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CIA-RDP78B04558A001500030045-4
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June 9, 2008
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December 20, 1966
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Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 P 200344Z 0 1 1 . S 1966 DEC. 20 04 3 3 Z 25X1 AFSSO 327 AD, TAIWAN ZEM T 0 P S E C R E TI I CITE NPIC 9367. 25X1 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE CONSISTS OF THOSE PORTIONS OF THE OAK ON MISSION 4035, (DATE OF INFORMATION 6-13 DECEMBER 66) DEALING WITH CHINA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. T 0 P S E C R E T 1 GROUP 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 0 __MISSION._4O35_ .6 TO 13 DEC 66 SOAK_ 17 DEC &6 Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 -- - SECT.IUN 9_01 - - ? - - SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER CH -107N 10020E -NO-NEW MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED IN THE PORTION- OF THE 50-NM SEARCH AREA COVERED BY PHOTOGPAPHY. SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MTC LAUNCH COMPLEX B CH 4115N 10018F --LAUNCH -COMPLEX. B APPEARS COMPLETE. PHOTOGRAPHIC __._ COVERAGE OF THE COMPLEX IS PARTIAL, MONOSC PIC# AND OF POOR INTERPRETABILITY BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATIO.N._1N__THF.__.._ YAW SLIT ON THE EXTREME MARGIN OF THE FRAM . -_-._THE-__FOLLOWING--CHANGES ARE OBSERVED -- THE -DAD AND -THE-DISTANCE-TO-THE LAUNCH POINT. THE-CONSTRUCT-ION- STATUS OF THE LAUNCH POINT IS UNDETERMINED. THE 2 VISIBLE PORTIONS OF THE LOOP ACCESS ROAD APPEAR _-COMPLETELY SURFACED WITH.CONCRETE. THE CIRCULAR EXCAVATION NORTH OF THE PAD IS BACKFILLED, EARTH MOUNDED, AND CAN SE.IDENTIFIED AS THE CONTROL-B.UNKER.... THE GANTRY HAS BEEN MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY HALF ? LICUIU_STORAGE._TANKS HAVE BEEN COVERED-AND EARTH MOUNDED. THE DITCHES HAVE BEEN BACKFILLED AND A .GENERAL,CLEAN-UP OF THE AREA HAS TAKEN PLACE,..,.,. AN . UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT IS OBSERVED ON THE REA- EDGE OF THE PAD. CENTERED BETWEEN THE GANTRY RAILS. SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MTC -LAUNCH COMPLEX C CH 4118N_ 1.0017F_ THE PROBABLE SERVICE TOWER IS STILL ERECTED AT THE REAP OF PAD C-2 @THE NORTHERN AND NEWER PAD". THE PAD.-.NOW AT LEAST 3 APP ARS EXTERNALLY COMPLETE . VEHICLES/PIECES.OFEQUIPMENT ARE IN THE LAUNCH COMPLEX C CHECKOUT AREA. SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MTC LCH CPLX D CH 4122N 10015E W ENT IS OBSERVED, _PEI-CHINGAIRFRAME PLANT CH 3948N 11625E NO NEW CONSTRUCTION, CHANGES IN FACILITIES. OR AIRCRAFT COUNT. RESOLUTION AND HAZE PRECLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF RAIL CARS-OR LEVEL--OF PLANT ACTIVITY. SEE PEI-CHING/NAM-YUAN AIRFIELD. FOR LAO CAI SAM SEARCH VN 2229N 10359E THE. NE AND SE PORTIONS OF THE 60-NM SEARCH AREA ARE- COVERED BY 50-80 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY. NEW---SLAM-- INS-TALLAT-I-ONS -IDENTIFIED. 