CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN VICINITY OF SUNTSUN AND TUNGLING, CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 69
• Publication Date: April 27, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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27 April 1965
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INUMUMM FOR: Chief, Ballistic Missiles and Space Division, 061
ATTENTIQN: Non-Soviet Weapons Branch
Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group,
FROM: Chief, Photographic Intelligence Division, CIA
SUBJECT: Construction Activity in Vicinity of Suntsun and
Tungling, China
(a Requirement C-SI-5-82,229
(b) CIA/PID Project 30208-5
1. This memcrandutn is in partial response to your requirement 'dated
25 January 1965 requesting a detailed search within a 25 mile radius of 17
locations in China to determine the existence of any construction activity
that may have guided missile or nuclear energy significance.
2. This memorandum describes construction activity in the vicinity,.pf
two of the requested locations, i.e. Suntsun, Anhui (31-06u ]18-06E) and
Tangling, Anhui (30-56N 117-47E). Since these locations are only 15 nm apart
they were combined into one large search area.
3. The folla-ing construction -activitywas observed. Although no
missile or nuclear energy significance can be determined, same of this
construction activity may account for the reported appearance of military
engineer units in this area.
a. W VlW TUNGLIIG Railroad (31-2021 118-23E - 30-57N 3-17-47E:)
A railroad, approximately 27 long, has been constructed and is in operation
fig Wulhu southwest to -(bung-Mins-Chieh, a small village 10 nm southwest of
been
Fanchang (31-05N 118-11E). Beyond Chung-Ming-Chieh the roadbeci~v~ Wo.
constructed for an additional seven miles in the direction of , but
? rails have not been laid, bridges have not been constructed, and the project-
appears inactive. Only five more miles are required to connect with the..
railroad in the Tungling area, but the railroad would have to cross low-lying
25X1D areas subject to flooding. Possibly these flooding conditions have imposed
engineering problems that have resulted in a delay in railroad construction.
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 SUBJECTt Construction Activity in Vicinity ofr3,
Suntisun T mgling, China
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S TUN Probable Liquid +torage Area (31-o4N 118-07E)
Approx1ma ly one mile nortb-northeast of Sunteun (31-03N 118-06E) a probable
storage a is under oonatru tian, consisting of eight circular structures,
25X1B each a imately 75 feet in diameter and resembling semi-buried POL tanks.
Pour of. se structures appear to be completed and four others are in various
stages of ton'. Two of the comp3A ted structures may-be
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These tank-like stj~ures are dispersed in a random pattern about-400
feSt to 1,100 feet apart. A good road leads to each of the structures and
to'a railh ad, located one mile away at the end of a new rail spur which joins
the new Tangling railroad three miles southwest-.of Fanchang (31-05N 118-
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CI J*3-bCO --CI Ii MIlItArY S"Mae Area (30-57N 118-04E)
A probable ary storage area udder constructIon two miles south of
eh. This area contains 25-30 storage buildings, each approxi-
aatelar 100Iby 30 feet, dispersed along several valleys or ravines. A small
apart axes of 15-20 buildings is located an -aIhc. east side of the dispersed
storage ar a. Several new s a new road, and now clearings were
25X1 D oonstrac in this area between The wuhu-Tunglina
rallraed a ars to be operation as-fdLr as -ding-Chteh. Photo
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d. T[INGLINGJTUNGKUANSHAN Metallurgy Complex (30-55N 117-50E)
This metallur cal center has been expandlng s the initial construction
started in . This industrial complex includes copper smelting and
rePliag, iron and steel manufacturing, a sulfuric acid plant, a thermal
RLa~ t ~ to miles of railroad
e. cxz -HSrZNJC r.MM Power Plant- (30-29N 118-10E)
.2 5X1 D . According to the press, eonstruct ion sited on this per plant, one
25X1D of the largest in Anhui Province, in 0 end "tea scheduled for ceenpletion in
Although a large arched concrete dam, approximately 1,00p feet long
and foot h4g,. has been constructed, no water is impounded behind the
dam, the power plant is not in operation and possibly was never completed.
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 EA &TR T: Cos:struuction Activity in Vicinity or
Ounteun and Tangling, China
3Approximate3y 45 nm of relatively recent road construction is evident
in this area, possibly associated with the power plant and dam construction
project. The 12 am road from Fanchang (31-05N 118-12E) to Nanling (30-55N
25X1 D . E) ha 'b~, Uffp:QV*d and a n road, approximately 35 nm long has been
+evu45tsurated 1'i~m Wig, via c *-Hsieh (3Q-42li 118-23E) to the dam and
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4 . The following items of. intelligence interest were also noted in.
this search area. No major new construction was apparent in the vicinity
of theaR- ;targets, but they, nay have beers inspected by engineering officials.
25X1 D ' a? HT Cite (31-20N 118-23E A major rail terminus and port on
the Yangtze River. Photo references:
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b. WUHU A field (31-24N 118-25E) A major military a rfield. In
addition to 25 ft esoo aircraft, nine Fi'shbed aircraft were observed
here ia- This is one of the few airfields in China where the high-
performance Ftahbed aircraft have been seen. Photo references:
c. WUHUJSSU HO-SHAH Thermal Power Plant (31-26N 118-2lE) one of
e. TI-CAIANG Iron Mind :(31-OM 118-WE) Photo references: I
f. TA-TUNG Iron Mane (30-49N 117-449) Photo references :-A
Each of these iron mines has a 4-5 ao railroad leading from the mining
areas to adnor river ports
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^ Savi,et sistacnce,~ this s one of be most modern river ports in China.
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SUBJECT: Construction Activity in -vicinity of
8untsun and Tangling, China
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5. The photo analproject is I who may be
contacted on extension yogi have"questions concerning this project.
6. This project is still in progress and is not considered to be
complete-
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