ROUTE OF CH'ANGTU-LHASA ROAD

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2006
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: August 26, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Route of Ch'angtu-Lhasa Road
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the location of other such headquarters, but
In April 1953 the Chinese Communists, in their road building program in
Tibet, were oonoentrating on the road between Ch'angtu (N 31-10, E 97-07)
and Lhasa (N 29-39, E 91-06). The proposed road was to run from Lhasa 1
through Medu Ko kar Dzong (N 29-60, E 91-44) and T'aiohao (Giamda Dzong,
N 30-01, E 93-07) to Sho Kh.a Dzong (N 29-60, E 93-55). Prom Sho KKha 1)song
the proposed road was to proceed north2 to join the Gyalam (China road),3
which it was to follow roughly to Ch' angtu.
2. The Chinese Communists had road ooiiatruotion headquarters at Medu Kongkar
Dzong, T'aiohao and Sho Kha Dzong.
which indicated a different route for
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the h angtu- asa roa , reported that in May the Lhasa-T'aiohao road
was suitable for jeep traffic.
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2. Presumably up the valley of the Drukia Chu, and to cross the Loohen
Pass (N 30-24, E 93-30).
3. I lat which point the proposed road would join the
Gyalam, but presumably this will be in the neighborhood of Alanto
(Alado, N 30-41, E 94-16).
presumed that others exist.
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