REPORT ON COMMUNIST CHINA

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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2009
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 9, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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AIRFIELDS;'
PAO SHAN A/F2503N/9910E. SERVICEABLE NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED.
SINGLE NNE/SSW RUNWAY. PARALLEL TAXIWAY W SIDE RUNWAY.
2.' LU-LIANG AIRFIELD. 2459N/10339E. ONE SERVICABLE NE/SW
RUNWAY 11,200 X 190. TWO UNSERVICEABLE RUNWAYS, ONE UNDER
EPAIR< TWELVE HARDSTANDS ALONG TAXIWAY WHICH IS SE OF NE/SW
-RUNWAY. SEVENTEEN PEAL TANKS UNDER CONSTRUCTION SE OF NE/SW .;v.
RUNWAY. NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED.
3. YANG-CHIEH AIRFIELD 2525N/10307E. SERVICEABLE ONE
NE/SW RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 5 1,000 X 250. THIRTY AIRCRAFT
`ETMENTS. NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED.
4. TANG-HSIUNG AIRFIELD.. 3015N/9.105E. OPERATIONAL ONE
COACH/CRATE AIRCRAFT OBSERVED. SIX VEHICLES. INCOMPLETE INFO.
5. CHENG-KUNG AIRFIELD 2450N/10247E SERVICEABLE NO AIRCRAFT
kTED. ONE NE/SW RUNWAY. THIRTY TWO A/C REVETMENTS
HANDSTAND AND APPROX 29 MISCELLANCOUS BLDGS.
XENG-TZU AIRFIELD 2321N/10324E. SERVICABLE NO AIRCRAFT
ON-.N/S- , RUNWAY
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7. YU-SHU AIRFIELD 3253N/9647E. OPERATIONAL, ONE UNIDENTI-
FIED TWIN ENGINE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT REPORTED. ONE E/W RUNWAY,
ELEVEN HARDSTANDS AND APPROXIMATELY 40 MISCELLANCOUS BLDS.
8. CHAN-I AIRFIELD 2535N/10349E SERVICEABLE, NO AIRCRAFT
REPORTED. ONE N/S RUNWAY, 2 PARALLEL TAXIWAYS, 7 AIRCRAFT
REVETMENTS AND 23 HARDSTANDS, SEVEN MISC BLDS
9. KUN-MING AIRFIELD 2500N/10245E. OPERATIONAL, ONE CAB,
2 COACH/CRATE, TYPE AIRCRAFT REPORTED. ONE NEW NNE/SSW
CONCRETE RUNWAY 8,000 X 220. AN ADDITIONAL 2200 OF RUNWAY
UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT SSW END. PARALLEL TAXIWAY UNDER CONSTRC-
TION NW OF NEW RUNWAY. APPROX 200 MISC BLDGS.
10. LO-PING AIRFIELD 2452N/10420E. UNSERVICABLE, APPEARS
ABANDONED.
B. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
1. MILITARY CAMP. 2531N/10347E. APPROX 120 BLDGS LOCATED
4 AND 1/2 NM SSW CHAN-I AIRFIELD. NO VEHICLES REPORTED
2. MILITARY CAMP 2405N/10255E. APPRO 225 MISC BLDS
LOCATED 10 NM SE OF TUNG-HAI NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED.
3. LHASA MILITARY CAMPS. 2939N/9106E. ONE CAMP TWO
NM W LHASA CONTAINS 242 MISC BLDGS, 205 VEHICLES AND OPEN
STORAGE. ONE CAMP 2 NM E LHASA CONTAINS APPROX 90 BLDGS.
AN ADDITIONAL 230 BLDGS. 265 VEHICLES 28 ARTILLERY PIECES
AND OPEN STORAGE LOCATED IN LHASA.
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4. MILITARY CAMP 2321N/10323E. APPROX 275 MISC BLDGS
LOCATED ONE NM S OF MENG-TZU. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED.
5. MILITARY CAMP 2501N/10247E. APPROX 50 BLDGS LOCATED
2 NM E OF KUN-MING AFLD NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED.
6. MILITARY CAMP 2500N/10248E. APPROX 40 MISC BLDGS
LOCATED 7 NM SE OF KUN-MING. 3 POSS AAA PIECES. NO VECH
REPORTED.
7. MILITARY CAMP 2528N/9932E. APPROX 285 MISC BLDGS
LOCATED 13 NM SE OF PO-CHIAO. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED
8. PAO-SHAN MILITARY CAMP 2507N/9909E. APPROX 90 BARRACK
TYPE AND MISC BLDGS LOCATED IN CITY. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
REPORTED
Co OTHER MILITARY ACTIVITY:
1. VEHICLE ACTIVITY - 3130N/9200E TO 2940N/9100E.
APPROXIMATELY 60 TRUCKS MOVING SOUTH ALONG TSINGHAI-TIBET
HIGHWAY.
2. VEHICLE ACTIVITY 3430N/9900E TO 3300N/9645E. APPROX
120 TRUCKS MOVING SOUTH ALONG TSINGHAI-TIBET HIGHWAY.
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3. KAI-YUAN 2342N/10314E. TWO M/Y ON E SIDE OF CITY.
N-M/Y 4 TO5 TRACKS WIDE CONTAINING APPROX 40 UNITS ROLLING
STOCK. S-M/Y 4 TO 5 TRACKS WIDE CONTAINING APPROX 30 UNITS
16 ROLLING STOCK. NO MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
4. KUN-MING 2504N/10241E POL STORAGE AREA CONTAINING 12
STORAGE TANGS AND SMALL EXPLOSIVES STORAGE AREA WITH 2 REVET-
MENTS LOCATED FOUR NM E OF CITY. ONE M/Y UNDER CONSTRUCTION
APPROX 4 NM SE OF CITY; ONE M/Y UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON N EDGE
OF CITY.
5. RAILROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2504N/10221E TO 2535N10349E.
,RAIL LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION PARALLELING OLD NARROW GAGE
TRACK FROM KUN-MING TO CHAN-I AIRFIELD. INCOMPLETE INFORMATION
6. POSSIBLE KRUG DF 2456N/10247E POSSIBLE KRUG WITH CIRCLE
APPROX 450 FEET DIAMETER, INNER CIRCLE APPROX 155 FEET WITH SMALL
BLDG IN CENTER SMALLER CIRCLE. LOCATED 4.5 NM SE OF KUN-MING
AIRFIELD. APPROX 70 BARRACK TYPE BLDGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
AREA.
7. KO-CHIU 2323N/10309E NO MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
8. WU-CHIA-PA 2500N/10245E NO MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
9. SHAN-YANG 2519N/9923E NO MILITARY ACTIVITY REPORTED
10. PO-CHIAO 2535N/9920E NMI ACTIVITY REPORTED.
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