SECURED STORAGE AREA SLONIM, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
SECURED STORAGE AREA
SLONIM, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
Handle Via TALENT - KEYHOLE Control Only
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detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to
receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center iPic (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POB storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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SECURED STORAGE AREA
(53-05N 025-23E)
SLONIM, GRODNENSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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SLONIM
SECURED
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MILITARY DISTRICT
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A secured storage area is located 3.5
kilometers (km) east of Slonim (53-05N 025-
20E). It is served by a dirt access road which
connects with a probable all-weather road ex-
tending from Slonim to Baranovichi. The storage
area is not rail served although a single track
rail line connecting Slonim and Baranovichi is
located 0.5 km south. The Slonim Training
Area (TA-1) is located approximately 2 km
south. The Slonim Army Barracks and Ordnance
Depot (AL-2) is located approximately 4 km
southwest. There is no direct road connection
between the installations. The Slonim Army
Barracks Albertin (AL-1) has been abandoned
and the area returned to civilian use.
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The storage area covers approximately 85
acres and includes 76 storage buildings and 11
support buildings. It is secured by a wall on
three sides with undetermined security along
the stream bed.
The installation was covered by TALENT
photography in =and 10 KEYHOLE Missions
between
parative analysis revealed an increase from
three to six large storage buildings and the
addition of 65 small storage buildings from
There is no evidence of re-
vetting on any coverage.
The military significance of this installation
cannot be determined.
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Road Service
The installation is served by a dirt access
road which joins a probable all-weather road
extending from Slonim to Baranovichi.
Area El contains 70 general storage build-
ings approximately 20 by 40 ft. -
coverage revealed five of these buildings, .
-coverage revealed 20, and
coverage revealed 70.
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Area E2 contains six general storage build-
ings approximately 20 by 40 ft. - cov-
erage revealed three of these buildings com-
pleted, and construction of a fourth.
coverage revealed all six buildings.
Support Buildings
Area H contains 11 support buildings, eight
directly south of a secured area. 't'hree were
in the secured area and under construction
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FIGURE 3. SECURED STORAGE AREA, SLONIM, USSR. Sketch compiled from
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US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0168-18HL, 3d ed, Dec 62 (SE(RET)
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DIA. PC 225/1-1-63, Installation Gist, Soviet Ground P'orces, Oct 63 (SECRET/No Foreign Dissem Except
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