BTR-70 COMMAND VEHICLE KABUL DEPLOYMENT AREA SW, AFGHANISTAN (SANITIZED)

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP84T00491R000100160001-9

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December 28, 2016

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December 1, 2011

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February 10, 1984

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MISC

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Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/12/01 :CIA-RDP84T00491 8000100160001-9 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 ARCS-TINES 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLV PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: Paper Print FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE IEG TWFD 2 84 (Security Classification) CONTROL NO. Z-17330/84 COPY 29 OF 29 w Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions -SECREfi- (Security Classification) Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/12/01 :CIA-RDP84T00491 8000100160001-9 . __ ,_ _ . 11.. t. ~...... _L.~.l~, l.~.i .. _.. ._ .... ......_ .. .; . . Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/12/01 :CIA-RDP84T00491 8000100160001-9 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 2011/12/01 :CIA-RDP84T00491 8000100160001-9 25X1 Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/12/01 :CIA-RDP84T00491 8000100160001-9 Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/12/01 :CIA-RDP84T00491 8000100160001-9 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/12/01 :CIA-RDP84T00491 8000100160001-9 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Z-17330/84 Copy NPIC/IEG (2/84) 10 FEBRUARY 1984 BTR-70 COMMAND VEHICLE KABUL DEPLOYMENT aRFa ~w_ aFr,HANISTAN (SWN) 1. SIGNIFICANCE: BTR-70 COMMAND VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN AFGHANIST N. THIS IS THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF A COMMAND VARIANT OF THE BTR-70 ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC). (SWN) 2. REMARKS: THREE BTR-70 COMMAND VEHICLES WERE OBSERVED IN THE 40TH ARMY SIGNAL REGIMENT VEHICLE PARK AT KABUL DEPLOYMENT AREA SW THE VEHICLES APPEARED TO BE TURRETLESS WITH A SMALL PORTABLE GENERATOR BOX MOUNTED AT THE CENTER REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AN UNIDENTIFIED CANVAS-COVERED OBJECT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ELEVATED ABOVE THE POSITION OCCUPIED BY THE TURRET ON THE STANDARD BTR-70 APC. THE BTR-70 COMMAND VEHICLES WERE PRESENT SINCE AT LEAST 10 JUNE 1983 AND HAD DEPARTED BY MID-OCTOBER. (SWN) COORDINATES 34-27-18N 069-06-10E (S) 25X1 25X1 25X1 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 boardls) 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 SECRET 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/12/01 :CIA-RDP84T00491 8000100160001-9