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October 1956. This unit’s timely and accurate information enabled the PARAMOUNT Committee to predict the joint Israeli-British-French attack on Egypt three days before it took place.
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During the rest of the month, Detachment A pilots flew another eight missions over the Middle East. By this time, the new Detachment B in Turkey was ready for operations, and it was better positioned to provide coverage of the Middle East. Detachment B began flying missions in September and soon became the primary detachment for Middle East overflights, conducting nine out of the 10 such missions flown in October.⁴⁸
Detachment B’s first U-2 flight, on 11 September 1956, made passes over [redacted]. The next flight, more than two weeks later, covered much the same ground but flew as far west as [redacted]. Both were “special” missions aimed at [redacted].
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Other U-2 photographs revealed the presence [redacted].
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⁴⁸ *OSA History*, chap. 19, annex 120, “CIA U-2 Missions Flown, 1956-1968,” pp. 1-2 (TS Codeword).
⁴⁹ Lundahl and Brugioni interview (TS Codeword).
⁵⁰ Dwight D. Eisenhower Diary, 15 October 1956, DDEL.
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Approved for Release: 2013/06/25