THIS REPORT ON TIBET COVERS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00551R001000040020-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 1999
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: April 19, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS REPORT ON TIBET COVERS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
A. AIRFIELDS--NONE REPORTED
Be MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
1. SHIGATSE MILITARY GARRISON 2917N 08852E
FOUR SECURED AREAS WITHIN TOWN. FIRST AREA
CONTAINS 70-80 BARRACKS, ADMINISTRATION AND
SUPPLY BUILDINGS. SECOND AREA CONTAINS 19
ADMINISTRATION AND STORAGE BUILDINGS. THIRD
AREA CONTAINS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 8 BAR-
RACKS, AND 6 TRUCKS. FOURTH AREA CONSISTS
OF 23 BARRACKS AND 11 MISC BUILDINGS.
2. MILITARY CAMP 3007N 09508E
SECURED AREA WITH 19 TENTS AND 2 STORAGE
BUILDINGS LOCATED 8 NM SE OF YEH-KO-LANG HU.
CAMP ASSOCIATED WITH BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION OVER
PO HO ON SZECHWAN-TIBET ROAD.
3. MILITARY GARRISON 2930N'09435E
SECURED AREA CONTAINING 7 BARRACKS LOCATED
5 NM N OF TSELA DZ_ONG. AN ADDITIONAL 30-40
MISC BUILDINGS ACROSS ROAD FROM SECURED AREA.
4. GAR DZONG MILITARY GARRISON 3212N 07959E
SECURED AREA SURROUNDED BY MOAT CONTAINS 2
COMPLEX BUILDINGS, 5 BARRACKS, 8 MISC BUILD-
INGS, 8,TENTS, AND SEVERAL STICK MASTS.
8 TRUCKS IN AREA.
5. MILITARY GARRISON 2929N 09422E
- ONE LARGE MILITARY GARRISON AND SEVERAL SMALL
CAMPS LOCATED ON SZECHWAN-TIBET HIGHWAY
BETWEEN PHU-CHU AND CHOMO DZONG.
INFO INCOMPLETE.
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6. TSE-TANG MILITARY GARRISON 2916N 09146E
SECURED AREA CONTAINING 1 H-SHAPED BUILDING,
1 U-SHAPED BUILDING, 7 BARRACKS, AND 1 TRUCK.
SECOND AREA ADJACENT TO-TOWN CONTAINS 2
BARRACKS, 20 MISC BUILDINGS, 2 STICK MASTS,
AND 7 TRUCKS.
7. CHUMDO MILITARY CAMP 3002N 09540E
CAMP BEING DISMANTLED. 49 BUILDING FOUNDA-
TIONS, 24 TENTS, 23 TRUCKS, AND OPEN STORAGE.
8. GARTOK 3145N 08022E
NO INFORMATION
9. RUDOK S327N 07942E
NO INFORMATION
10. TRADUM 2939N 08410E
NO INFORMATION
11'. SHAMSANG 3018N 08255E
NO INFORMATION
12. LHASA MILITARY GARRISONS 2939N 09106E
NO CHANGE SINCE NOVEMBER 1959. SEE OXY 6050
FOR DETAILS.
C. OTHER MILITARY ACTIVITY
1. BORAX PROCESSING AND STORAGE AREA
3150N 08930E
LARGE PROCESSING AND STORAGE AREA CONTAINING
35 STORAGE BUILDINGS, 2 ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS, AND 50 TRUCKS LOCATED 120 NM WNW
OF HEL-HO. 4 ADDITIONAL AREAS ARE LOCATED IN
VICINITY CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 20 MISC
BUILDINGS AND 3 BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
ROAD NETWORK SERVING THIS AREA IS POOR.
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2. REST- REPAIR, AND. REFUELING POINT
2950N 09347E
SECURED AREA CONTAINING 11 BARRACKS AND
STORAGE BUILDINGS, OPEN STORAGE, AND WATER
TANK LOCATED 140 NM ENE OF LHASA. 9 TRUCKS
AND 2 BUILDINGS OUTSIDE SECURED AREA.
3. LHATSE D7ONG 2910N 08745E
NO MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA
4. REST., REPAIR, AND REFUELING POINT
2950N 09345E
SECURED AREA CONTAINING 10 BUILDINGS LOCATED
135 NM ENE OF LHASA.
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