CABLE (SANITIZED) FROM NPIC

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CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040124-8
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RIPPUB
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T
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10
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December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 25, 2008
Sequence Number: 
124
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Publication Date: 
April 2, 1966
Content Type: 
CABLE
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Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 &FROM: CH/I PD CH/PD CH/PSD 3 y Z kG+~t~o-?-- 1 ,"46,6t.~ vsL4Wlt Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 P 020628Z CNO COMNAVFORJAPAN CINCPAC CINCPACFLT FICPAC COMSEVENTHFLT AFSSO USAF AFSSO ACIC AFSSO FTD AFSSO SAC AFSSO PACAF AFSSO TAC QMITAIWANDEFCOM/US, TAIWAN JCS/JRC STATE RCI OPCE N ZEN T 0 P S E C R E T CITE NP I C 69370 NOTE: A SEPARATE CABLE IS BEING ISSUED AT SECRET LEVEL, WITH TALENNT- KEYHOLE INFORMATION REMOVED. SCAN BY NPIC OF MISSION G036C, DATED 28 MARCH 1966 REVEALS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. NO COMOR TARGETS IN NORTH VIETMAN WERE COVERED. T -S EPTET Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040124-8 0 -2- w 2. IN FACILITIES SINCE OB -- 3 COLT FACILITIES SINCE SSU-MAO AIRFIELD NORTH. NO APPARENT CHANGE PEI-TUN AIRFIELD. NO APP ARENT CHANGE IN OB -- 2 BEAGLE, 26 FRESCO (2 WITHOUT TAIL ASSEMBLY), 12 PROBABLE FEATHER AND 1 POSSIBLE FEATHER IN FLIGHT. ACTIVITY -- 31 TRUCKS. 4. FACILITIES YUN-NAN-I AIRFIELD. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN OB -- 44 FRESCO, 5 CRATE AND 14 CAB. FACILITIES KUN-MING AIRFIELD. NO APPARE OB -- 35 FRESCO, 1 CRATE, 7 COLT, 2 MAX/MOOSE AND 3 HOUND. 6. IN FACILITIES CHENG-KUNG STORAGE AREA. NO APPARENT CHANGE CHEN-PIEN ARMY BARRACKS SW MENG-LANG. NO Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040124-8 CHANGE FROM FIELD IPIR. PARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES OB -- 6 CARGO TRUCKS CHANGE IN FACILITIES OB -- NONE OBSERVED 5 CARGO TRUCKS. 10.I ` HSIA-KUAN BARRACKS AND HQ 42 INFANTRY DIVISION. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE MISSION IN FACILITIES HSI-MENG-SHAN M KENG-MA ARMY BA NO AP- ILITARY BARRACKS. NO APPARENT RRACKS. NO APPARENT CHANGE OB -- NONE DISCERNABLE CHANGE IN FACILITIES KUN-MING GENERAL SUPPLY DEPOT. 90 CARGO TRUCKS. 0 APPARENT 1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040124-8 1w T IV 13. KUN-MING STORAGE AREAS SOUTHEAST. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES 14. IN FACILITIES OB -- 104 CARGO TRUCKS AND 21 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK. LIN-TSANG ARMY BARRACKS. NO APPARENT CHANGE 6 CARGO TRUCKS 25X1 U 25X1 ^ 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 15. MI-TU ARMY BARRACKS. FACILITIES CONSIST OF 74 BARRACKS, 2 ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, 11 MESSHALLS, AT LEAST 30 SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND 8 VEHICLE/MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS. OB -- 2 FA PIECES AND 12 CARGO TRUCKS. 16. IN FACILITIES PU-ERH MILITA Y BARRACKS. NO APPARENT CHANGE OB -- 169 CARGO TRUCKS AND 11 PROBABLE CARGO TRUCKS. 