1. A SCAN OF THE HUANG HO (YELLOW RIVER) AREA IN CHINA HAS REVEALED THAT A HIGHLY SECURED INSTALLATION 4 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE OLD CITY OF PAO-TOU AT 40-40N 109-59E MAY POSSIBLY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHINESE ATOMIC ENERGY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67B00329R000100220046-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2013
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: May 1, 1963
• Content Type: CABLE

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1, A SCAN OF Dit HUANG HO (YELLOW RIVER) AREA IN CHINA HAS REVEALED THAT A
HIGHLY SECURE) INSTALTATION 4 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE OLD CITY
OF PAG-?OU AT 40-40N 109-59E MAY POSSIBLY BE ASSOCIATED WITH TBS CHINESE ATOMIC
ENERGY PROGRAM, KEY FEATURES OF THIS INSTALLATION INCVUDE SECURITY PROVISIONS
SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED AT THE LAN-CHOU GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLAN10 PROVISIONS
FOR AREA LIGHTING, A HIGH BAY STRUCTURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED BUILDING, A 210-FOOT I
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TO THi INSTALLATION FROM THREE BURIED WATER TANKS NEARBY. THERE ARE ALSO FOUR
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