CHO-DO NAVAL FACILITY NORTH KOREA

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CIA-RDP78B04560A006200010047-9
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RIPPUB
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9
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December 28, 2016
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February 17, 2000
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47
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Publication Date: 
March 1, 1968
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REPORT
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Appr Rele2gRj~QOO/06/38~~: CIA-RDP7 8 6OA 0001OOg7-9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATON REPORT CHO-DO NAVAL FACILITY NORTH KOREA GROUP 1 EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIFICATION Approved For Releas 0 Q,gl16/30 : CIA-RDP78BO4560F006200010047-9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/06/30 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA006200010047-9 WARNING This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States, within the meaning of Title 18, sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Cde, ,as amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. Approved For Release 2000/06/30 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA006200010047-9 RECORD (COPY NO. IPUB. DATE I LOCATION =OPIES =UT TO =OPIES .1 AkJMirL:gd MY r G es s 70 Approved For Rel is vase 200' /06/31 0:0 IA- R 1 78~~ 86~A006200010041 ATE RE NUMBER OF COPIES DATE NUMBER OF P MO DAY YR CEIVED OR ISSUED ' RECEIVED OR ISSUED CO IES . . RECD 1SS D BAL M0. DAY YR. RECD I S S D BAL A pproved For Release 2 00/ 6/30 : CI -R P7 B 4560A 200010 pproved For Release 000 06/3 : CI - DP 8B 4560 006 00010047---' ~ ~ TITLE, SEC. CLAQQ Approved For Release 2000/06MCRCTA-RDP7R9~560A0061604F9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM This report on the Cho-do Naval Facility is one of a continuing series of reports by NPIC on North Korean port and naval installations. The Cho- do Naval Facility provides berthing for patrol units guarding the sea approach to Nampo, the principle west coast port facility and to Pyongyang, the national capital. The extreme tidal range on the west coast of Korea, which causes extensive mud flats at low water, severely restricts the location of operational bases, enhancing the capability of the Cho-do Naval Facility, which is located on deep water. Ho L)o (Ies) Ch'o CHO?DO NAVAL FACILITY %411. z -Al ` 94 40 st et CopTO - e 71 az t_+ ( {. ' e' 41 -rs t / 41 r Sri f51 s FIGURE 1. GENERAL LOCATION MAP - 1 - Approved For Release 2000/06cRPrA-RDP78BO456OA006200010047-9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/06/3t6ECAATRDP28190456OA00620 N47/4SB NO FOREIGN DISSEM March 1968 Cho-do Naval Facility 25X1 D 25X1A 25X1 D COUNTRY GEO COORDINATES WAC BE NO NPIC NO COMOR NO KN 38-32-M 124-52-M 0380 8S 25X1 (S/No Foreign Dissem 25 1C ; USN drographic Chart 32,161 4th ed, Jar. 50, corrected through 29 Apr 61 (U); NPIC Proj 11016AN76 25X1 C On the NE side of Cho-do (island), 27 nm SW of the Nampo port facility. This installation can provide limited logistic support for patrol craft. Units observed at this base include PTF, PGM and SC. Facilities include 1 dog-leg breakwater with a small offshore wharf, 6 administration/support buildings, a small probable barracks complex with 15 buildings and several small sheds. A shoal bank with depths of 3/1+ fathom to 5 fathoms extends about 6 miles southwestward from a position about 1 l/1+ nm WSW of the SE end of Cho-do. There are other shoal banks to the east, NE, and north. Approved For Release 2000/06/3jlCpt-RDP78BO456OA006200010047-9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/O~OREt lA-RD B04560A0 NO FOREIGN DISSEM Approved For Release 2000/ONQREqIA-RDP7560A006200010047-9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM Approved For Release 2000/06/30 SMMP78 MOA006200d16 - 68 Approved For Release 2000/06/30 EE DP78B04560A006200010047-9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/0&E6RETA-RDP78B04560A006200010047-9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C Approved For Release 20001ptR CIA-RDP78B04560A006200010047-9 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C