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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: December 24, 1964
• Content Type: CABLE

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THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY, INTERPRETATION OF MISSION
CHINA.
FLOWN 16 DECEMBER 1964, COVERING.WESTERN TIBET AND WESTERN
THIS REPORT DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE HIGHEST PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE
ITEMS IN THE COLOR TARGET LIST. TARGETS ARE ARRANGED BY SUBJECT AND
WITHIN EACH SUBJECT BY COMOR TARGET NUMBER{ WHICH APPEARS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE HEADER LINE. SIGNIFICANT TARGETS NOT IN THE COMOR
TARGET LIST ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT FOLLOWING THE
COMOR LISTED TARGETS.
SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF
THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARE AS FOLLOWS -a, C (CLEAR), PQ (POOR
IMAGE QUALITY), S (SNOW), AND 0 (OBLIQUE).
ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST
FIFTEEN TRUCKS HEADING WEST ON GARTOK--LHASA HIGHWAY
BETWEEN 29-29N 084-35E AND 29-40N 084-05E.
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HO-TIEN AIRFIELD CH 3702N 07952E
7 Nla SW OF HO?TIEN0
PPPROXI9ATELY 9,535 X 170 FT NCI/SE HARD SURFACE
RUNWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A PARALLEL
APPROXIMATELY 5,6 10 X 250 FT NATURAL SURFACE RUNWAY,
SERVICEABLE, OBSERVED JUST SOUTH OF THE WAIN RUNWAY.
FACILITIES INCLUDE PARALLEL LOOP TAXIWAY WITH
ALERT RAMPS AT SE END OF WAIN RUNWAY,
2 PARKING APRONS ALONG TAXIWAY, A TAXIWAY LEADING
0d5 Nu NE FROM CENTER OF VAIN RUNWAY TO AN AIRCRAFT
PARKING APRON9 5 ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, AND A
SECURED MOTOR POOL WITH 16 PIECES OF UNIDENTIFIED
EQUIPmENT. ALL FACILITIES, WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE BUILDINGS, APPEAR TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
AIRCRAFT QG NONE OBSERVED.
:OCHE AIRFIELD CH 3825N 07717E
0.5 No NE OF SO-CHE.
AIRFIELD RETURNED TO CULTIVATION.
AIRCRAFT ._7- NONE OBSERVED.
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WILITARY ACTIVITY
hA-ERH ARMY BARRACKS TI 3212N 07959E
IN NORTHERN SECTION OF KO-E:RH.
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INSTALLATION SURROUNDED BY A 0OAT AND A WALL WITH
17 GUARD TOWERS AND NUivEROUS FIRING BAYSm
INSTALLATION CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 50 BARRACKS/
STORAGE BUILDINGS, 6 STICK MAST ANTENNAS, A
PROBABLE WEATHER STATION, AND OPEN STORAGE INCLUDING
PROBABLE COAL YARD AND POL DRUNS?
AREA IS SERVED BY A SINGLE-LANE NATURAL SURFACE
ROAD AND SEVERAL TRAILS.
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
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25X1D JIH-TU ARY BARRACKS TI 3327N 07942E
THREE ASSOCIATED WALLED AREAS I%EDIATELY EAST OF
JIRTU.
AREA A ?- ONE LARGE, 22 bEDIUE, AND 12 SGALL TENTS,
9 GUARD TOWERS, SEVERAL SwALL SHEDS, AND AN INNER
SQUARE COsPOUND FORDED BY BUILDINGS AND CONTAINING
2 SMALL TENTS, ONE TWSHAPED AD4INISTRATION BUILDING,
ONE NES: HALL, AND UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL IN
OPEN STORAGE
AREA B (Ih EDIATELY EAST OF AREA A) -- 4
INTERCONNECTED BUILDINGS FORMING A RECTANGLE
APPARENTLY IN DISREPAIR.
AREA C (JUST SOUTH OF AREA A) d- A WALLED AREA
WITH 4 GUARD TOWERS, 6 BARRACKS, ONE I-SHAPED
ADOsINISTRATION BUILDING, AND 3 ROOFLESS SwALL SHEDS.
AREAS SE OV0 RJMIWM?s ,0@P/0Q/ LCgA 6EMM$ Q,Q0100100050-9
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25X1D TRADUM, MILITARY INSTALLATION TI 2935N 08411E
IONEDIATELY SE OF TRADUN.
PARTIALLY SECURED INSTALLATION CONTAINS 16 BARRACKS,
ONE H-SHAPED ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 6 SUPPORT/
STORAGE BUILDINGS9 AND AT LEAST 50 TENTS
DISPERSED IN THE INSTALLATION AND THE ADJACENT
TOWN. (TEN OF THE BUILDINGS COMPLETED SINCE MISSION
3236, 30 OCT 63.) MUCH MATERIAL IS STORED IN OPEN
AREAS. TWENTY-TWO TRUCKS OBSERVED IN AREA.
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SURFACE ROAD
TWO CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED.
PU-'LAN ARMY BARRACKS TI 3015N 09110E
ONE NU SE OF PU"LAN.
THREE WALLED ASSOCIATED AREAS CONTAIN AT LEAST 20
BARRACKS AND SUPPORT BUILDINGS. ADDITIONAL SECURITY
IS PROVIDED BY AN EXTENSIVE TRENCH SYSTEM.
AREA IS SERVED BY A PROBABLE NATURAL SURFACES
S.INGLE-LANE ROAD, SNOW COVERED.
