IPIR MISSION GRC 152 28 MAY 1963

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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M 1SSION GRC ~ 52
28 MAY '19 63
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1f~MORANDUM FOR: Assistant Director, .Current Intelli
SUBJECT Preliminary Comment on Mission GRC-152
Flown on 28 May 1963.
1. This mission, designed to provide photographic
coverage of parts of North Korea and Manchuria, was ham-
pered~by about 5C1 percent cloud cover. No new missile
installations were identified in North Korea or Communist
China. Two +"~-ClassT' submarines were photographed at
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ayang-do island naval base .off the East
speculation that .additional sitesYmight1havewbeen~estab~ ~.
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De-militarized Zone revealed no unusual military activity.
North Korea
2. The disclosure of a newly constructed Surface-to-
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hung. However, this mission, which covered both of these ~'~"'q""
strategic areas, failed to provide evidence of such an '~~~
installation. ,y
3. The continued presence of two "W-Class" submarines
at Mayang-do island indicates that these units have in fact
been turned over to the North Korean Navy by the USSR. In-
tercepts of messages on 2? May strongly suggest that these
two vessels were engaged in training activity near the
island base on that date. The addition of this small sub-
marine force is probably primarily intended to aid the
North Korean Navy fulfill its mission of patrolling coastal
waters, but it also provides a new long range offensive
capability. It seems unlikely, however, that the North
Koreans will deviate from the pattern established by the
Chinese Communists, who restrict their submarine operations
to infrequent short range coastal patrolling
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photography of Northern Manchuria since last June. Heavy
cloud cover, however, precluded interpretation of much of
the photography obtained of this area. Air order-of-
battle at the major airfields identified in this mission
was in general agreement with our COMINT estimates.
5. No additional information was provided concern-
ing the apparent increase in activity by Chinese Communist
railway engineer units in Manchuri
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step-up in railroad construction on various feeder lines
in the Manchurian hinterlands, but these areas were not
photographed during the course of this mission.
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Please insert the following corrected version of the track map for
the one appearing in NPIC/R-1314/63, IPIR Mission GRC 152y 28 May
1963 ~ dated June 1963 .
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THIS REPORT RcPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION
OF-CHURCH BOOR MISSION GRC 152 FLOWN 28-MAY.19ti3-
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DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE HIGHEST-PRIORITY
INTELLIGENCE ITEMS APPEARING IN THE COMDR TARt;E'f LIST.
iN ABCITII~N, IT LISTS OTHER TARGETS OF IMPORTANCE
OBSERVED DURi~~G THE SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
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TARGETS IN THE REPORT ARE ARRANGER BY SUBJECT, AND
WITHIN EACH SUBJECT BY COM?R TARGET NUMBER.
SIGNIFICANT TARGETS NOT ON THE CDMOR LIST ARE INCLUBED
UMBER-THE. APPROPRIATE SUBJECT FOLLOWING THE COMDR
TARGETS. ALL TARGETS ARE N CHINA UNLESS OTHERWISE
INBiCATED,
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TUNG-HUA~ SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY 4143N i25~5E
NO .MISSILE ACTIVITY OBSERVED,
OBLIQUE, HAZE
SONGJIN AREA, RADAR SITE 403bN 2284ZE
{NORTH KOREAl
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KU-SHAH-TZU AIRFIELI3 42~1N i2~44E
ib.5 NM SW OF KU-SHAH-TZU AND ONE NM SW OF
7'IAO-YU-TAI.
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AIRCRAFT -- 1~ UNIDENTIFiEt3 AIRCRAFT.
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KUALA-TIEN AIRFIELD WEST 4~42iV 12435E
APPRGXiN~ATELY 10 NM WSW GF KUALA-TIEN.
-- NGNE GBSERVED.
LIAG-YUAN AIRFIELD NGRTH 4335N 12333E
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3a 5 NA9 NNE GF L i AG-YUAN.
8,28J~ X 283?J FT NNE/SSW CGNCRET R AISLE.
AIRCRAFT -- 38 BEAGLE, GIVE PRGBABLE BEAGLE, GNE GILT,
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SGNpDK AIRFiELa 3944N 1272#~E
{idGRTh KCIREAI
.? Nht EAST GF SGNDGKCHANG-N1.
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AIRCRAFT -- 28 FAGGTIFRESCG: GNE Sf~ALL SINGLE-ENGINE
STRAIGHT-WING AIRCRAFT, ONE BOUND.
WGNSAN AIRFIELD 39Y9N 12729E
(NGRTh KGREA)
i.8 NM NE CIF WGNSA6V.
