CHICOM ARSENAL STUDY - T'AI-YUAN, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400370040-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: March 1, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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 M MORANDUM'FOR: Chief, Estimates Staff, ONE
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THROUGH Chief, Requirements- Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
FROM Chief, Photographic Intelligence Divi ion,.C:]_A
SUBJECT- Chicom Arsenal Study.- T'ai-yuan, China
REFERENCES- (1) ONE Requirement No. ('-D15-82,,30'(
'(2) CIA/PID Project No. 30353-5
1. This memorandum is forwarded in answer to the above nlc?ntiorled
requirement which requested a comparative. study, to include the level of
production and status of construction that has taken place since the
previous study of the arsenals located at T'ai-yuan, China.
2. Following is the information requested for each of the arserials:
,a. Plant Name: Unidentified' Plant No. 1 (Explosives Plant, North)
Location: T'ai-yuan, China
Cooi diriat : 38 O1N - 112 34E
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Photo References:
Attachment: Annotated enlargement with Lverlay.
C'IA/PID/IP-P-155 /b
Levc,l of Production Activity:
Because of the ::mall ,,.cal-(-. KEYHOLE l.hotography of it if,, impossible to cictennilie the :cafe of pro,tilct Ion at,
this plant. However, the Belle rul ov? rall aplp(..:rance and the
recent expansion IndicatU: that th .-I plant i:' in ~'rCiuct~:oI1.
Also, the presence of a ; mr,a.all number of rail c:ir: at, an
at)t,0Ciated explosive, area 2 rim to th ea:_t i1 l.y indicate:
some activity in the main lpl_Lnt . .
Declass Review by NIMA/DOD'
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 3. Thhoto analyst assigned to this pro jclct was
may be con cted ;on extent-,ion 25+6 should any qutistion
memorandum. This memorandum completes this project.
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