IPIR MISSION CO24C 16 MARCH 1964

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• Publication Date: March 1, 1964
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IPIR
MISSION C024C
16 MARCH 1964
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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This document contains information affecting
the national defen::e. of the. United States,
within th,? meaning, of Title 18, sections
793 and 7:t4, of than U.S. Code, as amended.
Its tranorn Sion or revelation of its contents
to or reco,ipt by an unauthorized person is
prohibited t,y law.
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PREFACE
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THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTERPRET.'-.ION CAF
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THIS REPORT DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE HIGHEST PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE
ITEMS APPEARING IN THE COMOR TARGET LIST. HOWEVER,,IT ALSO
INCLUDES OTHER SIGNIFICANT TARGETS OBSERVED DURING THE SCAN OF
PHOTOGRAPHY. TARGETS ARE ARRANGED BY SUBJECT AND WITHIN EACH
SUBJECT BY COMOR TARGET NUMBER, WHICH APPEARS AT THE END OF THE
HEADER LINE. SIGNIFICANT TARGETS NOT IN THE COMOR TARGET LIST
ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT FOLLOWING THE COMOR
LISTED TARGETS.
SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE. APPEARANCE
OF THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY :ARE AS FOLLOWS T-- C (CLEAR), SC
(SCATTERED CLOUDS) t HC (HEAVY CLOUDS), H (HAZE:), CS (CLOUD SHADOW
SO (SEMIDARKNESS), 0 (OBLIQUITY), PQ (POOR IMAGE QUALITY).
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AIR FACILITIES
TWO NM SSE OF CHANG-SHU.
11,800 X 260 FT NE/SW CONCRETE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE A PARALLEL TAXIWAY WITH FOUR
CROSSOVER LINKS, THREE PARKING APRONS, 10 REVETTED
HARDSTANDS, ONE HANGAR WITH PARKING`APRON, AND A
BARRACKS AND ADMINISTRATION AREA ONE NM TO THE SSE.
AN AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA OBSERVED 3.5 NM SE.
NO RADAR FACILITIES OBSERVED.
AIRCRAFT -- 14 BEAGLE AND 25 FAGOT/FRESCO.
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ONE NM EAST OF CHU-HSIENo
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE:MISSION
NO ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES OBSERVED.
AIRCRAFT ??.40 FAGOT/FRESCO.
ONE NM SOUTH OF HAI?KOU.
6,600 X 200 FT E/W CONCRETE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE A RADAR SITE .7 NM ESE OF
RUNWAY CENTER CONTAINING ONE SCR-270-TYPE RADAR
AND ONE CONTROL BUILDING.
DEFENSES INCLUDE TWO AAA SITES OBSERVED. IN.CLOUD-
FREE AREAS (REFERENCED FROM RUNWAY CENTER).
Aa (.5 NM NE) 4?GUNv 3 EMPLACEMENTS OCCUPIED
B. d . 7 NM WNW) 4--GUNi OCCUPIED
AIRCRAFT EIGHT 'BEAGLE AND 18 FAGOT/FRESCO.
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TWO NM WEST OF HS IANG-TANG AND 16 NM SSE OF NAN-CHANG.
6,600 X 185 FT N/S CONCRETE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE A PARALLEL TAXIWAY, FOUR PARKING
APRONS, 27 REVETTED HARDSTANDS, TWOHANGARS,.43
SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND 30 BARRACKS.
DEFENSES INCLUDE ONE OCCUPIED 6-GUN AAA SITE, .3,300
FT NW OF RUNWAY CENTERv AND ONE PROBABLY OCCUPIED
4-GUN AAA SITE, 1,800 FT NNE OF NORTH END+:OF RUNWAY.
AIRCRAFT 35 FAGOT/FRESCO, THREE PROBABLE COLT AND
TWO UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE.
1.5 NM NE OF HSING?NING.
7,800 X 170 FT NNW/SSE CONCRETE RUNWAY,: SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE A PARALLEL TAXIWAY WITH TWO
CROSSOVER LINKS, THREE PARKING APRONS, ONE ALERT
APRON ON NORTH END OF THE FIELD, .16 REVETTED
HARDSTANDS, ONE PROBABLE FIRING-IN BUTT, AND TWO
HANGARS WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FACILITIES EAST OF
THE FIELD.
DEFENSES INCLUDE SIX OCCUPIED LIGHT AAA SITES AND
THREE LIGHT-TO-MEDIUM UNOCCUPIED SITES I REFERENCED
FROM RUNWAY CENTER)..
