THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF MISSION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A000600130021-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2008
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: November 20, 1963
• Content Type: CABLE

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THIS R:::PORT REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF MISSION
3241, :FLOWN 16 NOVEMBER 1963, AND DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE ITEMS APPEARING IN THE COMOR TARGET LIST.
HOWEVER, IT ALSO INCLUDES OTHER SIGNIFICANT TARGETS OBSERVED DURING
THE SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY. TARGETS REPORTED ARE IN CHINA UNLESS
LIST ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT AND AFTER THE COMOR
LISTED TARGETS. 20 NOV i`63
SYMBOL:) USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF
THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARE AS FOLLOWS -- C (CLEAR),
SC (SCATTERED CLOUDS) q HC (HEAVY CLOUDS) q H (HAZE) v
CS (CLOUD SHADOW) , 0 (OBLIQUITY) , PQ (POOR IMAGE QUALITY).
AIRFIELDS
MENG-SA AIRFIELD 2343N 09937E
THIS AIRFIELD AS DEPICTED ON USATC SERIES 200,
SHEET ;3556-4HL, 1ST ED, MAR 62, NO LONGER EXISTS.
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OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE HEADER, AND ARE ARRANGED BY SUBJECT,
WITHIN EACH SUBJECT BY COMOR TARGET NUMBER WHICH APPEARS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE HEADER LINE. SIGNIFICANT TARGETS NOT IN THE COMOR
OV 1963
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THE AREA IS NOW MERELY A GRASS PLATEAU TRAVERSED
SSU-MAO AIRFIELD NORTH 2247N 1
NE EDGE OF SSU-MAO.
4,751D X 150 FT NNW/SSE RUNWAY, PROBABLY CRUSHED
STONE, SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE PARKING APRON, ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING WITH CONTROL TOWER, AND PROBABLE UNDERGROUND
FOL STORAGE AREA.
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
MILITARY ACTIVITY
SSU-MAO MILITARY COMPLEX 2247N 10059E
ROAD-SERVED EXTENSIVE MILITARY COMPLEX, APPROXIMATELY
9 SQ MI IN AREA AND INCLUDING THE TOWN OF SSU-MAO,
OOMPRISES 290 BARRACKS, 50 MESS HALLS, 15
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, 85 STORAGE/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS, A SECURED MOTOR POOL WITH 25 BUILDINGS
AND 30 TRUCKS, A WALLED PROBABLE MILITARY SCHOOL
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WITH 5 ADMINISTRATION, 25 BARRACKS E, AND 10
RESIDENTIAL-TYPE BUILDINGS, 3 SMALL ARMS FIRING
RANGES, A TRAINING AREA (SE EDGE OF COMPLEX), A 4-GUN
AAA SITE, UNOCCUPIED, IMMEDIATELY EAST OF SSU-MAO,
AND A PROBABLE 4-GUN AAA SITE, OCCUPANCY UNDETERMINED,
.5 NM SE OF SSU-MAO.
APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES OBSERVED THROUGHOUT COMPLEX.
NUMEROUS WORKERS BARRACKS OBSERVED IN CENTER OF
SSU-MAO.
MENG-LA ARMY BARRACKS WEST 2128N 10134E
WEST EDGE OF MENG-LA TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY ONE
NM WEST.
THREE AREAS CONTAIN ONE LARGE ADMINISTRATION-TYPE
AND APPROXIMATELY 130 BARRACKS/STORAGE BUILDINGS
AND A POSSIBLE HELICOPTER PAD.
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR VEHICLES OBSERVED.
FO-HAI ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH 2158N 10028E
NO APPARENT CHANGE
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NAN-CHIAO AREA ARMY BARRACKS 2201N 10015E
MUONG SING, MILITARY AREA (LAOS) 2111N 10110E
MUONG SING AND VICINITY.
MILITARY AREA COMPRISES 4 INDIVIDUALLY FENCED AREAS
WITHIN MUONG SING CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 8 BARRACKS,
16 WAREHOUSES, AND 12 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. POSSIBLE
SMALL ARMS FIRING RANGE OBSERVED IN SW CORNER OF
MUONG SING.
BOUN NEUA, MILITARY AREA (LAOS) 2139N 10153E
BOUN NEUA AREA IS CLOUD-COVERED.
