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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67B00329R000100210002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 9, 1963
• Content Type: CABLE

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1. RECENT ANALYSIS OF BAYKONUR AREA FIELD LAUNCH POINT, 47-13N
INDICATES THAT THE 50X1
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( SOUTHERNMOST OF THE TWO FIELD LAUNCH POINTS ( FLP) CONTAINS IN
ADDITION TO FOUR VEHICLE REVETMENTS, FOUR VEHICLES POSITIONED
SIDE BY SIDE AND ONE POSSIBLE TRAILER PARKED NEAR A POSSIBLE
TOWER OR ERECTOR* NO VEHICLES WERE VISIBLE IN THE REVETMENTS*
NO MISSILE IDENTIFIED* THE ACT IVITY COULD INDICATE A TRAINING OR
PRACTICE FIRING EXERCISE* AREA AGAIN SEEN ON
AND NO
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ACTIVITY VISIBLE AT EITHER FLP, HOWEVER, CONSTRUCT
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OF SUPPORT AREA*
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2* RECENT ANALYSIS OF MISSION
INDICATES THAT A RANGE
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WIC (INs 53563) 1558 PAGE TWO
OF DEHEIKAZGAN AT 47-22N 67-25E IS POSSIBLE SART? SHAGAN ANTI?
MISSILE TEST CENTER INSTRUMENTATION SITE NUMBER 15,, THE SITE 50X1
WAS FIRST REPORTED AS RANGE TYPE INSTRUMENTATION FROM MISSION
SITE AS OBSERVED ON MISSION CONSISTS OF INTERFEROMETER 50X1
WITH 1800 FOOT CROSS ARMS9 SUPPORT AREA OF 19 BUILDINGS9 AND A
4000 BY 220 FOOT GRADED EARTH LANDING STRIP ORIENTATED NORTHEAST
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SOUTHWEST. POSSIBLE ASSOCIATION WITH SARY SHAGAN ATC DUE TO CON?
FIGURATION OF INTERFEROMETER. CONFIGURATION SIMILAR TO SSATC
SITES AND DISSIMILAR TO TYURATAM MTC SITES.
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