IPIR MISSION 3241 16 NOVEMBER 1963

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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: November 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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7 Pages November 1963
IPIR
MISSION 3241
16 NOVEMBER 1963
Handle Via TALENT Control Only
This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the
meaning of the espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission
or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
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receive TALENT information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with TALENT regulations.
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
TOP SECRET
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NPICIR-298/63
PREFACE
THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF MISSION
32419 FLOWN 16 NOVEMBER 19639 AND DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE ITEMS APPEARING IN THE COMOR TARGET LIST.
HOWEVER9 IT ALSO INCLUDES OTHER SIGNIFICANT TARGETS OBSERVED DURING
THE SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY. TARGETS REPORTED ARE IN CHINA UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE HEADER9 AND ARE ARRANGED BY SUBJECTS
WITHIN EACH SUBJECT BY COMOR TARGET NUMBER WHICH APPEARS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE HEADER LINE. SIGNIFICANT TARGETS NOT IN THE COMOR
LIST ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT AND AFTER THE COMOR
LISTED TARGETS.
SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF
THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARE AS FOLLOWS C HCLEARIy
SC ESCATTERED CLOUDS)9 HC !HEAVY CLOUDS)9 H IHAZE)9
CS CLOUD SHADOW19 0 (OBLIQUITY)9 PQ !POOR IMAGE QUALITY).
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AIRFIELDS
MENG-SA AIRFIELD 2343N 09937E
THIS AIRFIELD AS DEPICTED ON USATC SERIES 2009
SHEET 0556?4HL 9 1ST ED9 MAR 62 9 NO LONGER EXISTS.
THE AREA IS NOW MERELY A GRASS PLATEAU TRAVERSED
BY A ROAD0
SSU?MAO AIRFIELD NORTH 2247N 10058E
NE EDGE OF SSU-MAO.
49750 X 150 FT NNW/SSE RUNWAY9 PROBABLY CRUSHED
STONES SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE PARKING APRONS ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING WITH CONTROL TOWER9 AND PROBABLE UNDERGROUND
POL STORAGE AREA.
LITARY ACTIVITY
SSU?MAO MILITARY COMPLEX 224TN 10059E
ROAD-SERVED EXTENSIVE MILITARY COMPLEX9 APPROXIMATELY
9 SQ MI IN AREA AND INCLUDING THE TOWN OF SSU--MAO9
COMPRISES 290 BARRACKS9 50 MESS HALLS9 15
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS9 85 STORAGE/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS9 A SECURED MOTOR POOL. WITH 25 BUILDINGS
AND 30 TRUCKS9 A WALLED PROBABLE MILITARY SCHOOL
WITH 5 ADMINISTRATIONS 25 BARRACKS-TYPE9 AND 10
RESIDENTIAL--TYPE BUILDINGS9 3 SMALL ARMS FIRING
RANGES9 A TRAINING AREA (SE EDGE OF COMPLEX)9 A 4--GUN
AAA SITE9 UNOCCUPIED9 IMMEDIATELY EAST OF SSU-MAO9
AND A PROBABLE 4-GUN AAA SITE9 OCCUPANCY UNDETERMINED9
5 NM SE OF SSU-MAO.
APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES OBSERVED THROUGHOUT COMPLEX.
NUMEROUS, WORKERS BARRACKS OBSERVED IN CENTER OF
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MENG-LA ARMY BARRACKS WEST 2128N 10134E
EST EDGE OF MENG-LA TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY ONE
M WEST.
AND A POSSIBLE HELICOPTER PADO
HREE AREAS CONTAIN ONE LARGE ADMINISTRATION-,TYPE
ND APPROXIMATELY 130 BARRACKS/STORAGE BUILDINGS
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR VEHICLES OBSERVED.
FO--HAI ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH 2158N 10028E
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE MISSION
NAN?CHIAO AREA ARMY BARRACKS 2201N 10015E
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE MISSION
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MUONG SINGv MILITARY AREA QLAOSI 2111N 10110E
MUONG SING AND VICINITY.
MILITARY AREA COMPRISES 4 INDIVIDUALLY FENCED AREAS
WITHIN MUONG SING CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 8 BARRACKS,
16 WAREHOUSESv AND 12 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. POSSIBLE
SMALL ARMS FIRING RANGE OBSERVED IN SW CORNER OF:
MUONG SING.
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BOON NEUA9 MILITARY AREA 6LAOS)) 2139N 10153E
BOUN NEUA AREA IS CLOUD-COVERED.
