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69. (Continued: miust return to base or to a tender for reloading. iescers for these craft have not yet been identified in Cuba. Al} KOMARs in Cuba are considered to be Operational. At leastsixare based at Havana and four at Sanes. The rome two have been observed operating inine Marie! area, but it is not nown whether they are based there or were operating from the Havana base. i8. The KOMARs have all been transported to Cuba as deck cargo on Soviet ships, two and four per shipload. The first shipment arrived in Havana on 14 August 1962. Whereas it probably took several weeks to establish base and logistic support for the first KOMARs to become inte- grated iully operational units, additional units can probably become oper- ational within one week after offloading. Tactical Missiles No change. Significance 19, The apparent Soviet objective to rapidly achieve full operational vmantetiate ocsad MRBM and IRBM regiments rather than to achieve an immediate perational capability at each site as the missiles and equipment arrive, may be very significant to the planners judging various Soviet courses of action. 233