CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78B04549A000500050044-4
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RIPPUB
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T
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
January 24, 2007
Sequence Number: 
44
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
February 8, 1968
Content Type: 
CABLE
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P 082312Z FM NPIC TO D IR NSA Approved For Release 2007/01/24: CIA-RDP78B04549AO00500050044-4 OP CE N STATE/Rd I CINCLANTFLT CINCPACFLT CINCUSNAVEUR LANTINTCEN FICPAC COMNAVFORJAPAN COMSECONDFLT YDHAVQC/CINCEUR YSHKLRC/USARPAC AFSSO PACAF AFSSO ACIC AFSSO FTD AFSSO AFSC AFSSO NORTON AFSSO ESD AFSSO SAMSO AFSSO USAF AFSSO USAFE (FOR EEIC) AFSSO IRC AFSSO TAC USAFSS INFO FICEUR ZEM T 0 P S E C R E T TTTTT CITE NPIC 2954 lOB SECRi 1968 FEB 8 23 37Z t '.eqw c COPY ScUU1as13 Vii h lot, CONTINUING ANALYSIS OF MISSION 1045-1, 25 JAN 68, REVEALS A NEWLY IDENTIFIED SAM SITE, LAN-CHOU SAM SITE C25-2,. CHINA, AT 35-54-05N 103-16-21E, APPROXIMATELY 26 NM SW OF LAN-CHOU. THERE ARE 6 FENCED LAUNCH POSITIONS, EACH CONTAINING A PROBABLE MISSILE TRANSPORTER. THE GUIDANCE AREA CONTAINS A PROBABLE RADAR AND SEVERAL U/I VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. APPROXIMATELY 36 TENTS AND NUMEROUS U/I OBJECTS ARE OBSERVED IN A SUPPORT AREA LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE LAUNCH POSITIONS. ANALYSIS OF PREYI011S PHOTOGRAPHY INDICATES E OF PRELIMINARY GROUND SCARRING ful. SECRET Approved For Release 2007/01/24: CIA-RDP78B04549AO00500050044-4 I LAN-CHOU SAM SITE B29-2 (36-WMI ,-23E), APPROXIMATELY IS NM TO THE NORTHEAST, IS NOW UNOCOWTHM EXCEPT FOR UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS IN ONE LAUNCH REVETMENT AN E GUIDANCE AREA. NO IDENTIFIABLE MISSILE EQUIPMENT IS A1ARENT, AND PRACTICALLY ALL TENTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SUPPORT AREA. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SITE HAS BEEN OBSERVED UWOC M? OTO- ARePHY SINCE IT WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED 0 TOPSECRETII END OF MESSAGE 25X1 25X1