BARRACKS AREAS, HWACHON-NI, NORTH KOREA

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000200410050-3
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 28, 2016
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June 7, 2000
Sequence Number: 
50
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Publication Date: 
October 1, 1963
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REPORT
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2000/09/14: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200410050-3 Approved For Release 2000/09/14: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200410050-3 NO FOREIGN DISSEM S-7f'/7 25X1 D Geo Coords: COMOR No: Publication No: Barracks Areas, 38-44N 127-49E None '.EPIC/R-1494/63 Hwachon-ni, North Korea NPIC Target No: BE No: Date: 0380-44-B None October 1963 References: USATC Series 200, Sheet 0380-9A, 3d ed, Jan 61 (S) NPIC Project J-243/63 Two road-served barracks areas, Area A situated on the east edge of Hwachon-ni and Area B 1.9 nm east of Hwachon-ni, cover a total of approximately 100 acres. Area A (Figure 1), located at UTM coordi- nates 52SCT965885, contains one T-shaped ad- ministrative building, 9 barracks (ranging in size from 120 x 30 ft to 150 x 30 ft and total- ing 29,800 sq ft of floor space), 13 trucks, and one probable truck. Area A can house 920 troops.* A small storage area with 11 dis- persed, sernirevetted buildings (25 x 15 ft and totaling 4,125 sq ft of floor space) is situated on the south edge of Area A. Area B (Figure 2), located at UTM coordi- nates 52SCT993885, contains one administrative building, 3 administrative /support buildings (totaling 5,500 sq ft of floor space), 5 barracks (ranging in size from 115 x 30 ft to 140 x 30 ft and totaling 19,650 sq ft of floor space), 3 sup- port buildings (two 35 x 15 ft, one 55 x 20 ft and totaling 2,150 sq ft of floor space), 36 semirevetted storage buildings (30 x 15 ft and totaling 16,200 sq ft of floor space), 11 open storage revetments, and 5 trucks. This barracks area can house 490 troops.* *Troop capacity is based on a figure of 40 sq ft of floor space per man. 25X1 D Declassification review by NIMA/DOD 25X1 D