ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT ASH SHUAYBAH PORT FACILITIES SHUAIBA, KUWAIT

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 21, 1983
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ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT
ASH SHUAYBAH PORT FACILITIES SHUAIBA, KUWAIT
NPIC/PEG (12/83)
1. SIGNIFICANCE: AN ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT, PROBABLY DESTINED FOR
IRAQ, IS BEING OFFLOADED AT THIS INSTALLATION. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: A SOVIET BEZHITSA/POLTAVA-CLASS MERSHIP IS OFFLOADING
MILITARY CARGO. EQUIPMENT ON THE QUAY ADJACENT TO THE MERSHIP
INCLUDES FOUR FITTER FUSELAGE CONTAINERS, FOUR FITTER WING
CONTAINERS, FOUR FIELD ARTILLERY PIECES, AND FOUR PKP
AMPHIBIOUS TRAILERS. (SWN)
OF THE APPROXIMATELY 75 HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTERS AND 50 STAKEBED
TRAILERS ON OR NEAR THE QUAY ONLY 12 AND 25 25X1
REMAIN RESPECTIVELY. THIS SUGGESTS THAT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
OF MILITARY CARGO MAY HAVE BEEN OFFLOADED FROM THE SOVIET
MERSHIP SINCE ITS ARRIVAL (SWN) 25X1
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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