0 THE 5-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY CLOUD-FREE PHOTOGRAPHY. NO MISSILE-ASSOCIATED ACTIVITY OR FAC.ILIT.IES _ARE_. OBSERVED. ____-KOSHLASH_ LAN_GAR SUSPECT MISSILE TEST AREA CH 3804N _.08?32E AN APPROXIMATELY 15 X 30-NM PORTION OF THE CENTER OF HSING-LUNG.--CHUAN-G.SAMM_ SEARCH AREA CH 3655N 10051E APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF. THE 50-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY CLOUD-FREE PHOTOGRAPHY. NO NEW SAM INSTALLATIONS T ,..AN- HOU- .AM. _ RC AREA CH 3609N 10330E Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 PT.__01___ --___ - . 25X1 25X1 25X1.___. s. PHOTOGRAI Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 -UNREPORTED-SAM. OR MISSILE-ASSOCIATED ACTIVITY. -- - L CH 3759N 11232E FIVE PERCENT OF THE SW PORTION OF THE SEARCH AREA IS .CO1t:ER.ZD.BY.CLEAR,PHOTOGRAPHY, NO SAM ACTIVITY --THE--SITE- NOLONGER EXISTS. THE 4 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED LAUNCH POSITIONS ARE COMPLETELY OVERGROWN WITH HAN-CHIANG POSSIBLE SAM SITE CH 2123N 11011E VEGETATION. .THE CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA NOW CONSISTS-_O.F. A SMALL CLEARING CONTAINING A SHED NO MI SILE'S OR S . _ _ MISS.ILE-RELATED _ EQUIPMENT ARE IN THE AREA. . --- "- ,_ - - " . 10355F 0 EACH OF THE 6 REVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS CONTAINS A LAUNCHERAND-AN SA-2 MISSILE TRANSPORTER WITH A CANVAS-TYPE COVER. THE CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA IS OCCUPIED-BY.A FAN~SONG RADAR AND 6 SUPPORTVANS.. . ELEVEN OTHER SA-2 TRANSPORTERS WITH PRIME MOVERS AND L r- ACPPROvIM AT CA V 1 A TR -TYPE EHI A v_S UC V C ES RE IB 0 - FORTY-FIVE TENTS SUPPOpT AREAS. PAO-TOU SAM SITE A05-2 CH 4043N 11002E THE SITECONSISTS OF 6 REVETTED/FENCED LAU,,,CH POSITIONS EACH OCC PIF LA C E D B ' U. w Y A UN H R A ID CANVAS-COVERED TRANSPORTER. THE CENTRAL G,,IDANCE-AREA ? 7 TENTS 500 . FT SOUTH OF THE LAUNCH AREA, THREE TRANSPORTERS WITH PRIME MOVERS. 3 PROBABLE PRIME --MOVERS,--AND-OTHER-VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT-ARE OBSERVED IN THE NORTHERN ONSITE SUPPORT AREA. IS FENCED AND CONTAINS A FAN SONG RADAR AND AT LEAST 9 VANS-. ONSITE-SUPPORT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 45 TENTS 500 TO 550 FT NORTH AND NE OF THE LAUNCH AREA AND TRANSPORTERS. THE CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA IS OCCUPIED BY -_ONE_POSSIBLE BUILDING/TENT, 5 VANS, AND PROBABLE- -RADAR.-NUMEROUS OTHER TENTS ARE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. .NO CHANGE IN SITE.FACILITIES OBSERVED. ALL LAUNCH - POSITIONS ARE OCCUPIED BY LAUNCHERS, FIVE OF THE __LAUN.CH-.POSITIONS.-ALSO CONTAINCANVAS-COVERED-MISSILF- SHANG-HAI SAM SITE B36-2 CH 3126N 12126E .---UNREPORTED-FEATURES OBSERVED, NIU-TOU SHAN COASTAL DEFENSE SITE CH 2903N 12156E -_NO M-ISSILES. MISSILE-RE-LATED EQUIPMENT' NEW CONSTRUCTION, CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR PREVIOUSLY AI- ENG.AIRFIELD CH 3445N 11420E AIRCRAFT-.COUNT-? NO NEW CONSTRUCTION, CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR -,PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTEn FFATt1RFq OBSERVED, - HEN-YANG AIRFRAME PLANT 112 CH 4152N 12325._ SEE SHEN-YANG/PEI-LING AIRFIELD. 