PREPARATION FOR AFRICAN PARTY FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF PORTUGUESE GUINEA AND THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS (PAIGC) OPERATION AGAINST PORTUGUESE GUINEA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06814856
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2022
• Case Number: F-2018-01460
• Publication Date: May 4, 1973

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COUNTRY GUINEA/PORTUGUESE GUINEA/USSR
001 27 APRIL - 2 MAY 1973
SUBJECT PREPARATION FOR AFRICAN PARTY FOR THE
INDEPENDENCE OF PORTUGUESE. GUIEXA AND THE ir
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS(PAIGC) OPERATION AGAINST �
PORTUGUESE GUINEA
1. A PAIGC HILITARY OPERATION AGAINST PORTUGUESE GUINEA IS
VON BEING PREPARED AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF AMMUNITION ARE BEING
ASSEMBLED IN CONAKRY FOR SHIPMENT BY SEA TO PAIGC TROOPS IN
PORTUGUESE GUINEA. NO ONE INVOLVED IN THESE
PREPARATIONS APPEARS TO KNOW THE OBJECTIVE OR TIMING OF THE
OPERATION.) BECAUSE THE PAIGC NAVY HAS NOT YET BEEN SUFFICIENTLY
REORGANIZED SINCE THE JANUARY 1973 ASSASSINATION OF AMILCAR
CABRAL, THE PAIGC HAS REQUESTED GUINEAN ASSISTANCE IN
HAULING THE AMMUNITION AND SUPPLIES BY SEA. TWO GUINEAN COASTAL
STEAMERS, THE "KANKOURE" AND THE "KAKOSSA", HAVE BEEN PLACED
AT THE DISPOSITION OF THE PA1GC FOR THIS OPERATION, AND
GUINEAN ARMY TRUCKS AND PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN LOADING
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AMMUNITION AND SUPPLIES ABOARD THESE .VESSELS ,SINCE 27 APRIL. �
APPROXIHATELY TWENTY
FULLY LOADED ZIL-1300 TRUCKS PER. DAY ON 27, 28 AND 30 APRIL.
COXES OF MUNITION FRO/4 THE TRUCKS HERE BEING LOADED INTO
THE TWO BOATS. ON 27 AND 30 APRIL A SOVIET MILITARY TECHNICIAN
WAS INVOLVED IN THE LOADING OPERATION. NO LOADING WAS CARRIED
ON ON 29 APRIL OR I MAY, BOTH HOLIDAYS. THE HAJORITY OF AMMU-
NITION IS in OUVE DRAB WOODEN CRAM. WHOSE MARKINGS ARE SOVIET
BUT NOT LEGIBLE.' THERE HAVE BEEN ALSO AT LEAST THREE TRUCKLOADS
OF NATURAL COLOR WOODEN CRATES WITH SOVIET MARKINGS INCLUDING
THE LEGEND "14.5 82T" ObSS/BLY 14.5 MN AMMUN!TIO117. ALL THE
CRATES ARE OF ROUGHLY SIMILAR SIZE: APPROXIMATELY 12" X 24"
X 45" X 50". BOTH GUINEAN 80ATS ARE STILL IN CONAKRY PORT AS
OF 2 MAYO
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