17. CHANGE IN FACILITIES SHUANG-CHIANG ARMY BARRACKS. NO APPARENT OB -- NONE OBSERVED 18. IN FACILITIES SSU-MAO MILITARY COMPLEX. NO APPARENT CHANGE OB -- 10 POSSIBLE AAA PIECES, 21 CARGO TRUCKS, 17 PROBABLE 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 CARGO TRS, 37 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES AND 14 CARGO TRAILERS. 19. CHANGE IN FACILITIES TA-LI HEADQUARTERS 14TH ARMY. NO APPARENT OB -- 10 AAA PIECES, 16 CARGO TRUCKS AND 1 PROBABLE TRUCK- MOUNTED CRANE. CHANGE IN FACILITIES YUNG-FIND MILITARY AREA. NO APPARENT NONE DISCERNABLE 25X1 25X1 25X1 ^ 25X1 0 25X1 21. KUANG-TUNG POSSIBLE BARRACKS AREAS. IN- STALLATION APPEARS TO BE A CONSTRUCTION CAMP ASSOCIATED WITH INACTIVE RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION. FIELD IPIR. KUN-MING COMPLEX. NO APPARENT CHANGE FROM FIELD IPIR. AN-NING COMPLEX. NO APPARENT CHANGE FROM 25X1 24. THE FOLLOWING COMOR TARGETS ARE IDENTIFICATION ONLY: Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 25. THE FOLLOWING ARE BONUS TARGETS: (A) CHENG-TU/KUN-MING RAIL LINE. THE RAIL LINE WHICH EXTENDS NORTHWEST FROM 2458N 10235E (7.1 NM SW OF KUN-MING) TO 2514N 10212E IS UNDER VERY ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION. SEVERAL SMALL TENT CAMPS AND VEHICLE PARKS, NUMEROUS BRIDGE PIERS, EXTENSIVE ROAD BED GRADING AND TUNNELS ARE OBSERVED ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE RAIL LINE. AT LEAST 140 TRUCKS AND 60 VARIOUS PIECES OF CON- STRUCTION EQUIPMENT OBSERVED. (B) LU-FENG COMPLEX, 2509N 10204E. AT LEAST 60 CARGO TRUCKS INCLUDING 18 IN CONVOY FORMATION (11 WITH CARGO TRAILERS) OBSERVED WITHIN A CLASSIFICATION YARD 1.3 NM SW OF LU-FENG AND APPROXIMATELY 100 CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED WITHIN A PROBABLE FOUNDRY AREA 0.4 NM SE. (C) TUNG-KUAN-SHAO RADAR SITE, 2315N 10122E. NO CHANGE FROM FIELD IPIR. (D) CHEN-PIEN RADAR SITE 2226N 09948E. SITE CONTAINS AN SCR-270-TYPE RADAR. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES FROM FIELD IPIR. Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 40 - ? (E) A-PO-C}IA_I RADAR SITE, 2218N 10057E. SITE IS LOCATED 7.0 NM SOUTH OF A-PO-CHAI AND CONTAINS AN SCR-270 RADAR, A GEN- ERATOR BUILDING, 8 SMALL BUILDINGS, [TENT, A CANVAS - COVERED AREA AND 4 REVETTED PROBABLE VAN TRUCKS. AREA IS PARTIALLY ENCIRCLED BY A TRENCH SYSTEM, SUPPORT AREA CONTAINS 4 BARRACKS AND 6 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. SITE IS NAMED MAN-MAO BY FIELD IPIR. (F) YUN-NAN-I RADAR SITE, 2527N 10043E. OB -- 1 SCR-270-TYPE RADAR (G) YUN-NAN-I HF COMMUNICATIONS FACILIT1IY, 2525N 10040E. SITE IS LOCATED 1.6 NM WEST OF YUN-NAN-I AIRFIELD AND CONTAINS 8 PROBABLE HORIZONTAL DIPOLE ANTENNAS, ONE CENTRAL CONTROL BUILDING AND ONE SUPPORT BUILDING. (H) TWENTY-SIX CARGO TRUCKS HEADED WEST AND S CARGO TRUCKS HEADED EAST OBSERVED BETWEEN 2456N 10225E AND 2456N 10229E. (I) THIRTY-TWO TRUCKS HEADED WEST OBSERVED AT 2456N 10223E (APPROXIMATELY 7 NM WEST OF AN-NING). (J) CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING ON A NEW ROAD FROM 2153N 10221E SOUTH TO 2126N 10118E (MENG-PENG) AND IS APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT COMPLETE. (K) CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING ON A NEW ROAD PARALLELING Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 THE NORTH VIETNAM BORDER FROM 2249N 10155E TO THE END OF PHOTO COVERAGE AT 230ON 10219E. 26. THE FOLLOWING COMOR TARGETS WERE NOT COVERED BY PHOTO- GRAPHY: 1 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/25: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040124-8