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CENTRAL AMERICA/SOVIET SHIPS

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP88-01070R000200820005-3
Release Decision: 
RIFPUB
Original Classification: 
K
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 27, 2008
Sequence Number: 
5
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
August 5, 1983
Content Type: 
OPEN SOURCE
File: 
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Approved For Release 2008/06/27: CIA-RDP88-0107OR000200820005-3 CBS EV13ntG MS 5 August 1983 CENTRAL AMERICA RATHER: The Soviet cargo ship, Alexander Ulyanov, questioned /SOVIET SHIPS last Saturday in a confrontation by a U.S. Navy destroyer docked today at Nicaragua's Pacific port of Corinto. It carried what the Soviets and the Nicaraguans claim is general non-miIita:v material. But the White House, late .this afternoon, released what it said was a partial manifest of that ship. It indicated the Ulyanov was carrying two helicopters that could be used in combat missions. as well as spare parts for transport aircraft. A spokesman would not say whether the report, the manifest was obtained by U.S. intelligence agents. Approved For Release 2008/06/27: CIA-RDP88-0107OR000200820005-3
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