HIGH-EXPLOSIVES DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX NEAR HSIANG-HSIANG, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000200290012-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: April 1, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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Approved For Release 2001/03/03 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200290012-9
Approved For Release 2001/03/03 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200290012-9
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NPIC/R-1014/62.
HIGH-EXPLOSIVES DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX
NEAR HSIANG-HSIANG, CHINA*
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Photography from reveals -a high-explosives (HE)
development complex (27-50N 112-40E) located 9 nautical miles (nm)
northeast of Hsiang-hsiang, 27 nm southwest of Ch' ang-sha, and 25 nm
west of Chu-chou, China. It is composed of a well-secured development
area, an explosives storage area, an industrial area, and an extremely
large housing area.
The development area is rail and road served, and contains at least
seven reverted buildings and numerous other buildings which possibly
are involved in casting, shaping, and pressing of high-explosives materials.
One .large building in this area is connected to six small buildings by an
enclosed passageway. Another enclosed passageway connects three other
moderately large buildings.
The HE storage area includes 111 road-served storage buildings which
are well spaced and four small magazines which have been cut' into hillsides.
The industrial area includes numerous large buildings identified as
probable shops and one large three'-story building which is a probable
laboratory. One large building is under construction.
The housing area provides more than 200 multifamily structures of
unusually good quality, a small barracks area, several large adminitration-
type buildings, an auditorium or gymnasiumlike building and several
service structures.
An alternative possibility which cannot be dis-
regarded at this time is the development or production of missile pro-
pellants.
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ACIC. LTS Air Target Chart, Sheet 0497-5A, 1st ed, Apr 60, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
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