OCCUPIED A. 6-GUN SITE, WITH 16 ADDITIONAL UNREVETTED GUNS
IN AREA, .7 NM SSE
B. 10-GUN SITE, UNREVETTED, .5 NM SSE
C. 12-GUN SITE, WITH 12 ADDITIONAL:UNREVETTED GUNS
IN AREA, .9 NM WSW
D. 7-GUN SITE, UNREVETTED, .6 NM WNW
E. 7-GUN SITE, UNREVETTED, .9 NM WNW
F. 8-GUN SITE, SIX EMPLACEMENTS OCCUPIED,
1.4 NM NNW
UNOCCUPIED
A. B -GUN SITE, .8 NM NE
B. 8-GUN SITE, .8 NM EAST
C. 8-GUN SITE, .6 NM:SOUTH
AIRCRAFT 34 FAGOT/FRESCO.
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3.2 NM NORTH OF THE CENTER OF KUANG-CHOU..
6,250 X 200 FT NE/SW CONCRETE RUNWAY, PROBABLY
UNSERVICEABLE, WITH EXTENSION TO APPROXIMATELY.
10,400 FT UNDERWAY ON THE NE END. SEVERAL PIECES
OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND NUMEROUS PILES OF
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OBSERVED ON THE RUNWAY..
FACILITIES INCLUDE A PARALLEL TAXIWAY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION ON THE WEST AND A FENCED POL STORAGE
AREA EAST OF THE SW END OF RUNWAY. NUMEROUS
WORKERS HOUSING/CONSTRUCTION SHEDS ARE VISIBLE IN
THE AREA.
HAZE AND SCATTERED CLOUDS PRECLUDE DETERMINING
THE PRESENCE OF AAA.
AIRCRAFT ?- NONE OBSERVED.
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2.5 NM SSW OF LIEN-CHENG.
8,000 X 200 FT NNE/SSWCONCRETE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE A-PARALLEL LOOP TAXIWAY WITH
THREE PARKING APRONS, FIVE ALERT APRONS, THREE
CROSSOVER LINKS, 31 REVETTED HARDSTANDS,A FIRING-IN
BUTT, AND TWO HANGARS. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES
INCLUDE A BARRACKS AREA 1.3 NM ENE, EXPLOSIVES
STORAGE AREAS TWO AND 3.2 NM SE, POL STORAGE
1.1 NM ESE, AND A POSSIBLE POL STORAGE AREA
3.2 NM SSE.
DEFENSES INCLUDE SEVEN 6-GUN OCCUPIED .AAA SITES
AND ONE 6 -GUN UNOCCUPIED SITE (REFERENCED FROM
RUNWAY CENTER).
OCCUPIED
.8 NM.NORTH
1.3 NM NNE
1.1 NM NE
1.6 NM SE
.7 NM SSE
1.4 NM SSW
1.1 NM SW
UNOCCUPIED --
1.2 NM NNW
AIRCRAFT -- 25 FAGOT/FRESCO.
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THREE NM WEST OF-LING-SHI.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE MISSION
NO COMMUNICATIONS OR RADAR FACILITIES OBSERVED.
AIRCRAFT -- 34 FAGOT/FRESCO0
FACILITIES INCLUDE THREE TAXIWAYS WITH PARKING
APRONS ADJACENT TO NAN--CHANG AIRCRAFT REPAIR AND
ASSEMBLY PLANT.
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF ACTIVITYAT
PLANT
AIRCRAFT SIX PROBABLE COLT0
7,600 X 200 FT NNE/SSW CONCRETE RUNWAY,.,S?ERVICEABLE~
THREE NM SE OF CENTER OF NAN-CHA.NG.
FOUR NM NNW OF CENTER OF NAN-HAI AND 1006 NM WEST
OF CENTER OF KUANG?CHOU (CANTON).
7,500 X 200 FT NNE/SSW CONCRETE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE,
WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FT OVERRUNS AT EACH :END.
FACILITIES INCLUDE PARALLEL TAXIWAY WEST OF
RUNWAY, LOOP TAXIWAY WITH 31 HARDSTANDS WEST OF
RUNWAY. AND FOUR PARKING APRONS, ONE AT EACH END OF
AND ALONG. PARALLEL TAXIWAY,
SCATTERED CLOUDS AND HAZE PRECLUDE DETERMINING
THE PRESENCE OF RADAR.
AIRCRAFT 26 FAGOT/FRESCO, TWO COOT,. THREE CRATE,
TWO CAB, ONE COLT, AND TWO SINGLE-ENGINE PISTON*
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SHUT-KOU AIRFIELD 2303N 11436E
745 NM ;SSE OF SHUI-KOU.
NOAPPARENTCHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE:MISSION
NO RADAR OBSERVED..
