IPIR MISSION 3238 10 NOVEMBER 1963

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• Publication Date: November 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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MISSION 3238
10 NOVEMBER 1963
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PREFACE
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AIRFIELDS
PAO?-SHAN AIRFIELD 2503N 09909E
3.9 NM SOUTH OF PAO-SHAN.
59300 X 120 FT NE/SW PREPARED EARTH RUNWAYS.
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 RUNWAYv
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 TOWERS 3
PROBABLE BARRACKSv 4 PROBABLE STORAGES AND 6 SMALL
SUPPORT BUILDINGS9 AND 3 STICK MASTSO
MILITARY ACTIVITY
TSELA DZONG AREA, MILITARY CAMP tTIBET) 2930N 09430E
ON NORTH BANK OF BRAHMAPUTRA fTSANGPO) RIVER
APPROXIMATELY T NM NE OF TSELA DZONG.
CAMP CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 40 BUILDINGS.
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
LI-MA AREA, MILITARY ACTIVITY ITIBET) 2824N 09703E
FOUR AREAS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY IN LI-MA VICINITY.
AREA A 6LI-MA ARMY BARRACKS AT LI-MA) ?m 3 ADJACENT
AREAS (2 SEPARATELY SECURED).CONTAIN A TOTAL OF 31
BARRACKS, 2 MESS HALL, 3 ADMINISTRATION, AND
15 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
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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 LIMA 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
2829N 097-?00E) - 5 POSSIBLE BARRACKS, TRENCH SYSTEM
APPROXIMATELY .25 NM IN LENGTH WITH NUMEROUS FIRING
POSITIONS OBSERVED ALONG RIDGE SOUTH OF AREAO
SU-TUN AREAv SUPPLY DEPOT (TIBET) 2930N 09645E
7 NM NNW OF SU?TUN AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OFLA-HU.
DEPOT CONTAINS 2 BARRACKS--TYPE BUILDINGS,, ONE MESS
HALL.v 2 VEHICLE SHEDS9 4 STORAGE BUILDINGS, 10
SUPPORT BUILDINGS9 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 1.05 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 DZONG9 REFUELING DEPOT (TIBET) 2945N 09609E
SECURED AREA CONTAINS 40 PROBABLE BARRACKS, 4 PROBABLE
ADMINISTRATIONQ 4 PROBABLE MESS HALLv AND 21
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT AND STORAGE BUILDINGS,
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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ON BOTH BANKS OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA ITSANGPO) RIVER
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LARGE MILITARY COMPLEX CONTAINS 87 BARRACKS9 18
ADMINISTRATION, 26 HOSPITALS 39 STORAGEP 7 MESS HAL
AND 114 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 AREAS MILITARY ACTIVITY (TIBET) 2835N 09709E
9 NM WSW OF DABLA0
TENT CAMP CONTAINS 3 SMALL BUILDINGS AND 30 TENTS?
ONE VEHICLE OBSERVED.
TSELA DZONG AREAS POSS MILITARY AREA (TIBET) 2930N 09420E
5 NM NORTH OF TSELA OZONG0
TWO ADJACENT AREAS CONTAIN A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY
35 BUILDINGS
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
AREA A (EAST EDGE OF TSO-KUNG) -?- SMALL BARRACKS
AREA CONTAINS 6 PROBABLE BARRACKS AND 4 PROBABLE
STORAGE/SUPPORTBUILDINGS.
AREA B ZONE NM SOUTH OF TSO-KUNG ON EAST BANK OF THE
LA-CHU HO (RIVER)) -g? SMALL BARRACKS AREA CONTAINS 4
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AREA C (4 NM SOUTH OF TSO-KUNG ON EAST BANK OF.THE
LA?CHU HO (RIVER)) PROBABLE REFUELING STATION
CONTAINS 3 PROBABLE BARRACKS AND 6 SUPPORT BUILDINGSt
AT LEAST 10 POSSIBLE POL STORAGE REVETMENTS$ AND 2
ASSOCIATED BARRACKS AREAS CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 12
BARRACKS AND 10 SUPPORT BUILDINGS0
TWO-LANES ALL?WEATHER9 LOOSE SURFACE SERVICEABLE
ROAD OBSERVED FROM KENG TUNG (2i-18N O99?-36E) NORTH
TO THE NAM LOI (RIVER). ROAD FOLLOWS RIVER NW TO.
LIMIT OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN VICINITY OF WAN PUNGHAWN
(21-33N 099-32E)o NO VEHICLES OBSERVED ALONG ROAD.
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