-MACHINE GUN (AA/HMG) POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE CAMP. NO TENTS OR OTHER ABOVEGROUND STRUCTURES WERE IDENTIFIED, SUGGESTING THE EXISTENCE OF AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF BUNKERS FOR BILLETING AND STORAGE (GRAPHIC 2). (SWN) THE THREE SMALLER SWAPO CAMPS, (SEE GRAPHIC 1) TECHAMUTETE THESE CAMPS RESEMBLES THE JAMBA FACILITY EXCEPT THAT NONE HAVE A COMPARABLE CONCENTRATION OF AIR DEFENSE SITES. (SWN). THESE ARE THE FIRST SWAPO CAMPS IDENTIFIED ON IMAGERY SINCE THE LARGE SWAPO STORAGE AND TRAINING COMPLEX WAS IDENTIFIED AT LUBANGO IN MAY 1981. (SWN) AND TECHAMUTETE SWAPO CAMP 3 ARE SPREAD OVER AN AREA FROM 5 TO 8 NM WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF CASSINGA AND TECHAMUTETE AND WERE CONFIRMED AS SWAPO CAMPS ON IMAGERY EACH OF These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical 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. WARNING NOTICE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES OR METHODS INVOLVED SFCRFT :25X1 LOA I 25X1 25X1 LJ/\ I 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000201390001-7 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Copy Page 2 of 2 Attachment to ' Z -13 9 5 4/ 8 3 THERE IS ALSO A LARGE ANGOLAN AND CUBAN GROUND FORE DEFENSES INDICATES THE JAMBA CAMP IS A SWAPO REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND STORAGE DEPOT. ITS PROXIMITY TO THE SOUTHERN RAIL LINE FACILITATES THE RECEIPT OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT ARE MOVED INLAND FOLLOWING NPIC/IEG (8/83) 17 AUGUST 1983 ANALYST'S COMMENTS: SINCE THE SOUTH AFRICAN ATTACK ON THE FORMER CAMP AT CASSINGA IN MAY 1978, SWAPO HAS ATTEMPTED TO PROTECT ITS CAMPS IN SOUTHERN ANGOLA BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF VEGETATION FOR CONCEALMENT, BY DISPERSING ITS FACILITIES OVER A WIDE AREA, AND ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND BUNKER NETWORKS. EXTENSIVE TRACK ACTIVITY AND THE PRESENCE OF AIR PRESENCE AT THE NEARBY JAMBA AIRFIELD WHICH AFFORDS SOME SECURITY SOUTH AFRICAN GROUND ATTACK. (SWN) JAMBA SWAPO CAMP 1 COORDINATES 14-43-OOS 016-15-11E (S) These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered Ivalid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES OR METHODS INVOLVED SECRET 25X1 '25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000201390001-7 MOXICO ANGOLA TECHAMUTETE SWAPO CAMPS NEWLY IDENTIFIED SWAPO CAMPS 1 ZONE MN 4` Huambo SOUTH AFRICAN BUFFER Operet I 14-0452/83 Z-13954 NP /IEG (8/83) 1 OF 2 NOTICE THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS A LASERFAX TRANSMISSION AND IS NOT INDICATIVE OF THE ORIGINAL IMAGE QUALITY ANGOLA] Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 I I Li i _ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 BENGUELA OVAMBOLAND 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/16: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000201390001-7