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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05447A000100010090-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2007
• Sequence Number: 90
• Content Type: CABLE

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OLD AIRFIELD. APPROXIMATELY 8200 BY 110 FEET. CONCRETE.
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THIS IS AN
EPORT
0. 1407, DATE OF INFORMATION 17 MAY 1958,
REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWINGS EGYPT$ JORDAN AND SYRIA.
EGYPT ? FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED:
1.o. AMRIYA NORTH AIRFIELD. NO AIRCRAFT. PROBABLY ABANDONED.
2. AMRIYA SOUTH AIRFIELD. NO AIRCRAFT. PROBABLY ABANDONED.
ASYUT AIRFIELD. NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY.
BILBEIS AIRFIELD. 44T?6 TYPE AIRCRAFT. 45 AIRCRAFT CRATES,
AIRFIELD 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BILBEIS. NO AIRCRAFT.
EL *U TA AIRFIELD, It 30 Wit.. to.. NEW R WAY CONSTUCTEP OM
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650 FEET PREPARES OVERRUNS EACH END. PARALLEL TAXIWAY ON EAST
SIDESSIX HARDSTANDS. ,AIRCRAFT,
,. AIRFIELD, NO AI*CR
IVRCHAIA AIRY LD NO,, 1. NO AIRCRAFT.
HIRGHAIIA AIRFIELD NI. 2..u t0 AIRCRA`'
10. HURGHAIA NEW AIRFIELD NOR
UTH RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 9000
FEET CONCRETE. SOUTH END UNDER CONSTRICTION. PARALLEL TAXIWAY.
NO AIRCRAFT. LOCATED ONE AND ONE-HALF MILES NORTHWEST OF
HURGHADA NO. 1.;_
INCHAS AIRFIELD. 19 FRESCOS9 15 FAGOTS! 3 MIG TYPE.
12. KAIRIT AIRFIELD. 14 FAGOTS, 17 FRESCOS, I FACOT/FRESCO, 1 POSSIBLE
AIRCRAFT.
13,BASFAREET AIRFIELD.. NO AIRCRAFT OR ACTIVITY.,
. LUXOR AIRFIELD. 3 BEAGLES 1 C-47 TYPE.
15. MATRUH AIRFIELD. NO AIRCRAFT. SERVICEABLE. NO MILITARY ACTIVITY
REPORTED IN AREA.
164 MINUF AIRFIELD. 3 BEAGLE. RUNWAY REPORTED 9000 BY 135 FEET.
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17. QUWEISNA AIRFIELD. ALSO KNOWN AS TANTA. NO AIRCRAFT.
1S,* RAS UM SIAD AIRFIELD. NO AIRCRAFT, TWO PACKED EARTH RUNWAYS
4000 FEET.
19. SHALLUFA AIRFIELD. NO ACTIVITY.
20. ASYUT MILITARY CAMP ONE NAUTICAL MILE EAST OF ASYUT AIRFIELD.
36 VEHICLES. LARGE. AMOUNT UNIDENTIFIED OPEN STORAGE.
BURG AL ARAB AREA. 16 TANKS, 230 TRUCKS, 42 FIELD ARTILLERYV
;0 LO! 3 MILES VEST. BURG AL ARAB AIRFIELD,
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COMPLETELY ABANDONED AND UNSERVICEABLE.
224 DASTAT AL HUMAYRAH .MILITARY CAMP. 3#;-,#'7N , 32 21E. 300 TENTS
23. EL DABA AREA. NO ACTIVITY OR VEHICLES REPORTED. MILITARY CAMP
PROBABLY ABANDONED. NO AIRFIELD, TED IN THIS AREA.
24. EL HAMMAM. 3D 5IN 29 24E. 30 RAILROAD CARS AT STATION HALT.
MAJORITY FLAT CARS, SMALL AMOUNT OPEN STORAGE TO THE SOUTH.
25. KASFAREET MILITARY INSTALLATION. 99 TRUCKS, 12 ARTILLERY,
APPROXIMATELY 250 TENTS
26. MILITARY CAMP ACROSS CANAL FROM SHALLUFA AIRFIELD. 65 TRUCKS
27. MILITARY CAMP SOUTHEAST OF FAYID AIRFIELD. 33 TANKS, 3 PROBABLE
TANKS, 61 FIELD ARTILLERY, 190 TRUCKS, LARGE AMOUNT OPEN STORAGE.
28. STRAIT OF TIRAN. NO ACTIVITY.
29. SUEZ ARMY GARRISON NORTHWEST. 40 TRUCKS.
JORDAN$ FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPORTED.
30. AMMAN AIRFIELD. 14 VAMPIRE, 11 HAWKER HUNTERS Q C-54, I C-47!
31. AMMAN MILITARY DEPOT NORTH OF AIRFIELD. UNIDENTIFIED OPEN STORAGE.
32. AMMAN MILITARY DEPOT WEST OF AIRFIELD, ESTIMATED 75 VEHICLES.
33. TENT CAMP ONE HALF MILE WEST OF ET TUNEIB. 85 TENTS, 12 VEHICLES.
34. MAFRAQ NEW AIRFIELD. NO AIRCRAFT. NO ACTIVITY AT MAFRAQ MILITARY
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 35. MAFRAQ OLD AIRFIELD. NO AIRCRAFT OR Ab"T ITY.
36.r ZERKA AIRFIELD. RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS EXTENDED 1200 FEET TO EAST?
flET TOTAL. NO AIRCRA NOW BEING USED AS VEHICLE AND
APPROXIMATELY 98 TRUCKS, 38 VEHICLES, OPEN STORAGE.
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37. ZERKA MILITARY INSTALLATION. 14 ANKS, 16 PRIME MOVERS!
APPROXIMATELY 270 FIELD ARTILLERY, APPROXIMATELY 930 VEHICLES,
350 TENTS, 36 PROBABLE FIELD ARTILLERY.
SYRIA! FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPORTED.
38. AS SUWAYDA MILITARY CAMP 32 42T 36 34E. 32 VEHICLES. CONSISTS
OF TWO SMALL AREAS EAST EDGE OF TOWN, ONE AN OLD FORT. EACH
39. LAMA AIRFIELD. 7 FRESCOI 6 T*6 TYPES 8 AA GUNS IN TOW BEHIND
TRUCKS. ONE WHIFF TYPE RADAR.
40. HAMA MILITARY CAMP. 2 ARMORED CARS, 28 VEHICLES, 29 BUILDINGS,
UNIDENTIFIED OPEN STORAGE. NORTHWEST EDGE OF HAMA.
41. HUMS MILITARY INSTALLATION. S PROBABLE FIELD ARTILLERY,