SWATOW SITUATION STUDY

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: June 9, 1955
• Content Type: IM

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 PNnTn TAiTF. TMENCE MEMORAADUM
(Supplement # 1 to GP/I-87, dated 10 May 1955)
GP/I-101
(Project 71.174)
9 Tune 1955
File Copy
CENTRAL D TF.LT.TaENCE AGENCY
Office of Research and Reports
 DECLASSIFICATION F.EVEIVV BY
NI1,A , DoD
SWAVA4 s] UATUAN s-rUDX
(-qnpplsmxmt r 1 to 0P1I.$7, dated 10 I7 1955)
GP/I-101
(Prajeat 71X374)
9 Jsme 1955
C UTRAL I1?TCT.1 M AGENCI
Ofttoe of Research and Reports
 GP/ r.am
9 Jvme 1955
This riemmrndam Is in reply to a.- request from OCI for conttw'iag
inforttution an tiilitary installations in the 9t atot3 area. based an the
latest available aerial pbotograptWs Photo eaRSZge tttM 4 e in the
The area under stu4 r is covered an tl f o11outng ANS 1:50.000 shots
of tho L781 series: 8'325 I. 8325 II. 83Z5 III. 8325 1V. 8324 I. 8324 1V.
The location of all points is reported by the ataidard military grld-'
reference iWartc-m,
propea+stfan of this sit vas dated through
(Fttasidietg Fast and West from 370 to 440 and from North to south
from i30 to 270.
Light AA (j?=)- jg s ..... .. .. 2
Unooc ed Poaitimm ....? .... 8
tnirt AA' (,g=&) ....o...~~~.s 16 (see note)
Lff-hot AA (g mt ) ?........... ?. 48 (. 4)
Total 7w
20
20
12
40
52
Pbaftimm Not Previously 32
reported
gmam
In
(Notes The 16 medswa ae24ber gstns prevLausly reported included thnvagh
error o v a l i g h t b a t t e r y of 4 guns. Therefore. there is no l 1 e in
 the medium caliber run count. There is included in this ga-ip of 12
med1uas A!1 auns cos 8 cian position located apps'zsaate],y h alfi.y-
botveeei St stow and 9watow N. E. A/P at 459336 The large number of
tents at this positicci (36) as well as 6 asap. sari-Qer~n.nt bni3,d-.
Ingo nark the position as a probable AA $a. Hq..)
OZd :ATOL,T ICI _ E . q/p
ThePeriod covered by this report has been aoa of steadily Incrws.
ing activity.. All ruterials for construction >!er-.: apparent-]y au
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position by
Q
or earlier for by that date tho ama21 boat
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activity supplying. gravel for the work had all but ceased. Ebr
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25X1 strip has alieost oosgiletely graveled and an
~
half of the strip
was surfaced with oanarete std another cos quarter was formed and
^botogsappy also shown all the ta7Ct.&7s.
and dispersed hardstands, traded and leveled resd]r for gravel and
fiml OLLrfgc#e, As previously mentioned the tempo of weak has loom
creased st*adila through the period
photogr pbV shown a large nrmber of trucks engaged in the oonstruatian
(47 were counted on photogratbV that does not extend beyond .he north
litrdt of the A/F).
IFS OF PRDBAm r PURER LINE QNSTRUcT N M
of 9matcw 1110 E- A/F ratsAmq. The frill was comqSeted on or about
No additional phatog2np1W has becosae available during the period
covered V o!, Ibis report,
RELM OF yF A D OR A SE 47 Af SS HEN A
An earth tall dike or causeway across the lower main ebannal of
the Ran Chiang was completed at 500397 just North of the Eastern end
 A eubeequnnt breach of the causeciy flooded out the positions of a
four gun Battery of light AA and soeoe of the nsteriala for use in
25X1 c stiuction of the adjacent airfield. The breach was repaired by
0
the ditto of the last available photoEraphic co r of this
site. mere is no indication to date of causeway being used for
vehicular traffic.
R#..` ~~1 R~ DS
The rain coastal road to the South and liest of Saatoer was covered
bar photography flown
The covezuge extended as far as
I-U.FENGL From Stratau Sid to the limit of the area covered in-this
report the road is a 1st class surfaced highway with a ferry across
the NIIT TI2 YANG south fror.~ Swatotu city (3882W). A second ferry
crosses a stream at LEL..4IIH (3582.44).
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