AIRCRAFT -- 55 FAGGTIFRESCG.
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SSU-PING .AIRFIELD tI} 43fd8N 12418E
2.~ NM WEST DF SSU-PING.
APPROXIMATELY 5,8td~ X 17~d NE/SW GDNCRETE RUNWAY,
SERVICEABLE.
PARALLEL TAXIWAY .WITH 4 PARKING APRONS. FORMER
RUNWAY NDW USED AS A PARKING AREA. SPUR TAXIWAY DN
NE END DF RUNWAY .LEADS TD LARGE HANGAR AND SUPPORT
FACILITIES.
AIRCRAFT -- 32 FAGOT/FRESCO, 37 PROBABLE BEAST.
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MAYANG-DD NAVAL SASE 3959N 12812E
{NORTH KOREAI
2.5 NM .SOUTH DF SINPD AT THE NE ENt~ DF MAYANG-130
{ISLAND
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VESSELS ?- 2 PROBABLE W-CLASS ;SUBMARINESp ONE PATROL
CRAFT, AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED SMALL CRAFT.
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WDNSAN PORT 391HN 12726E
(NORTH KOREA)
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FACILITIES INCLUDE 2 SMALL BOAT YARDS {-EACH WITH
APPROXIMATELY 4 MARINE RAILWAYSIs 6 SMALL PIERS,
APPROXIMATELY 2:~1f~~ FT DF QUAYED SHORELINE, 4
PROBABLE DOCK-SIDE CRANESs AND SEVERAL Si"DRAGE AREAS?
I?DGKS ARE RAIL-SERVED.
VESSELS -- NUMEROUS SMALL GRAFT.
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SoNGJIN PORT 4~39N i2~izE
cNORTH KOREA}
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LocATED oN THE WEST EDGE of SoNG.~IN.
RAIL?SERVED PORT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 1,250 FT
QUAY4 2 BREAKi~ATERS~ 3 BOAT BASINS4 b PROBABLE SHIP
REPAIRlMAINTENANCE BUILDINGS9 b LARGE STORAGE
BUILDINGS AND A HOUSING AREA CONTAINING 21 LARGE
BARRACKS?TYPE BUILDINGS, 3 ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS
AND 69 SMALLER BUILDINGS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SHALL
BUILDINGS ANfl EXTENSIVE OPEN STORAGE IN THE PORT-AREA.
VEHICLES ?- I3 TRUCKSa
VESSELS ?? ONE LARGE PC, i5 SMALL PC9 AN NUMEROUS
SMALL CRAFT.
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MUNPYONG?Ni NAVAL BASE WONSAN 3918N 12723E
(NORTH KOREA
4~3 NM NNE OF MUNPYONG?NI.~
RAIL?SERVEt3 NAVAL BASE CONTAINS APPROXiMATELY.85
BUILDiNGSv INCLUDING 9 BARRACKS-TYPE BUI1_t}INGS,. it
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS 23 STORAGE, 5 PROBABLE SHOP
BUTLDiNG59 AND APPROXIMATELY 37 MISCELLAPlEOl15 ,SUPPORT
BUILDINGS AND SHEDSa REPAIR FACILITIES INCLUI3E A DRY
DOCK9 BASIN, AND MARINE RAILWAY.
VESSELS ?? ONE MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT, b POSSIBLE MOTOR
TORPEDO BOATSs ONE PATROL CRAFT APPROXIMATELY 1.65 FT
LONG4 20 SMALLER PATROL CRAFT RANGING FROM 75 FT TO
95 F7 {b IN DRY DOCK) AND 9 SMALL HARBOR CRAFTo
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?ELECTRONICS?
CHAD-YANG-CHEN AREAa AiRt`IE1.D RADAR SITE 4240N 125{d3E
NO AIRFIELD OR RADAR OBSERVED .IN THIS AREA.
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mMILITARY ACDIVITY?
