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RELEASABLE FROM SSO CHANNELS. SSOS PASS TO
APPROPRIATE TCOS. CITE NPIC 1471. THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER:
THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF
AND DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE ITEMS APPEARING IN THE COMOR.TARGET LIST.
HOWEVER, IT ALSO INCLUDES OTHER SIGNIFICANT TARGETS OBSERVED
DURING THE SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY. TARGETS REPORTED ARE IN CHINA
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN T1E HEADER, AND ARE ARRANGED BY
SUBJECT, WITHIN EACH SUBJECT BY COMOR TARGET NUMBER WHICH APPEARS
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HEADER LINE. A SIGNIFICANT TARGET NOT IN
THE COMOR LIST IS INCLUDED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT AND AFTER
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THE COMOR LISTED TARGETS. NATIONAL BOUNDARIES ARE THOSE DELINEATED
ON AMS MAPS, SERIES 1301, SCALE 1/1,000,000.
SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF
THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARE AS FOLLOWS -- C (CLEAR),
SC (SCATTERED CLOUDS) v HC (HEAVY CLOUDS) p H (HAZE) q
CS (CLOUD SHADOW), 0 (OBLIQUITY), PQ (POOR IMAGE QUALITY).
AIRFIELDS
PAO-SHAN AIRFIELD 2503N 09909E
3.9 NM SOUTH OF PAO-SHAN.
5,300 X 120 FT NE/SW PREPARED EARTH RUNWAY,
SERVICEABLE WITH A 500 FT OVERRUN AT EACH END.
FACILITIES INCLUDE LOOP TAXIWAY, ONE CROSSOVER LINK,
6 U-SHAPED PARKING REVETMENTS ON SE SIDE OF RUNWAY,
AND NATURAL SURFACE PARKING APRON ON EAST SIDE OF SW
END OF RUNWAY.
SUPPORT AREA WEST OF RUNWAY CONTAINS 2 SMALL
OPERATIONS BUILDINGS ADJOINING A CONTROL TOWER, 3
PROBABLE BARRACKS, 4 PROBABLE STORAGE, AND 6 SMALL
SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND 3 STICK MASTS.
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
MILITARY ACTIVITY
TSELA DZONG AREA, MILITARY CAMP (TIBET) 293ON 09430E 25X1
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ON NORTH BANK OF BRAHMAPUTRA (TSANGPO) RIVER
APPROXIMATELY 7 NM NE OF TSELA DZONG.
CAMP CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 40 BUILDINGS.
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
LI-MA AREA, MILITARY ACTIVITY (TIBET) 2824N 09703E
FOUR AREAS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY IN LI-MA VICINITY.
AREA A (LI-MA ARMY BARRACKS AT LI-MA) -- 3 ADJACENT
AREAS (2 SEPARATELY SECURED) CONTAIN A TOTAL OF 31
BARRACKS, 2 MESS HALL, 3 ADMINISTRATION, AND
15 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
AREA B (TENT CAMP 1.5 NM NNW OF LI-MA AT 28-26N
097-02E) -- APPROXIMATELY 50 TENTS.
AREA C (TENT CAMP 3 NM NNE OF LI2MA ON SW EDGE OF
SHIKA AT 28-27N 097-04E) -- 10 TENTS AND 2 VEHICLES.
AREA D (SECURED MILITARY CAMP 6 NM SSW OF LI-MA AT
28-29N 097-00E) -- 5 POSSIBLE BARRACKS. TRENCH SYSTEM
APPROXIMATELY .25 NM IN LENGTH WITH NUMEROUS FIRING
POSITIONS OBSERVED ALONG RIDGE SOUTH OF AREA.
