Monday 28 May 2012

Falklands War Documents - US National Security Signals (Sanatised)

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MILITARY FORCES, ARGENTINA
Sarraadue del Estero
ERAL URQUIZA AIRFIELD (GRAPHIC 2) 5 N T
ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES NVL SHPYD
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1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: 2. (S/D) REMARKS: A POSSIBLE DECREASE IN AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE

IS OBSERVED IN THE BUENOS AIRES AREA.

ELEVEN FRAMES OF IMAGERY WERE ACQUIRED OF THE AREAS
ARGENTINE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BLANCA, COMANDANTE ESPORA, AND PUERTO BELGRANO.
IMAGED INCLUDE CURUZU CUATIA, RECONQUISTA, EN URQUIZA, DR MARIANO MORENO, BUENOS AIRES, TANDIL, MAR DEL PLATA, BAHIA
THE DR MARIANO

MORENO, COMANDANTE ESPORA, CURUZU CUATIA, AND PUERTO BELGRANO AREAS ARE CLOUD COVERED, WHILE THE BUENOS AIRES, RECONQUISTA, AND MAR DEL PLATA AREAS ARE PARTIALLY CLOUD COVERED. THE GEN URQUIZA AND TINDAL AREAS ARE CLEAR. A DECREASE IN AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE IS OBSERVED AT GEN URQUIZA AIRFIELD. NONE OF THE FIVE TO NINE CANBERRA. NORMALLY HERE ARE OBSERVED. TWO GUARANI-II UTILITY AIRCRAFT AND ONE C-47 ARE IN THE MILITARY AREA. GEN-URQUIZA AIRFIELD, WHICH SUPPORTS ARGENTINA'S ONLY BOMBER SQUADRON, IS APPROXIMATELY 250 NM NORTHWEST OF BUENOS AIRES (GRAPHIC 2 OF 4). NO AOB IS,--OBSERVED IN T E CLOUD-FREE AREAS AT RECONQUISTA AIRFIELD THE NORMAL IA-58 PUCHARA TAXIWAY PARKING AREA AND HANGARS ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF,THE NO AIRCRAFT ARE IN THE NORTHEAST AIRFIELD ARE CLOUD COVERED. TWO OF THE 14 IA-58 PUCHARA, OBSERVED AT THE MAINTENANCE AREA. WERE PARKED IN THE MAINTENANCE AIRFIELD AREA. SIXTEEN -1 MIRAGE  NORMALLY ARE AT THIS AIRFIELD.

RECONQUISTA AIRFIELD, 2 NM SOUTHWEST OF RECONQUISTA, SUPPORTS
AN IA-58 PUCHARA ATTACK SQUADRON (NOT ON GRAPHIC). EIGHT MIRAGE III/V, ONE POSSIBLE MIRAGE III/V, AND 014E PROBABLE ARGENTINE 707 ARE AT TANDIL AIRFIELD. ONE MIRAGE III/V IS ON A TAXIWAY, SEVEN MIRAGE III/V ARE ON THE TWO MAIN PARKING APRONS, AND ONE POSSIBLE MIRAGE III/V IS IN THE MAINTENANCE AREA. 707 IS ON A PARKING APRON WITH ITS SIDE CARGO DOOR OPEN.THE ZERO TO EIGHT MIRAGE III/V NORMALLY ARE HERE. TANDIL AIRFIELD, 6 NM NORTHWEST OF TANDIL, SUPPORTS A MIRAGE V SQUADRON (GRAPHIC 3OF 4).

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 board(s) 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 and Methods Involved


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ONE MURATURE/KING PATROL SHIP IS IN A GRAVING DOCK AT THE BUENOS AIRES NAVAL SHIPYARD DARSENA NORTE (GRAPHIC 4 OF 4), AND FOUR SMALL PROBABLE COASTAL PATROL CRAFT ARE AT THE ADJACENT PnRT PA. ES, BUENOS AIRES PORT FACILITIES NORTH (BENO MILITARY OR LOGISTICAL ACTIVITY IS DISCERNIBLE AT MAR DEL PLATA NAVA AND MAR DEL PLATA PORT FACILITIES (NOT ON GRAPHIC).3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER.

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 board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.

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