IMAGERY ANALYSIS SERVICE NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: September 11, 1970
• Content Type: NOTES

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Imagery Analysis Service Notes
11 September 1970
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
Imagery Analysis Service
IMAGERY ANALYSIS SERVICE NOTES NO. 24/70
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Gorkiy SAM Site Has Both SA-5 3
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CHINA
Renewed Rail Construction Toward the 5
Tsaidam Basin in Western China . . . . . . . . . . . .
Continuing Chinese Construction Along 7
the S i no-Burma Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Renewed Rail Construction Toward the Tsaidam Basin in Western China
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Recent photography shows that after about nine years of inactivity the
Chinese have renewed construction on a rail line between Lan-chou and the
Tsaidam Basin. On large-scale imagery of I roadbed construction
had been resumed, work was under way on culverts and bridges, and construction
camps had been set up for approximately 10 nm northwest of the existing portion
of the line near Hai-yen. There is no recent large-scale coverage beyond this
point, but small-scale imagery of showed new camps up to 25 nm
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Work was initially begun on this rail line When it was abandoned
three segments of roadbed had been star e The one near Hai-yen and
two segments farther west toward the Tsaidam Basin (see Figure 2). There was
no sign of renewed rail construction on the latter two segments when they were
In no major installations were seen in the general area
which the new rail line will serve. It may be intended to provide access
to minerals in the Tsaidam Basin and to improve logistical lines to Tibet.
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Continuing Chinese Construction Along the Sino-Burma Border
The Chinese are continuing to improve their lines of communication into
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reveals that a 325-foot dual-lane highway bridge is being constructed near
the town of Ku-tung, 15 nm from the Burma border. This bridge will either
replace or supplement the adjacent single-lane masonry bridge currently in
use.
Two roads have been extended from the Ku-tung area to the Burma border
within the past three years (see Figure 3). Also, during this period,
approximately 35 buildings have been added to a military installation near
Ku-tung and a small military camp of about ten structures has been constructed
farther north. Reports from various sources indicate that the major portion
of the insurgent Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is located in the adjacent
Burma border area.
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