AN IMPROVED, ALL-WEATHER, LOOSE SURFACE ROAD, VARYING
FROM SINGLE TO DOUBLE LANE, IS VISIBLE FROM ABOUT 2
NM SOUTH OF BOUN NEUA SW TO THE CHINA BORDER AT
21-25N 101-45E. FROM THE BORDER IT CONTINUES WEST TO
MAN-SAN (CHINA) (21-25N 101-40E) WHERE IT JOINS THE
MAN-SAN--MENG-LA ROAD.
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED ALONG VISIBLE PORTIONS OF ROAD.
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SHUANG-CHIANG AREA, MILITARY BARRACKS 2330N 09950E
2 NM NORTH OF SHUANG CHIANG ON NAN-MENG HO (RIVER).
LARGE SECURED AREA CONTAINS 117 BARRACKS AND 3
ADMINISTRATION, 19 ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORT, AND
APPROXIMATELY 50 STORAGE AND SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
FROBA::3LY ASSOCIATED AREA TO IMMEDIATE EAST CONTAINS
31 BARRACKS-TYPE, 3 ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORT, AND AT
LEAST 5 STORAGE BUILDINGS. LARGE TRAINING AREA
OBSERVED IN THE HILLS IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST.
MENG-LA (CHINA) --WAN-SEND (BURMA) ROAD 2128N 10134E
AREA FROM MENG-LA (21-28N 101-34E) TO AND INCLUDING
MUONG SING (LAOS) (21-11N 101-09E) IS CLOUD FREE.
AREA SW OF MUONG SING TO WAN-SENG (20-51N 100-32E) IS
OBSCURED BY HEAVY CLOUDS.
NATURAL SURFACE, SERVICEABLE ROAD OBSERVED FROM
MENG-LA TO HUI-PO-YEN (21-14N 101-16E) WHERE IT
TERMINATES. ROAD IS SINGLE-LANE EXCEPT FOR A 4.2 NM,
2-LANE SECTION SSW FROM MENG-LA.
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TRAIL SYSTEM IS PARTIALLY DISCERNIBLE THROUGH FOREST
CANOPY BETWEEN HUI-PO-YEN AND MUONG SING.
FOLLOWING MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED ALONG ROAD --
MILITARY CAMP CONTAINING 10 BARRACKS, A MESS HALL,
AND AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OBSERVED .6 NM SOUTH
OF MENG MANG (21-18N 101-1SE). AREA AT
HUI-PO-YEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS A
POSSIBLE STRONGPOINT ON OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MISSION
CONTAINS 3 NON-MILITARY BUILDINGS
SURROUNDED BY IRREGULAR WOOD FENCE.
KENG TUNG--TAUNGGYI ROAD (BURMA) 2117N 09938E
16 NM WEST OF KENG TUNG ON KENG TUNG--TAUNGGYI ROAD
(20-4,0 097-02E) .
ODNVOY OF APPROXIMATELY 95 CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED
HEADING EAST TOWARD KENG TUNG.
HOUEI SAI (LAOS) --MENG-LA (CHINA) ROAD 2016N 10025E
APPROXIMATELY 80 PER CENT OF AREA BETWEEN HOUEI SAI
(20-15N 100-25E) AND MENG-LA (21-28N 101-34E) OBSCURED
BY HEAVY CLOUDS.
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PORTIONS OF A SINGLE-LANE, NATURAL SURFACE ROAD IN
FOOR TO FAIR CONDITION WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN HOUEI SAI
AND BAN MONE (20-23W 100-36E). FROM BAN MONE THE
ROAD 13ECOMES A TRAIL WHICH CANNOT BE TRACED THROUGH
HEAVY FOREST CANOPY.
TWO-LANE, IMPROVED NATURAL SURFACE, SERVICEABLE ROAD
OBSERVED FROM MENG-LA TO MAN-SAN (21-2511 101-40E).
SINGLE;-LANE, NATURAL SURFACE ROAD IN POOR CONDITION
RUNS SOUTH FROM MAN-SAN TO SHANG YUNG (21-18W 101-42E)
WHERE IT BECOMES A TRAIL.
HEAVY CLOUDS AND FOREST CANOPY PRECLUDE FURTHER
INTERPRETATION.
KENG TUNG (BURMA)--CHE-LI (CHINA) ROAD 2117N 09937E
AREA BETWEEN KENG TUNG--CHE-LI IS APPROXIMATELY 50
PER CENT CLOUD COVERED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS SINCE MISSION
EXCEPT THAT BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
OVER THE MEKONG RIVER HAS 9 PIERS AND 2 ABUTMENTS
IN PLACE. NO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY WAS APPARENT AT
TIME OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
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