HARBIN ARSENAL COMPLEX

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300020042-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: November 26, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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PID/IB - 335/63
26 November 1963
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25X1A
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Manufacturing and Services Division, ORR
ATTENTION MS/D
FROM Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
THROUGH Chief, Requirement Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
SUBJECT Harbin Arsenal Complex
REFERENCES (1) ORR Requirement No. C-RR3-80,522/63
(2) CIA/PID Project No. C 1+18/63
1. This memorandum is in response to the above referenced requirement
which requests a layout, description and annotated enlargements of the arsenal
complex in Harbin, Communist China.
enlargements of-these plants from are 25X1 D
enclosed with this memorandum.
Three of the reported plants have been located on photography of this city and
the majority of these installations can not be confirmed by photo interpretation.
collateral material, while others are only briefly mentioned. The existence of
parts. Some of these plants are located by means, of maps and sketches in the
2. Harbin is reported to contain many arsenals that manufacture products
such as ammunition, grenades, shell casings, mines, guns and possibly tank
3. A tank repair factory (probable Plant No. 674) was reported (Overt
25X1A Intelligence to exist southeast of
the San-k`o-shu grade crossing the eastern suburbs of Harbin. An enlargement
(CIA/PID/IB-P-761/63) of the plant probably referred to in this report is
enclosed. This plant is secured by a wall and is rail served. The rail
spur, which enters the plant from the north, seperates into three sidings. The
shortest siding only serves a loading platform, while the other two sidings
extend through this factory to the steam plant. This installation contains at
least one foundry, a steam plant, two large machine shops and many smaller shop
and storage buildings. The plant has two rail car loading platforms and possibly
one transfer crane located near the southwest corner of the larger machine shop.
No large cranes and no large, rail served, open storage yards, other than for
coal, are present in this plant. Therefore this plant does not appear capable
of handling heavy immobile objects. It could produce small machine parts for
use at this plant or for shipment to other plants. Furthermore, it probably
could service equipment that would move under its own power or could be towed.
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25X1 B
SUBJECT: Harbin Arsenal Complex
4. Probable arsenals No. 25 and No. 28 are illustrated on an enclosed
graphic (CIA/PID/IB-P-762/63). These plants are located northeast of the
25X1A same grade crossing -in San-k`o-shu, Harbin, which was referred to in paragraph
25X1A yon-these plants includes a fairly accurate sketch of
their location. Arsenal No. 25 is reported to make shell casings which are
shipped to arsenal No. 28 for loading. Arsenal No. 25 contains a small steam
plant, a sub-station, a rail served loading platform and three fabrication
buildings. This plant could contain the equipment for manufacturing shell
casings but this can not be confirmed from photography.
Arsenal No. 28 contains a steam plant, a loading platform, a sub-
station, an explosives processing section, shop and storage buildings (some
of which are connected by covered walks), and a motor pool. The plant is
secured by a wall and is rail served. The long narrow bolding to the west
of this plant probably serves as a test range. This plant could be loading shell
casings, but again, this can not be confirmed from photography. At the time of
photography, no smoke was being emitted from the stacks and only two hopper cars
were on the tracks leading to Plant No. 28. However, many people, carts and
vehicles can be seen moving in the plant areas and on the roads leading to them.
This probably indicates that the plants are, at least, partially active. The
level of this production can not be determined.
25X1A 5. The photo analyst on this project was who may
be contacted on extension 2546, should you have any further questions concerning
this project. This is considered a completed anaswer to the requirement.
25X1A
ENCLOSURES:
2 Annotated 'Enlargements
(CIA/PID/IB-P-761/63 thru
CIA/PID/IB-P-762/63)