PYONGGANG COMPLEX 3824N ~21i7E
{NORTH KOREAI
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HAMHUNG A;EAp #~3ILITARY ACTIVITY 39~4N 12.132E
{NORTH KOREAI
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PYflNGGANG IS CLOUt3?COVEREIfl TWO MILITARY COMPLEXES
ARE VISIBLE THROUGH SCATTERED TO HEAVY CL.OUI3S NNE OF
THE CITYo
THE FIRSTp APPROXIMATELY b NM NNE flF PYONGGANG
CONSISTS flF 4 AREAS ?? THE SAMPfl ARMY .BARRACKS
CONTAINING AT LEAST ~~ BUILDINGS. THE
SANGJOK TONG ARMY BARRACKS WESD
CONTAINING AT LEAST i4 BARRACKS AND i6 ODHER
BUILDINGSo THE KAMDUN?NI ARMY BARRACKS
CONTAINING AT LEAST 12 BARRACKS AND 3
SUPPORT BUILI~INGSo THE SANGJOK TONG ARMY BARRACKS
CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 65
BARRACKS?TYPE BUILDINGS9 4 SQUAD TENTS AMID
APPROXIMATELY 7~ ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPOR7~ AND STORAGE
BUILDINGS AND SHEDSo SEVEN DO EIGHT CAR~~fl TRUCKS ARE
VISIBLE IN THIS AREAo
THE SECOND COMPLEX LflCATEfl APPROXIMATELY ifd NM NNE OF
THE CITY CONSISTS flF THREE AREAS m- THE PAEKPONG ARMY.
BARRACKS SW CONTAINING bB BARRACKS, 21
REVETTED STORAGE AND ~a1 SUPPORT BUILDINGS {2 TRUCKS
ARE VISIBLE IN THIS AREA~m A BARRACKS AREA CONTAINING
5 BARRACKS AND ~ SUPPORT BllILIIINGS~ A TENT CAMP
CONTAINING 19 SQUAII TENTS 47 MEDIUM ..TENDS AND 1Z
SMALL MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS OR SHEI}So AT LEAST 33
TRUCKS ARE VISIBLE I3ISPERSED AROUND THIS CAMPe
NO EVIDENCE OF NEW MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE
HAHUNG AREA?
BORDER AREA COVERED BY CLOUD?FREE PHOTOGRAPHY FROM
41-f~HN 12b?YJSE T? ~aI-3t~N i2$-15Eo
RAIL LINES, RAIL FACILITIES ANI3 ROAD NET~~LIRKS APPEAR
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~~AND LL?CA~~TyED AT 4i?231V 12b-31E IS STILL ,uNi~ER
CONST.RULT~ONe
NO SIGNIFICANT MILITARY .ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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KOREAN .DEMARCATION LIFE 38FJf~N i28&3f~E
{ NORTH KOREA }
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THE ANHYOP ARMY BARRACKS SOUTHEAST
LOCATED AT ANHYOP t38-2fdN 12b-55E~ AND APPROXiNEATELY..
7..5 NM N>~ OF TFiE DEMARCATION LINE CONSISI~S OF SEVERAL
SMALL .BARRACKS-AREAS CONTAINING A7-LEAST i15
BARRACKS?TYPE BUILDINGS-ANTI AT LEAST 80 SUPPORT
BUILDINGS. ELEVEN TRUCKS OBSERVED. IN ONE AREA.
A. PRfl$ABLE BARRACKS AREA AT 38-18N i2?-f~).Ea
APPROXIMATELY 3 NM NEB flF THE DEMARCATION LINEs
CONTAINS i8 BARRACKS AND 23--25 SUPPORT BllILDINGS. NO
E6~UiPMENTlVEHICLES OBSERVED.
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HOEYANGlSEPO:?Ri AREA SEARCH 3842N i273bE
{NORTH KOREA ~
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NO .MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREA.
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NORTH KOREA/CHINA 80RDER 4l~07N 12423E
{NORTH KOREA)
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BORDER AREA COVERED BY CLOUD-FREE PHOTOGRAPHY FROM
4i-Ot~N i2b-H5E TO 41-3l~N 128-i5E.
RAIL LINESp RAIL FACILITIES AND ROAD NET1~10RKS APPEAR
IN GOOD CONDITIONo THE LARGE CONCRETE DANE PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED UNDER CONSTRUCTION
AND LOCATED AT 41-.23N i2b-3iE IS STILL .UNDER
CDNST;RUCTION.
IVQ.SIGNIFICANT MILITARY ACTIVITY .OBSERVED.
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UNGGI TO HU~JGNAt~ SEARCH 4220N 13024E
{ N~IRTH KOREA )
RAILROAD OBSERVED FROM HUNGNAM .TO .:TONG-NI i4P!-04N
128-16E) ON CLOUD-FREE PHOTOGRAPHY.
NO ,SUPPLY DUMPS, MILITARY CONCENTRATIDNS~- flR NEW
CONSTRUCTION OBSERVED WITHIN 5 NM OF ...THE RAILROAD
BETWEEN THESE TWO POINTS.
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SARIWflN 70 H~iEY~ ~~~t~ SEARCH 3839N 1245E
{NORTH I