MISSION 1107, CHINESE MILITARY ACTIVITY JAMMU-KASHMIR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 27, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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REFERENCE TO: MISSION 1107 CHINESE MILITARY ACTIVITY
JAMMU-KASHMIR
CHINA CONTINUES OCCUPATION IN THE LADAKH REGION OF
JAI.UIU-KASHMIR FOR PROTECTION OF THEIR MAIN SUPPLY
ROUTE TO WESTERN TIBET.
SEPTEMBER 1966, CIA, NOV 66, SECRE 25X1
THE AKSAI CHIN AREA IN THE LADAKH REGION D1 JAMMU-
KASHMIR WAS INITIALLY OCCUPIED BY THE CHINESE IN LATE
1959. NUMEROUS RECENT INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORTS
HAVE CONSISTENTLY REFERRED TO CHINESE ACTIVITIES AT
TIENWIEI;TON POST, HOT SPRINGS POST, AND SPANGGUR
POST. RECENT MAPS DEPICT A BORDER CHANGE, MAINLY
ALONG THE SINKIANG-JAMMU-KASHMIR BORDER, CEDING
APPROXIMATELY 2,000 SQUARE MILES TO CHINA.
SOURCES: CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY LOGIST_:(S AND
CAPABILITIES, DIA, OCT 65, SECRET; CONSTRUCTION
OF ROADS IN TIBET AND THE HIMALYAN FRONTIER THROUGH
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should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re
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Group NPIC.
GROUPI FACLUDED FROM
AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING
AND DECLASSIFICATION
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WITHIN THE JAMMU-KASHMIR AREA REVEALS:
1. HAJI LANGAR ARMY GENERAL SUPPLY DEPOT 35-58-OON 079-14-OOE
THE WALLED-SECURED INSTALLATION CONTAINS THREE BARRACKS AND TWO SUPPORT
BUILDINGS. IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE WALLED AREA ARE TWO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
BUILDINGS. TWO LARGE PROBABLE STORAGE BUILDINGS AND TWO EARTH-COVERED BUNKERS
ARE LOCATED .2 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) SOUTHEAST OF THE WALLED INSTALLATION. (NOT
SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
2. THALDAT MAPHO TANG AIR WARNING RADAR FACILITY 35-21-OON 079-32-OOE
THE UNSECURED INSTALLATION CONTAINS SIX BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS AND 1' SUPPORT
BUILDINGS. THE EXISTENCE OF RADAR COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
3. QARA QASH BARRACKS AREA 35-19-OON 078-48-ooE CONTAINS FOUR BARRACKS,
ONE MESSHALL, ONE SUPPORT BUILDING, AND 18 POSSIBLE TENTS.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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Group NPIC.
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THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY CLAIMED BY CHINA IS
DELINEATED ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE Kf.Fv1KORAM
MOUNTAIN RANGE. THIRTEEN FACILITIES WITHIN THE
JAMMU-KASHMIR AREA HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS
BEING UNDER CHINESE CONTROL BASED ON ROAD NET,
CHINESE INSCRIPTIONS PAINTED ON THE GROUND, OR
CLEAR LACK OF ACCESS FROM INDIA.
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4. TIEHWIENTON BARRACKS AREA 35-20-OON 078-16-OOE CONSISTS OF TWO AREAS, ONE
CONTAINS FIVE BARRACKS, ONE MESSHALL, AND THREE SUPPORT BUILDINGS. THE OTHER
AREA IS LOCATED 2 NM SOUTHEAST AND CONTAINS THREE BARRACKS, NINE SIPPORT
BUILDINGS, AND TWO EARTH-COVERED BUNKERS ON A HILLSIDE IMMEDIATELY WEST OF
THE BARRACKS AREA. BOTH AREAS HAVE EXTENSIVE TRENCHING LOCATED TO THE TEST.
(NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
5. DAULAT BEG OLDI STRONGPOINT 35-21-OON O78-11-OOE CONSISTS OF A CIRCULAR
TRENCH SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST 12 BUNKERS AND TWO CELLULAR-ROOFED, POSSIBLE
BARRACKS BUILDINGS. A WIRE FENCE IS LOCATED ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE
INSTALLATION.
6. QARA QASH BORDER OUTPOST 35-01-OON 078-35-OOE CONTAINS TEN BUILDINGS OF
VARIOUS SIZES. A STRONGPOINT IS LOCATED ON A HILLTOP IMMEDIATELY WEST.
(NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
7. SARUGH BARRACKS AREA 34-43-OON 079-17-OOE CONTAINS THREE BARRACKS, ONE
L-SHAPED POSSIBLE MESSHALL, AND ONE SUPPORT BUILDING. (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
8. HOT SPRING BORDER OUTPOST 34-26-OON 078-56-OOE CONTAINS THREE PROBABLE
EARTH-COVERED i. IKERS AND APPROXIMATELY 15 SMALL SUPPORT BUILDINGS/T}UFTIKERS.
(NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
9. TSOGSTSOLU BORDER OUTPOST 34-20-OON 079-06-OOE CONTAINS THREE BARRACKS-TYPE
BUILDINGS, TWO STORAGE BUILDINGS, AND FIVE SUPPORT BUILDINGS. FOUR PROBABLE
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VEHICLE REVETMENTS AND A BOSSIBLE 6-GUN AAA SITE ARE LOCATED ONE NALTICAL Mlt.E
EAST OF THE INSTALLATION. (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
10. TSOGSTSOLU TENT CAMPS 34-20-OON 079-15-OOE CONTAINS SIX TENT-CAMPS
SCATTERED ALONG THE CI[ANG CHENMO RIVER IN AN AREA ABOUT SIX MILES LANG LY
THREE MILES WIDE. THE CAMPS CONTAIN A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 80 TENTS AND ONE
PROBABLE 6-GUN AAA SITE. A CHINESE INSCRIPTION IS LOCATED ON A HILLf',LDE TO THE
EAST OF THE CAMPS. (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
11. TINGPOTSANGPU BORDER OUTPOST 33-46-OON 078-59-OOE CONTAINS T4-TREE BARRACKS-
TYPE BUILDINGS AND FOUR SUPPORT BUILDINGS, A STRONGPOINT IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY
NORTHWEST OF THE INSTALLATION ON A HILLTOP. (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
12. SPANGGUR BORDER OUTPOST 33-33-OON 078-48-ooE CONTAINS FOUR BARRACKS-TYPE
BUILDINGS AND THREE SJPPORT BUILDINGS. A TRENCH SYSTEM IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY
WEST OF THE INSTALLATION AND A CHINESE INSCRIPTION (LONG LIVE OR 10,000 YEARS
CHAIRMAN MAO) IS LOCATED ON A HILLSIDE IMMEDIATELY NORTHWEST.
13. CHUSHUL STRONGLOINT 33-30-OON 078-53-OOE CONTAINS ONE BARRACKS-TYPE
BUILDING WITH EXTENSIVE TRENCHING TO THE WEST OF IT. THE STRONGPOINT IS
LOCATED ON A HILLTOP ONE NM SOUTH OF SPANGGUR LAKE. (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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