NO VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT OBSERVEDQ
IN CHIU GONPA AREA.
TWO FORMER BUILDING FOUNDATIONS OBSERVED AT
CHID GOMPA ARMY BARRACKS TI 3046N 09121E
30-4 1N
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NO MILITARY ACTIVITY, ROADS9 OR TRAILS OBSERVED.
PI-SH.AN SUPPLY DEPOT CM 3737N 0781SE
NE EDGE OF PI-SHAN?
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25X1D HAJI LANGAR AREA UILITARY AR O CH 3555N 07817E
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APPROXIMATELY 12 Nod NW OF HAJI LANGAR ON WEST BANK OF
KARA KOSHI DARYA (RIVER).
dILITARY AREA ADJACENT TO ROAD CONTAINS ONE L-SHAPED
BUILDING9 ONE SUPPORT BUILDING, AND 9 TENTS?
TWO UNDERGROUND PROBABLE STORAGE BUNKERS OBSERVED
IgUEDIATELY WEST OF WILITARY AREA AT BASE
OF HILLS.
EXTENSIVE TRACK ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
NO VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT OBSERVED.
SOkGUL AREA, MILITARY AREAS CH 3612N 07845E
SIX MILITARY AREAS ON BEND IN KARL KASH DARYA (RIVER),
3 N~ SOUTH OF SO)PGUL.
AREA A (MAIN CAMPS ?? A WALLED AREA WITH 4 GUARD
TOWERS CONTAINING 3 BARRACKS, ONE ADNIWISTRATION
BUILDING, AND 10 SUPPORT-TYPE BUILDINGS. FOUR
UNOCCUPIED 4-GUN AAA SITES (2 ON EACH SIDE OF THE
ROAD) OBSERVED IkEDIATELY SOUTH.
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AREA C (0.5 NM NNE OF AREA A) -- 4 TENTS,
APPROXIaATELY 25 TENT FOUNDATIONSE, AND AN
UNOCCUPIED 4'G UN AAA SITS:.
AREA U (2 NN SOUTH OF AREA A AT BEND IN ROAD)
2 TENT FOUNDATIONS.
AREA E ((3 Nk SW OF AREA A) --- c BARRACKS-TYPE
BUILDINGS, ONE ADINISTRATION-TYPF BUILDINGS ONE
SUPPORT BUILDING, AND 4 POSSIBLE TENTS.
AREA F (2.2 No SOUTH OF AREA A) POSSIBLE
WouUNICATIONS SITE CONTAINS 3 POSSIBLE STICK
oASTS9 5 TENTS, AND 4 POSSIBLE TENTS.
EXTENSIVE TRACK ACTIVITY OBSERVED,
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
YEH CHENG ARsY BARRACKS MESH ARIK NW CH 3754N 07727E
THREE AREAS EAST OF YEN-CHENG, 2 ARE MILITARY. (AREAS
REFERENCED FRO YEH-CHENG.)
AREA A (3a5 Nz EAST) -?? SECURED AREA CONTAINS 31
BARRACKS-TYPE, 7 ADMINISTRATION=TYPE, ND 25 STORAGE/
SUPPORT-TYPE BUILDINGS. APPROXIMATELY 200 PARKED
-TRu CKS OBSERVED. (NINETEEN OF THE BUILDINGS COuPLETED
SINCE
AREA B (2 No EAST) -- 12 STORAGE/SUPPORT-TYPE
BUILDINGS, MATERIAL IN OPEN STORAGE, AND I6
STORAGE BUNKERS (ALL COMPLETED EXCEPT ONE BUILDING
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AREA C ( 1 , 5 N EAST) - MILITARY
AREA PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON
IS APPARENTLY AN EXPANSION OF THE COMPLEX.
DONGBO MILITARY CARP TI 2949N 08345E
7 NN SE OF DONGBO.
MILITARY CAMP CO4PRISES 2 ADJACENT WALLED AREAS
CONTAINING 15 TENTS/SHEDS.
ONE TENT/SHED AND OPEN STORAGE OBSERVED OUTSIDE OF
THE WALLED AREAS,
FIVE TRUCKS PARKED IN IWNEDIATE VICINITY.
LIKTSE 60iiPAs k1LITARY CAWP TI 29261 418421E
7.5 Ng SE OF LI K"' SE GOiPA m
A MILITARY CAP COWPRISING 3 PDJ1CENT WALLED AREAS
CONTAINS 25 SMALL BUILDINGS AND OPEN STORAGE. A
TRENCH SYSTEo WITH AW POSITIONS PARTIALLY'
ENCIRCLES THE CAMP.
THREE TRUCKS OBSERVED,
COMPLEXES
SA0062 YEH'CHENG CO PLEX CH 375ON 07725E
COeiPLEXs 2 SQ ml IN AREAS IS PRI4ARILY AGRICULTURAL,
SIX LARGE SECURED STORAGE BUILDINGS OBSERVED
IsEDI ATELY NORTH OF YEH-CHENG o
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ILIT*RY COa FLEX OBSERVED 3a5 NU EAST OF YEH-CHENG IS
REPORTED UNDER NaIC TARGET 0335 12Am
JIH=TU COMPLEX TI 3327N 07942E
TOWN SITUATED ON A SHARPLY RISING HILL 8 Ng SW OF
THE NYAsK TSHO (LAKE)
4 LARGE ONASTERY ON THE HILLTOP DOiINATES THE
TOWN. THE RESIDENTIAL AREA IS *T THE BASE OF THE
HILL ON THE EAST SLOPED
NO NEW ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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