AN IMPROVED ALL-WEATHER9 LOOSE SURFACE ROAD VARYING
FROM SINGLE TO DOUBLE LANES IS VISIBLE FROM ABOUT 2
NM SOUTH OF BOUN NEUA SW TO THE CHINA BORDER AT
21-25N I01-45E. FROM THE BORDER IT CONTINUES WEST TO
MAN-SAN CHINA .2125N 121-25N 101??40E3 WHERE IT JOINS THE
MAN-SAN?--MENG-LA ROAD,
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED ALONG VISIBLE PORTIONS OF ROAD.
SHUANG-CHIANG AREA9 MILITARY BARRACKS 2330N 09950E
2 NM NORTH OF SHUANG CHIANG ON NAN-MENG HO ~RIVERTO
LARGE SECURED AREA CONTAINS 117 BARRACKS AND 3
ADMINISTRATIONS 19 ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORTS AND
APPROXIMATELY 50 STORAGE AND SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
PROBABLY ASSOCIATED AREA TO IMMEDIATE EAST CONTAINS
31 BARRACKS-TYPE, 3 ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORTS AND AT
LEAST 5 STORAGE BUILDINGS. LARGE TRAINING AREA
OBSERVED IN THE HILLS IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST.
ME NG--LA 6 CH I NA I.?.-? WAN-SENG C BURMA I ROAD 2128N 10134E
AREA FROM MENG?LA I21-28N 10I?34E) TO AND INCLUDING
MUONG SING QLAOSI I21-11N 101 09ED IS CLOUD FREED
AREA SW OF MUONG SING TO WAN`SENG (20-51N 100-?32EI IS
OBSCURED BY HEAVY CLOUDS.
NATURAL SURFACES SERVICEABLE ROAD OBSERVED FROM
MENG-LA TO HU I?PO--YEN (21-14N 101-16E) WHERE I T
TERMINATES, ROAD IS SINGLE-LANE EXCEPT FOR A 4~2 NMI
2-LANE SECTION SSW FROM MENG-LA0
TRAIL SYSTEM IS PARTIALLY DISCERNIBLE THROUGH FOREST
CANOPY BETWEEN HUI-PO-YEN AND MUONG SING.
FOLLOWING MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED ALONG ROAD
MILITARY CAMP CONTAINING 10 BARRACKS9 A MESS HAL
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AND AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OBSERVED .6 NM SOUTH
OF MENG MANG 121-18N 101- 1 8E I AREA AT
HUI-PO?YEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS A
25X1D POSSIBLE STRONGPOINT ON OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MISSION
CONTAINS 3 NON--MILITARY BUILDINGS
SURROUNDED BY IRREGULAR WOOD FENCE,,
KENG TUNG-?--T AUNGGY I ROAD G BURMA) 2117N 09938E
16 NM WEST OF KENG TUNG ON KENG TUNG--TAUNGGY.1 ROAD
E20-46N 091?-02E s
HOUEI SAI QLAOS)----MENG?-L.A ICHINA) ROAD 2016N 10025E
APPROXIMATELY 80 PER CENT OF AREA BETWEEN HOUEI SAl
(20-16N 100?25E) AND MENG?LA ' 21-28N 101-34E) OBSCURED
BY HEAVY CLOUDS..
PORTIONS OF A SINGLE".-.LANE9 NATURAL SURFACE ROAD IN
POOR TO FAIR CONDITION WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN HOIJEI SAI
AND BAN MONE f20-23N 100---36E `J n FROM BAN MONE THE
ROAD BECOMES A TRAIL WHICH CANNOT BE TRACED THROUGH
HEAVY FOREST CANOPY.
TWO-LANEq IMPROVED NATURAL, SURFACE, SERVICEABLE ROAD
OBSERVED FROM MENG??LA TO MAN- SAN Q 21-25N 101-40r -U n
SINGLEPLANEz, NATURAL SURFACE ROAD IN POOR CONDITION
RUNS SOUTH FROM MAN---SAN TO SHANG YUNG 121--18N 101-42H
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WHERE IT BECOMES A TRAIL.,
HEAVY CLOUDS AND FOREST CANOPY PRECLUDE FURTHER
INTERPRETATION.
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AREA BETWEEN KENG TUNG-??CHE-LI IS APPROXIMATELY 50
PER CENT CLOUD COVEREDO
NO-APPARENT CHANGE IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS SINCE MISSION
EXCEPT THAT BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
OVER THE MEKONG RIVER HAS 9 PIERS AND 2 ABUTMENTS
IN PLACE. NO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY WAS APPARENT AT
TIME OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
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