NERCHINSK PROBABLE STORAGE DEPOT NERCHINSK, USSR TRANSBAIKAL MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300340077-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 77
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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6 Popes Declassification Review by NIMA/DOD
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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NPIC/R-405/64
June 1964
This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the
meaning of the espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The low prohibits its transmission
-or the revelption_ of its contents in any manner to on unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
-prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the
detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to
receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security oust be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and
TALENT regulations.
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
-NERCHINSK PROBABLE STORAGE DEPOT
NERCHINSK, USSR
TRANSBAIKAL MD
Handle Via TALENT -KEYHOLE.. Control only
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This report is one in a series on soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a PIA 'CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated hV APIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the API(' }'i~nto~rapltic -Analysis Group.
the CIA Photoeraphic Intelligence Division APIC1, and the Production
Center IPIc ,I)I Al. The photosraphic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the C 1.A Photographic Intelligence Division.
In the interest of uni-fortuity, the titles and letter desi~nators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. A\hen a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter desinator are omitted in the report.
titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows :A1 railroad serv ice, (13i road service, (C:l landing strips,
A)) adtninis'ratiye and troop housing ar eas, X 1.1 storace areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas. G) PC)L. storage areas, I!) other buildings and
facilities, %Jl equipment storage 'maintenance ,areas, K) athletic fields,
L1 small arm: firing, ranges, A1 driver training areas, (N) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements ~'hatteries1, (R3 infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (Sl special- training facilities, (I') unidentified
facilities or tracking activity
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NERCHINSK PROBABLE STORAGE DEPOT
(51-59N 116-33E)
NERCHINSK, CHITA OBLAST, USSR
TRANSBAIKAL MD
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The Aerchinsk 1 robable Storage Depot
(listed in Bombing I ncvclopedia as Aerchinsk
Army l3arracks, is located on 'he east edge of
lb- l- and 11:; nautical
~erc`.~insk 1_~')\ I ,,
miles nml east of Chita I igure 1;. 1 ranspor-
tation facilities consist of an all-.weather cast-
'A est hich-Xay access and a1 -11 all-ivea.her r oad
connection to rail f.aciIiti~?s one nrn west.
-I ;..s probable storage depot encompasses
approximately 3011 acres and includes a total
of -fl buildings which consist of nine probable
administrative buildings 'barracks, threepossi-
hly associated administrative buildings bar-
racks. 23 probable (,'lass- 1 storage buildings,
Railroad Service
There is road access to the ('hita-
Ki:ahoravsk line of the I r.ans-Siberian railroad.
Road Service
In all
-~ye_~the prepaaed surface road con-
ects the n.:..:llation to .. m.aior east-west
a rail siding
hi_h yay, sn conn_cts to
one nm .ti'es_. .. network of secondary roads
radiates fro, _ .e :o.vn.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
re.a Dl I . _ 3' contains . even proh-
hle ba. _ a ks .:n,i t.tn prob able administrative
buildir -V icb i Ishaped. 'I bis ~.._a
prohahly consists of housing and administrative
space for perI di --ectly assigned to the
depot.
D2 contains three large multistory
no-ibie barracks and two small associated
support buildings. Ii;ese buildings are con-
'__uous to the to'.%'n and m,ar possibly function
multi-f.an;ily ,i.~eilin s for personnel not.
specially associated with the installation.
General Storage Areas
ea 1- 1 contain, ''3 probable sto: ag=
- buildings. I he absence of rail facilities in_li
only .,l__ti.'ely ii_1-t item- are stor_d
`-e-e buil_ i
nine unidentified secondary storage buildings.
16 support maintenance buildings, and seven
possibly related support buildings. -I here is
a probable Phil. storage facility I.~, nm north-
northwest of the: installation. but it is not
believed to he associated with the probable
storage depot I it _^ es 2 and 3 i.
An analysis of photography from the initial
coverage in
indicates that this installation has undergone
no apparent physical change during this period.
The installation was blanketed by medium snow
cover on all photography suitable for analysis.
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Area 1-2 contains nine probable storage
buildings. The- type of storage is probably
similar. but secondary to the larger storage
area.
POL Storage Area
Area G contains two vertical tanks :~n feet
in diameter, three vertical tanks -i feet in
diameter, nine vertical tanks2.~, feet in diameter,
three vertical tanks 35 feet in diameter, and
4 support buildings. A military function for
this area cannot be confirmed.
Other Buildings
A-ea 111 has four maintenance support
buildings and probably serves as maintenance
support for the depot.
Area 112 has seven probably associated
support buildings.
Area 113 has seven
support buildings. The location of this area
indicates that it is possibly a non-related
activity
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
1 cot.:; ins tvco probable vehicle main-
ten nee buildin s. -5 by 1(1(1 feet and 30 by -5
feet, end one unidentified structtaare. Sli=ht
track .ctivir is noted in the vicinity of the
h'u:ildings.
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