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A MEDIUM TANK OF THE T-54 TYPE HAS BEEN OBSERVED (SANITIZED)

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78B04558A001800070005-1
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 8, 2008
Sequence Number: 
5
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
October 17, 1963
Content Type: 
CABLE
File: 
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Approved For Release 2008/02/08: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01800070005-1 S E C R 1622 04Z 1 OUT52087 25X1 A MEDIUM TANK OF THE T-54 TYPE HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON THE TEST TRACK ON THE PING-LI-SHE- CHENG TANK PLANT (PAO-TOU VEHICLE PLANT) AT 40-42N 109-54E. THIS TANK, MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HAS A STRAIGHT EDGE 25X1 1'i OCT 1963 25X1 SLOPING GLACIS PLATE, A FLAT DECK A RECTANGULAR HULL WITH A CENTER MOUNTED TURRET. THE LENGTH/WIDTH RATIO IS 2 TO 1 - 25X1 HFS `c 25X1 END OF MESSAGE cis Declassification Review by NGA/DoD t. ;e (''ile) a :cxciurie~ tr 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/02/08: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01800070005-1

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