SPECIAL CHINA SEARCH PLAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000100050031-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: April 2, 1970
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, cutive Staff, ?/1)1I
Bob:
Attached is a plan of action on how we are
assaulting the C na search problem as an after-
math of the Wuchai missile site find.
and promised him this piece of paper before
the end of the week. We will be providing the
1)DI with periodic status reports as the work
progresses.
We are working on a second paper concerning
our procedures for the P1 scan - how they might
be improved, etc. This is a more difficult
matter, but we will be coming forward with it
has discussed this by telephone with
shortly.
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2 APR 1970
M ORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Special China Search Plan
1. The following plan has been instituted as the most feasible to
accomplish a thorough search of Cotmanist China for SS4 Sites and related
activity:
? a. Personnel - 20 NPIC PI's, 3 IAS PI's, and 3 DIAPP-9 PI's.
All--support-type (e.g. Collateral Analysts, Film Handlers, etc.)
will be provided by NPIC. of NPIC is Team Leader.
b. Working Space - Special rooms will be provided in lEG, NPIC.
c. Overtime - It is anticipated that the only overtime involved
wee two Saturdays.
d. Copletion Date - 17 April 1970.
e. Starting Date - 0830, 2 April 1970
f. Work Objective - The PI's have been instructed to search for any
ev ce urface-to-surface missile activity in China.
Primary emphasis will be on an exhaustive search for deployed
missiles, missile related activity and new missile pads.
Work Outline - Divide Communist China into WAC areas prioritized
in orUthose most likely for SSA deployment. Starting with
the most recent hotography thoroughly search
each WAC area. _ work back through the
available coverage to the most recent clear photography of
sufficient interpretability to reveal possible SSM activity.
(Older duplicative photography, including U-2 coverage, will
not be searched if more current photography shows the real
estate with sufficient clarity to rule out suspect Ste{ activity.)
The search is not to be delayed by the finding of other new items
of intelligence value. Such targets will be noted for record and
appropriate follow-on action after the search exercise.
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h. Reporting Search Results - Except for making a significant SSM
wFiic wou Te properly reported iimediately, the results
of the search will be published in the form of an annotated
and color coded China map.
2. This basic plan, and the number of personnel involved, was determined
to be the most efficient from the standpoint of Search Team management, film
availability, and the highest degree of confidence in the results. It is
subject to change depending on the progress of the search and any factors
which could enhance the level of confidence in the results. For example, it
may be desirable to add additional personnel to study built-up areas in
greater depth, or to have these same areas studied by several different PI's.
3. The progress of the search will be reported from time to time to
both the DDI/CIA and the Director, DIA.
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Deputy Director
National Photographic Interpretation Center.
Distribution:
Copy 1 - DDI
2&3 - Ch/SpecActivities Office, DIA
4 - Chairman, C('4IREX
5-39 - NPIC/IEG
40 - NPIC/PPBS
41 - NPIC/PSG
42 - NPIC/TSSG
43 - Dir/IAS
44 - Ch/DIAPP-9
45-46 - NPIC/ODIR
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