SU-TUN AREA, SUPPLY DEPOT (TIBET) 29
7 NM NNW OF SU-TUN AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF LA-HU.
DEPOT CONTAINS 2 BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS, ONE MESS
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HALL, 2 VEHICLE SHEDS, 4 STORAGE BUILDINGS, 10
SUPPORT BUILDINGS, ONE POSSIBLE POL TANK AND A
SECURED AREA CONTAINING UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL IN
OPEN STORAGE. TWO CARGO TRUCKS AND 3 OTHER VEHICLES
OBSERVED WITHIN DEPOT AREA. FIVE CARGO TRUCKS
OBSERVED TRAVELING NORTH 3 NM NORTH OF SUPPLY DEPOT.
SMALL MILITARY AREA 1.5 NM WEST OF SUPPLY DEPOT
CONTAINS ONE BARRACKS-TYPE AND 3 SUPPORT/STORAGE
BUILDINGS AND 3 TENTS.
A 22 VEHICLE, CONVOY OBSERVED TRAVELING EAST BETWEEN
29-28N 096-40E AND 29-29N 096-43E ON THE ROAD FROM
SUM DZONG TO SU-TUN.
SUM DZONG, REFUELING DEPOT (TIBET) 2945N 09609E
EAST EDGE OF SUM DZONG.
SECURED AREA CONTAINS 40 PROBABLE BARRACKS, 4 PROBABLE
ADMINISTRATION, 4 PROBABLE MESS HALL, AND 21
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT AND STORAGE BUILDINGS.
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
KHATA, BARRACKS AREA (
TIBET) 2951N 09548E
ON BOTH BANKS OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA (TSANGPO) RIVER
AT KHATA.
LARGE MILITARY COMPLEX CONTAINS 87 BARRACKS, 18
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ADMINISTRATION, 26 HOSPITAL, 39 STORAGE, 7 MESS HALL,
AND 1 14 SUPPORT BUILDINGS _ AND .APPROXIMATELY 90
BUILDING FOUNDATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 40 TRUCKS
OBSERVED. PORTIONS OF COMPLEX SECURED. NO UNUSUAL
ACTIVITY OBSERVED. ROADS IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY
APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
DABLA AREA, MILITARY ACTIVITY (
9 NM WSW OF DABLA.
TENT CAMP CONTAINS 3 SMALL BUILDINGS AND 30 TENTS.
ONE VEHICLE OBSERVED.
5 NM NORTH OF TSELA DZONG.
TWO ADJACENT AREAS CONTAIN A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY
35 BUILDINGS.
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
TSELA DZONG AREA, POSS MILITARY AREA (TIBET) 293ON 09420E
TSO-KUNG AREA,
MILITARY AREAS (TIBET) 2956N 09748E
THREE MILITARY AREAS OBSERVED IN TSO-KUNG AREA.
AREA A (EAST EDGE OF TSO-KUNG) -- SMALL BARRACKS
AREA CONTAINS 6 PROBABLE BARRACKS AND 4 PROBABLE
STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
AREA B (ONE NM SOUTH OF TSO-KUNG ON EAST BANK OF THE
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LA-CHU HO (RIVER)) SMALL BARRACKS
BARRACKS, 9 TENTS, AND ONE STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDING.
AREA C (4 NM SOUTH OF TSO-KUNG ON EAST BJF THE
LA-CHU HO (RIVER)) -- PROBABLE RE.~ ""LNG STATION
CONTAINS 3 PROBABLE BARRACKS AND 6 ~PPORT BUILDINGS,
AT LEAST 10 POSSIBLE POL STORAGE REVETMENTS, AND 2
ASSOCIATED BARRACKS AREAS CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 12
BARRACKS AND 10 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
KENG TUNG--WAN PUNGHAWN ROAD (BURMA) 2118N 09936E
TWO-LANE, ALL-WEATHER, LOOSE SURFACE SERVICEABLE
ROAD OBSERVED FROM KING TUNG (21-18N 099-36E) NORTH
TO THE NAM LOI (RIVER). ROAD FOLLOWS RIVER NW TO
LIMIT OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN VICINITY OF WAN PUNGHAWN
(21-33N 099-32E). NO VEHICLES OBSERVED ALONG ROAD.
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