UST-KAMENOGORSK -- LENINOGORSK AREA RAILROADS EAST KAZAKHSTAN, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: August 1, 1961
• Content Type: BRIEF

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AREA RAILROADS
EAST KAZAKHSTAN, USSR
UST-KAMENOGORSK -- LENINOGORSK
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, 794, and 798. 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 prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign
government to the detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by U.S. personnel especially indoc-
trinated and authorized to receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in
accordance with KEYHOLE and TALENT regulations.
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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SEARCH FOR GUIDED MISSILE ACTIVITY AND ITEMS OF INTELLIGENCE
INTEREST ALONG RAILROADS IN: THE UST-KAMENOGORSK
TO LENINOGORSK AREA, EAST KAZAKHSTAN, USSR
Approximately 324 kilometers of railroads in the Ust-Kamenogorsk
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(
9-58N 82-40E) to L,eninogorsk (50-22N 83-32E) area were covered b
good quality KEYHOLE photography on
Where possible a corn arison was made with photography from
which covered approximately five percent of the
area.
The photography of this area was compared and studied primarily to
locate and describe any unidentified, unusual installations that might
possibly be related to guided missile activity and also to locate and identify
any items of intelligence significance.
In the approximately 5., 300-square-nautical-mile area covered by the
accompanying photomosaic no unidentified, unusual installations were
observed that appeared to bear any relation to the Soviet guided missile
program.
The following items of intelligence interest were observed. They are
numbered to correspond with numbers on the photomosaic.
LOCATION
1.
ZASHCHITA
Railroad yards and shops.
2.
UST -KAMENOGORSK
Zinc and lead plant
(see CIA/PIC/M57/57, Dec 57, TSC).
Thermal power plant
(see CIA/PIC/M23/5 , Dec 58, TSC) .
Oxygen plant
3.
ABLAKETKA
Hydro power plant, Irtysh GES^
4.
VERKHNE-ULBINSKOYE
Large metallurgical plant. Under
construction in_ this plant now
appears completed.
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APPROX SCALE
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NAUTICAL MILES
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FIGURE 2. RAILROADS IN THE UST-KAMENOGORSK--LENINOGORSK AREA.
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5.
ULBA
Hydro power plant GES
6.
LENINOGORSK
Lead plant
) (see CIA/PIC/
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M51/57, Nov 57, TSC) .
Heat and power
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plant TETS
PIC/M8/58, n ,
(see CIA/
. Explosive
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storage area (see
Army P I R-5-59,
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Jun 59, TSC). Several rail-served u
identified industries.
A single
track railroad, approximately 40 km long,
leads north from Leninogorsk. This rail-
road appeared on I ALENT photography.
Little apparent change is noted on KEYHOLE
photogra
7. GROMOTUKHA RESERVOIR A large dam across the south branch of the
Gromotukha river has formed a large
reservoir. This dam and reservoir are
part of the general plan for hydroelectric
power development in the Leninogorsk area
reported in Russian open sources.
8. UST-BUKHTARMA Hydro power plant Report-
ed to be largest power plant in Kazakh SSR;
capacity in excess of 500,000 KWH.
9. BELOGORSKIY Small polymetal, non-ferrous ore concen-
tration combine.
10. ZYRYANOVSK Reported mining center. Clouds preclude
interpretation.
REFERENCES
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MAPS AND CHARTS
ACIC. WAC 239, 4th ed, May 52, scale 1:1,000,000 (U)
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0239-7AL, 1st ed,
Nov 59 (S)
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0239-8AL, 1st ed,
Oct 59 (S)
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0239-12A, 1st ed,
Dec 58 (S)
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0239-13AL, 1st ed,
Nov 59 (S)
DOCUMENTS
USAF. Bombing Encyclopedia, 4th ed, May 61 (S)
CIA. NIS Gazetteer, Mar 59 (PUO)
CIA, CR 5B, USSR Railroad Stations and Route Information, Apr
61 (;QUO)
CIA. OCR/IR town folders and plant dossiers (S).
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