AIRCRAFT 17 FAGOT (ONE WITHOUT TAIL, IN
MAINTENANCE AREA) AND ONE COLT.
ONE NM NORTH OFCHANG-TING.
4,500 X 250 FT N/S SOD LANDING STRIP, SERVICEABLE.
NO:FACILITIES OR AIRCRAFT OBSERVED IN CLOUD FREE
AREAS.
NAVAL ACTIVITY/PORTS
PORT FACILITIES OBSERVED THROUGH SCATTERED CLOUDS
INCLUDE SEVERAL MARINE RAILWAYS, ONE PIER, .4 QUAY AND
APOL STORAGE AREA.
DEFENSES OBSERVED INCLUDE TWO 4-GUN AAA SITES (ONE
OCCUPIED) AND ONE OCCUPIED 4-GUN CD/AAA SITE.
A POSSIBLE SCR-270-TYPE RADAR SITE OBSERVED 3.5 NM :SW
OF:YU-LIN AT 18-12N 109-29E,
VESSELS -? FIVE UNIDENTIFIED PAT.ROL:CRAF.T,
HUANG-PU NAVAL BASE 2305N 11325E
NINE NM ESE OF KUANG'-CHOU ON HUANG-PU TAG I I SLANOI..
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON THE NW TIP OF THE
ISLAND AND TWO LARGE MONITOR-ROOF BUILDINGS APPEAR
COMPLETED. SOME CONSTRUCTION.MATERIALS OBSERVED
IN THE AREA. NO OTHER CHANGES NOTED IN AREA.
UNOCCUPIED AAA SITE OBSERVED ON HILL IN CENTER OF
ISLAND.
VESSELS ONE PROBABLE CASTLE-CLASS PF, ONE
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PROBABLE T-43-CLASS MINESWEEPER,. TWO PROBABLE
KRONSHTADT PC, AND NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT.
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MILITARY-ACTIVITY
LIN-CHUAN, BARRACKS AREA 2802N 11620E
AT LIN-CHUAN.
BARRACKS AREA, PROBABLY AN .APARTM.ENT_OR CIVILIAN
BARRACKS-TYPE HOUSING AREA, CONTAINS 47 MULTISTORY
AND OVER 50 SINGLE STORY BARRACKS AND FIVE MULTISTORY
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS.
NO EVIDENCE OF MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
MING-CHI ARMY BARRACKS 2622N 11701E
10 NM WEST OF MING-CHI.
SMALL, WALLED COMPOUND CONTAINS THREE SINGLE STORY
BARRACKS AND TWO SUPPORT BUILDINGS. NO VEHICLES OR
EQUIPMENT OBSERVED.
YING-TAN ARMY BARRACKS ESE 28.14N 11704E
CHIANG-SHAN BARRACKS AREAS 2842N 11835E
THREE BARRACKS AREAS IN CHIANG-SHAN AREA
(REFERENCED FROM CHIANG-SHAN)
AREA A'ICHIANG-SHAN ARMY BARRACKS
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TWO NM SSW 9 AT 28--43N 118-36E AND UTM PG5 2778
60 BARRACKS AND 100 ADMINISTRATION/STORAGE
BUILDINGS.
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AREA B ~CHiANG-SHAN ARMY BARRACKS
FIVE NM SW,. AT 28-.40N 118-32E AND UTM ,50i4
48 BARRACKS, THREE ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, THREE
MESS HALLS, A THEATRE-TYPE BUILDING, 30 STORAGE
BUILDINGS9 AND A TANK ASSAULT REGIMENT AREA
CONTAINING 12 BARRACKS, ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
12 VEHICLE SHEDS, ONE LARGE MAINTENANCE BUILDING,
FIVE GREASE RACKS, AND 12 CARGO TRUCKS. EXTENSIVE
TRACK ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN THE AREA.
(CHIANG-SHAN ARMY BARRACKS YU-TOU NORTH
EIGHT NM SW9 AT 28?-40N 118-.30E AND
UTM PG477732) --?- 30 BARRACKS, TWO MESS HALLS, TWO
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, 40 STORAGE BUILDINGS,
AND A THEATRE., AN OPEN STORAGE AREA IMMEDIATELY
SE CONTAINS NUMEROUS STOCKPILES OF UNIDENTIFIED
MATERIAL.
