PROBABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS VANS BAICHENG MUNITIONS TEST COMPLEX, CHINA

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CIA-RDP82T00709R000102510001-8
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December 28, 2016
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June 30, 2010
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July 20, 1982
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102510001-8 SECRET 42 (Security Classification) (See inside cover) I A Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NPIC/IEG (7/82) SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102510001-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102510001-8 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to.. . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102510001-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102510001-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102510001-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102510001-8 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page I- of _ 1 Co py.__ Attachment to Z-15782/82 NPIC/IEG (07/82) 23 JULY 1982 PROBABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS VANS BAICHENG MUNITIONS TEST COMPLEX, CHINA 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: TWO NEW-TYPE PROBABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS VANS (NPIC DESIGNATED TYPE A AND TYPE B) WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON IMAGERY AT BAICHENC MUNITIONS TEST COMPLEX IN THE SHENYANG MILITARY REGION. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: EIGHT PROBABLE COMMUNICATIONS VANS (TWO TYPE A AND SIX TYPE B) WERE ADJACENT TO A LAB/ENGINEERING BUILDING IN THE TROOP TECHNICAL TRAINING AREA. THREE VAN TRAILERS AND ONE PROBABLE CARGO TRAILER (NOT ON GRAPHIC) WERE ALSO PRESENT. TWO TYPE A AND THREE TYPE B VANS WERE GROUPED TOGETHER AND CONNECTED BY CABLES. THE THREE REMAINING TYPE B VANS WERE ALSO GROUPED TOGETHER AND WERE CONNECTED TO THE LAB/ENGINEERING BUILDING BY CABLES. (S/D) THE BODIES OF BOTH TYPE VANS ARE SIMILAR, MEASURING AND ARE MOUNTED ON INDIGENOUSLY PRODUCED CA-10 TRUCK CHASSIS. PROBABLE CANVAS-COVERED ANTENNA SECTIONS OR MAST SECTIONS ARE ON TOP OF EACH VAN. THE TYPE A VAN HAS AT LEAST ONE PROBABLE VENTILATOR HATCH SLIGHTLY FORWARD OF CENTER, WHILE THE TYPE B VAN HAS TWO HATCHES, ONE CENTERED AT THE REAR OF THE VAN AND THE OTHER JUST AFT OF THE FRONT OF THE VAN. 3. (S) These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING N?TIC1 Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102510001-8