CABLE TO AFSSO USAF FROM OPCEN

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78B04558A001100110006-2
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 11, 2008
Sequence Number: 
6
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
November 28, 1964
Content Type: 
CABLE
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Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01100110006-2 P 280124Z FM OPCEN TO AFSSO USAF DIRNSA C NO .1&t---6 L,L OSo4 f ^~U 23 01 43 Z OUT54555 YL+? SECRET ITE CIA-P-021- THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE PHOTO INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, CIA. 1. CONTINUING ANALYSIS OF PHOTO MISSION C-174C, DATED 7 JUL 64 REVEALS ONE PROBABLE "W" CLASS SUBMARINE IN AN ADVANCED STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION ON ONE OF THE TWO SCREENED BUILDING WAYS NEAR THE WESTERN END OF THE SHANG-HAI NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD KIANGNAN (31 12N 121 28E) 2. FOUR SUBMARINE HULL SECTIONS WERE OBSERVED AT THE HEAD OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED WAYS. THE FOUR DISSIMILAR SECTIONS CLOSELY RESEMBLE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE FINISHED "W" CLASS SS. THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THESE SECTIONS IS APPROXIMATELY 225 FEET. 3. REVEALED NO HULL SECTIONS OR IDENTIFIABLE CONSTRUCTION IN THE SCREENED-OFF AREA. PHOTO REFERENCE 25X1 25X1 GP-1 S E C R E T Declassification Review by NGA/DoD --END OF MESSAGE-- Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01100110006-2