SHANG-JAO AREA, BARRACKS 2829N 11754E
DIVISION-SIZE MILITARY BARRACKS COMPLEX CONSISTING
OF FOUR AREAS IN SHANG-JAO AREA (REFERENCED FROM
SHANE-JAO)
AREA A (THREE NM NW, AT 28-29 N 117-55E AND UTM
NG900510) -- 64 BARRACKS, FOUR ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS, SIX MESS HALLS, 40 STORAGE/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS AND ONE TRUCK.
AREA B (41 5 NM WNW9 AT 28-29N 117-53E AND UTM
NG870510) -- 50 BARRACKS, TWO ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS, FIVE MESS HALLS, AND 29 STORAGE/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS.
AREA C (FIVE NM WNW, AT 28-28N 117-?52E =AND UTM
NG852495) -- 60 BARRACKS, FOUR ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS, FOUR MESS HALLS9. AND 35 STORAGE/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS.
AREA 0 15.5 NM WNW 9 AT 28-28N 117-52E AND UTM
NG850486) -- 64 BARRACKS, ONE ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING, FOUR MESS HALLS, 32STORAGE/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS AND SIX TRUCKS.
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SHANS'JAO AREA, STORAGE COMPLEX 2828N 11754E
FIVE STORAGE AREAS IN SHANG-JAO AREA (REFERENCED FROM
SHANG? JAO)
AREA A (SEVEN NM NW, AT 28-30N 117-51E AND UTM:
NG830530) ?? ROAD- ANDRAIL-SERVED STORAGE AREA,
SECURED BY SENTRY PATHS AND WEAPONS POSITIONS
ALONG CRESTS OF HILLS OVERLOOKING THE AREA, CONTAINS
SIX FLAT-ROOFED PROBABLY TWO-LEVEL BUNKERS (EACH
150 X 65 FT AND WITH A TRUCK-SIZE ADIT),. SEVEN
SUPPORT BUILDINGS, APPROXIMATELY 20 SMALL SUPPORT
BUILDINGS, TWO ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, TWO
PROBABLE MESS HALLS AND A TWO-TRACK DEAD END RAIL
SPUR CONCRETE UNLOADING PLATFORM.
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AREA 13 (5.8 NM WEST, AT 28-27N 117-54E AND UTM
NG830470) DOUBLE FENCE SECURED STORAGE AREA
CONTAINS AT LEAST 59 CAVES, 14 REVETTED STORAGE
BUILDINGS, ONE RESERVOIR, FOUR SUPPORT BUILDINGS
AND TWO GUARD POSTS. FOURTEEN BARRACKS, ONE
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ONE STORAGE BUILDING,
APPROXIMATELY 20 SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND A RAIL SPUR
OBSERVED AT THE NE EDGE OF THE STORAGE AREA.
AREA C (3.3 NM SW9 AT 28-23N 117?-55E AND UTM '
NG910410) --? FENCE SECURED STORAGE AREA CONTAINS
25 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
AREA D (4.5 NM SW, AT 28-23N 117-54E AND UTM
NG890390) O9? FENCE SECURED STORAGE AREA CONTAINS
12 STORAGE BUILDINGS.
AREA E (5.6 NM SW, AT 28--22N 117-54E AND UTM
NG870370) -- FENCE SECURED STORAGE AREA CONTAINS
26 STORAGE BUILDINGS, FOUR BARRACKS., TWO
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, TWO RESERVOIRS AND SIX
GUARD POSTS.
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XUANG-CHOU COMPLEX 2307N 11315E
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THE MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS APPEAR ACTIVE AND
APPROXIMATELY 225 RAIL CARS WERE OBSERVED IN RAILYARDS
WITHIN THE COMPLEX. NO NEW CONSTRUCTION-OBSERVED.
CHU-HSIEN CHEMICAL. COMPLEX 2854N 118..53E
3.6 NMSOUTH OF CHU-HSIEN.
LARGE, ROAD- AND RAIL-SERVED CHEMICAL COMPLEX
INCLUDES A STEAM POWER PLANT, A GAS GENERATOR
BUILDING, A SULPHURIC ACID PLANT, TWO CHLORINE
AND CAUSTIC SODA PLANTS, AN AMMONIA PLANT WITH
LARGE COMPRESSOR BUILDING, FIVE BY-PRODUCTS
PLANTS, A WATER TREATMENT' PLANT, AN ADMINISTRATION
AREA, AND A LARGE HOUSING AREA.
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AIRCRAFT:
26 FAGOT/FRESCO
2 COOT
2 CAB
3CRATE
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2 S/E PISTON AIRCRAFT
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