06 -- 15 CRATE, 8 CAB' AND 13 COLT. __.. _NO -CHANGE . IN_ FACILITIES OBSERVED SINCE MOST RECENT _ , COVERAGE. Aft ILITIES -OBSERVW__ Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 25X1 25X1. 25X1 LOA I 25X1 25X1.__ 25X1. 25X1 -25X1- 25X1 25X1 lox] 25X1 25X1 25X1, OB -- NOh Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 NO__NEW__CON.ST_RUCTIO.N. C:.__GES IN FACILITIES, OR P[?Pk/TC111c1 Y IINPFPORTFn FIMURFS OBSERVED. ? CHO.-HSIEN AIRFIELD CH 3928N 11559E , OCR -- 11 POSSIBLE BEAST. 4 POSSIBLE FA 0 FRE CO. AND .--SMALL -STRAIGHT-WING. NO NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CHANGES IN FACILITIES OBSERVED. __NO ELECTRONIC OR COMMUNICATION FACILITIES OBSERVED.- HSIN-HSIANG AIRFIELD CH-3518N 11350E OB -- 35 HOUND AND 2 COLT. 0 NO-NEW -CONSTRUCTION. CHANGES IN FACILITIES. OR 0 0 PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED FEATURES OBSERVED. Oka -- 3.000T. 2 COOKPOT. 2 VISCOUNT. 1 COKE, 12 CRATE- PEI-CHING/SHA-HO-CHEN AIRFIELD CH 4009N 11619E 15 CAB. 6 COLT. AND 16 HOUND. - NO -RADAR-OR-CHANGES IN FACILITIES OBSERVED SINCE THE- MOST RECENT COVERAGE. --NO -ELECTRONIC -- - OR COMMUNICATION FACILITIES OBSERVED. .HA-MI AIRFIELD CH 4251N 09338 OED -- 1 CAB. _NO.-NEW--CONSTRUCTION. CHANGES-IN FACILITIES, OR PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED FEATURES OBSERVED. --25X1' - GJ/~ I 25X1 -25X1 , Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO0150003004514 i 0 -- ---LOP___NQR _PROB_ SUPPORT BASE CHIU-HO-?SHIH C14 4211N 08-7-1-PE- THE SE CORNER OF THE BASE IS NOT COVERED By --PHOTOGRAPHY,., _ _ NEW BUILDINGS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ALONG THE ROAD IN THE SE BARRACKS/HOUSING AREA ALONG THE ROAR. AT-LEA-ST E, DAOD TAITCD nCTABTI TTV IRA VEHICLES ARE Tr1ENTTCTA B p ._ ._PRECLUDES .AN_.A000RATE COUNT. -_-___........._. _. .. ~_v ..r.. w-._. wr~.r .~ ?' OB -- 2 HAINAN-CLASS PCr 3 SHANGHAI-CLASS pTF AT NAVAL BASE .WHARF. 1 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF IN ROADSTEAD AND I-_ POSSIBLE LCVP AND 8 UNIDENTIFIED SMALL CRAFT AT NAVAL BASE AT SHAN-TOU SHIPYARD -- 1 PROBABLE SHANGHAI-CLASS.PTF ON _MIARI.NE RAILWAY AND 1 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF AND 1 POSSIBLE WHAMPOA-CLASS YP AT OFFSHORE WHARF, NO-NEW CONSTRUCTION. CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR i SHAN-TOU MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT BASE CH 2312t\, 11,637E 08_.