POL STORAGE SOUTHEAST CHINA AIRFIELDS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300200022-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: July 27, 1955
• Content Type: IM

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 DECLASSIFICATION F.EVEIVV BY
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PHOTO irrrGEWCE
SOUTHEAST CHINA AIRFIELDS
op/i-116
(Project 71.191)
27 July 1955
CENTRAL IRTELIMENCE A}ENCZ
Office of Research and Reports
 GP/I-116
27 July 1955
TECGTTO INTEL.-M CE I+WORANDU$
POL STORAOE
Southeast China Airfields
This memorandum has been prepared in response to an internal request
for information on POL facilities at the five airfields currently under
construction along the east coast of China facing Formosa. A study of
vertical aerial photography taken between reveal POL
storage facilities at four of the five airfields. POL storage facilities
? were net located on aerial photography of Cheng-hai airfield located near
Swatow.
The POL storage facilities identified at Han-tai, Lung-ties. Ching-yang,
and Lung-chi are apparently of similar construction and appearance. A first
class road extends from the airfield to a "loop" road located 18CO to
7000 feet from the airfield. The loop provides an average of 5000 feet of
roadway and it is along both sides of this loop road that a number of
installations have been dispersed which are probably used for POL storage.
A study of vertical aerial photography indicates that these installations
are of the following construction:
Apparently. ten to fourteen small tanks have been laid down in rows in
shallow. rectangular excavations or on a slightly raised rectangular base.
The size of the tanks are similar to those reported in the watow area by a
 Hong Kong source in SIRAB 3.40. dated 2C July 1955. These tanks were reported
as cylindrical tanks about 10 feet in length The
tanks are then covered by earth or a low rectangular structure. Small
buildings located along the road are probably used for facilities needed
in handling the incoming drums of fuel and other operations carried on in
the fuel storage area.
The POL installations at Nan-tai and Lung-tien are probably completed
Construction work is still In progress at Ching yang and lung-chi, Limited
stereo coverage and poor ttality of photography at Ching yang did not permit
proper evaluation. There is a probability that the number of storage
installations at Ching yang and Lung-chi will increase.
? As of the date of the latest available photo coverage there were 19
storage installations at Nan-tai. 24 probably storage bunkers or installations
at Ching yang. 25 storage installations at Lung-tien, and 11 storage
installations at lung-chi. If each installation contains an average of
?12 tanks then the capacity of the POL storage areas at
field is as follows:
Nan-tai approximately 1025 metric tons
lung-tien approximately 1350 metric tons
Cutting-yang approximately 1300 metric tons
Lung-chi approximately 60C metric tons
MAX-TAI The POL storage area is located 35001 north of the airfield
(enclosure No. 1). Nineteen storage installations are dispersed along
the one mile of loop road
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rectangular structures averaging
ten to fourteen. Unidentified circular objects-about
diameter could be seen along the forward edge of the structures. Five
buildinge'ranging in size from 10'x5C' to 30'x135' located in the area are
of recent construction.
LUNG-TM There are two probable POL storage installations located approximately
1800' north of the Lung-tiers airfield. (See enclosure No. 2). Photo
revealed eleven rectangular excavations approximately
15'x,60' under construction in each area. 164 light colored objects were
dispersed along the road 800' west of the east storage area. The probability
are storage tanks for the POL storage areas is strongly suggested.
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dark objects in excavations in the east storage area and a reduced number
of light colored objects dispersed along the road. Coverage obtained up to
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showed that all excavations have apparently been filled with an
average often probable tanks and covered with earth leaving a rectangular
mound sometimes irregular in shape. A row of apcroximately ten small
circular mounds are visible on each installation. The small circular objects
dispersed along the nearby roads have disappeared.
CHING-YANG The POL storage area is located approximately 70(0 feet west of
the-airfield. There appear to be 24 storage installations in various
stages of construction along the loop road. The installations first
appeared as a shallow excavation 109 to 15' in width and 60' to 8C' in
:length. Later coverage revealed up to thirteen small objects approximately
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small objects appear black. suggesting a coating of dark substance
possibly for. rust prevention. From photography dated
it appeared
that a number of the excavations with the probable tanks had been covered
possibly with earth or a structure similar to the pan-tai installations
previausly discussed in this report.
LUNG-CHI The probable POL storage installation at Lung-chi is located 25000
north of the runway. Construction was first noticed on photo coverage
obtained Coverage obtained up to
excavations dispersed along the loop road. Objects approximately 5'x101
have been placed in rows in a number of the excavations. None of the
excavations have been covered but it is assumed that it will be done and the
appearance of the installations will be similar to those at the other airfieldso
DATES 7F PHOTO COVERAGE
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