-- ..1td P-4-CLASS PT AND 8 UNIDENTIFIED S' ALL CRAFT. NO NEW CONSTRUCTION. CHANGES IN FACILITIES. OR PREVIOUSLY-UNREPORTED FEATURES OBSERVED, -A-WA-T-L-SUSPECT RADAR ACTIVITY CH 4035N 08055E FIFTY PERCENT OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SEARCH AREA -IS -COVERED-BY _ CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY OF FAIR - INTERPRETABILITY. NO ELECTRONIC INSTALLATIONS COMMUNICATIONS STATION IDFPJTIFICATTON ONLY. HUANG-FL1 MUNITIONS STORAGE CH 3048N 11419E CW.ACTIVITY IS INDICATED BY PILES OF DECONTAMINATION MATERIAL NEAR 4 OF THE STORAGE BUILDINGS. _NO-NEW-CONSTRUCTI-ON,.CHANGES IN FACILIT.IES,.OR SUNG-LIN-TIEN ARMY BARRACKS SOUTHWEST .NO NEW -CONSTRUCTION. -CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED FEATURES OBSERVED. NQ VEHICLES. WEAPONS. OR EQUIPMENT OBSERVED. Nn TNr1TCATT(1N OF MTI TTAPY ACTTVTTY OBSERVED. SHIH-CHIA-CHUANG ARMY RACKS NORTH CH 3805N 11 9E NO NEW. CONSTRUCTION. C GES _IN FACIL..ITIES, OR. - - ~! ;RR_EV I.OUSI -O ' -v-e- -rRelease - -- rod For 2008/06/09 CI -RDP78B045580(1(11500030045-4 pp 25X1 25x1 NO INDICT Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 -INSTALLATION. NO NEW CONSTRUCTION, CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR -PREV IOUSLY UNREPORTED FEATURES - OBSERVED, -OAS ----- -18 PROBABLE AAA--P-IECES IN MOTOR POOL AND 6 CARGO- "TRUCKS NEAR A STORAGE BUILDING IN THE CENTER OF THE SHIH-CHIA-CHUANG ARMY FJW - TRNG CEN W CH 3802N ?4.2!5E 08 -- 12 FA PIECES WITH LIMBERS ATTACHED AD 24 FA --YUAN--SHIH --BARRACKS AREAS NORTHEAST CH 3746N---11432F- PIECES WITHOUT LIMBERS IN OPEN STORAGE ARE,;. NO NEW CONSTRUCTION, CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR r VED. BUILDING IN THE SECURED AREA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE --PAO-TOU-ARTILLERY PLANT 447 CH 4041N 10952E NO NEW CONSTRUCTION OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OB _.. THREE UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES ARE OBSERVED NEAR THE.L-jRGF ARE IDENTIFIABLE. IDENTIFIED AS A RAIL TRANSSHIPMENT AREA. AT LEAST 240 _PI.ECES.-OF -ROLLING STOCK - ARE .OBSERVED .IN THE RAI-L. YARDS. OPEN STORAGE CAN BE SEEN, BUT NO WEAPONS OR VEHICLES _ __ C.ONSTRUCT.ION_ OF AN-INDUSTRIAL PLANT, HAVE PEEN __ _ .PANG-PEI RR STATION-AND TRANSFER SITE CH 4-339-N-11-1.58F APPROXIMATELY 31 HOUSING UNITS AND NUMEROUS SMALLER STRUCTURES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN CONSTRUCTED. THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PARALLEL RAIL SPURS, SUGGESTING CHING-SHUI.-PAO-RAIL FACILITIES CH 3923N 09903E THE RAIL FACILITY IS DIVIDED INTO 2 HOLDING YARDS. THE WEST-YARD CONTAINS.5 TRACKS AND IS.UNOCCUPIED. THE EAST YARD CONTAINS 7 TRACKS AND IS APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT_OCCUPIED. THE APPROXIMATERAIL CA COUNT IS,86 TANK CARS, 35 BOX CARS, 4 GONDOLA CARS, 6 LAT CARS, ..-ANiD--27.UNIDENTIFIED CARS. NO UNUSUAL RAIL CARS OR __ CARGO ARE ORSFRVFD --EIGHTEEN-TUNNELS AND-NUMEROUS WAREHOUSE-TYPE BUILDINGS ARE OBSERVED. THE RAILROAD APPARENTLY ENDS AT 29-41N APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 NM OF RAILROAD TRACK ARE OBSERVED FROM APPROXIMATELY 26-38N 104-33E TO 29-41n, 104-38E. KUN-MING/KUEI-YANG RR TUNNEL COMPLEX CH 2635N 10438E 104-38E. -N0. PIECES OF EQUIPMENT/ROLLING STOCK, rr 1AIf_C. nD YADf1C ADC nQCro\/cn Approved For Release 2008/06/09: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500030045-4 25X1 ZoA] 25X1 25X1 25X1 -25X1 25X1 20A] 25X1 ..25X1;