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CIA-RDP78T05439A000100050015-0
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9
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December 28, 2016
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April 20, 2001
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2001/05/17 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000100050015-0 Approved For Release 2001/05/17 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000100050015-0 TOP SECR CHESS HTA/* 23/58 IUNITION ASSEMBLY AND LOADING DEPOT NOVOSIBIRSK, USSR 1 25X1 D I- 1 An ammunition assembly and loading depot located seven mil of Novosipir k, appears to have been undergoing extensive chan time . of - pho lines, and and roadwv',ay New co areas. surr utility-type area where wooded are was early -sta physical an amm Pres fenced op square fe 70,000 sq mately .75 m The vrc aces have been dismantled, while new buildings, r are being constructed: truction is particularly evident_ in the three probable nding the main operations area where living qua uildings are being built,and to the north of the op :s north at the steam ail lines housing eggrs and :irations. new rail line and' a highw1av are being extended into a earby The purpose or destination of the rail. and highwa'. Oxpan- t determined due to the early stage of constructi~ . The f construction also prevented a determination of wh ' er the on as es of the installation 4eflect any changes in its fur ;. n assembly and loading depot. acilities at the installation include a rail-served and p4itially- lions area with a total roof cover of approximately double-fenced storage area with roof cover. of appro: i e feet, and three probable workers' housing areas with lti-story quarters-type buildings. After examination of photogr~ military encampment.- however, it is believed that the area is used for ers due to elaborately landscaped and individual) t to many of the buildings and to a lack of vehicl i :),uvu tely proxi- by for ousing 4enced within . in the No other possible military installations were not t e depot. I I rtation into the area is provided by a single-tra ns-Siberian Railway and a two-lane hard-surfaced ly 15 gondola-type cars were present on rail spurs an erations area. 3 TOP SECRET CHESS k spur hway. idings TOP SECRET CHESS MIA/JIV.1 /5ts 1 I I I The maj the acco pa r components of the facility are identified and annatbd on Eying drawing and described in the following key. !!II KEY TO ANNOTATIONS Probable"Wo 1. jNin4teen two-etor , gable-rooted, quarters-type building4~, 1145 by I I I I I I I I I 2. One kers' -Housing Ares No. 1 two-story, flat-roofed, administrative-type buildino# 150 by 75 f et. 3. hi teen two-story, gable and hip-roofed, quarters -type b ldings, tots roof area 54,900 square feet, and two single-story gable- roo d , storage-type buildings, roof area 7,875 squa a feet. 4. One "U"-shaped, two-story, ~ii.p-roofed, administration r pro- ces ing building, 130 by 8o by 45 feet. Probabl Wo kers' Housing Area No. 2 5. Twe 145 6. One qua 155 8. Fiv 70 b 9. Two 45 1 feet roof 11. ',.Irre !plus ces ty-three two-story, gable-roofed, quarters-type bt.ldin$s, "U"-shaped, gable-roofed, two-story, administr~iio~ or tens. building, 30 by 90 by 35 feet. "U"-shaped, three-story, administration-type b ld4ng, y 70 by 45 feet. two-story, gable and hip-roofed, quarters-type b#.ldings, 50 feet. one-story, gable-roofed, rail-served, storage-type bi111dings, y 20 feet. two-story gable-roofed, 'quarters-type buildings, 7 by; .50 and two singlerstory, gable-roofed, storage-type bpi Idings, area 3,875 square feet. ularly-shaped two-story, hip-roofed building, 150 b 45 feet a wing 80 by 50 feet. Possibly used for researcl1 r pro- ing. - 5 - .. TOP SECRET CHESS TOP SECRETI CHESS 12. Thre two-story, gable-roofed buildings, 50 by 40 feet, u const uction Probable Workers', Housing- Area No. 3. 13. Proble pumping station with two one-story, gable- . buil gs, total roof area 2,700 square feet. 15. Support area with two one: storky. gable-roofed building total roof area 29,725 square felt ore `T"-shaped gable-roofed building with two-story 16. Thre one-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings, roof rea 6,400 square feet. 17. Sxte n two and three-story. gable-roofed, quarters-type fence 1 yards. i each about 115 by 40 feet.' Many of the building 18. Four one-story, gable-roofed storage- and utility-type ings otal roof area 8,320 square feet. eratlons A ea 19. Stearn plant, two to three stories, 75 by 50 feet, plus a one gable~roofed, storage-type building 50 by 40 feet and sible dismantled building. 20. Two bne-story, flat-roofed, possible processing building story gable and flat-roofed; storage-type buildings, tots: buil 'ings, total roof area 9,0001 square feet, and 31 other s area 1238,68?3 square feet, in a fenced and rail-serve TOP SECRET CHESS 21. T'vo one-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings, tots roof *rea 23,850 square feet. 22. One "T"-shaped, single-story, gable-roofed, administr type building, 140 by 100 by 35 feet. 23. TIire ?one-story, gable-roofed buildings at entrance to area,+total roof area 10,325 square feet. 24. Twel~e reverted, single-story, flat-roofed, ammunition s TOP SECRET CHESS I H A/JM- ~II 25. Fot r Single-story, flat and gable-roofed, storage-type d- ings; otal root area 11,500 square reet, and one proDavlet cus- _ mantl d building. ii 26. Ten a ngle-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings averging , i 27. Fide s ngle-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings, tot oof ar4a 16,525 square feet. f ed, storage-type -buildings. I tal 28. Seven single-story, gable-roo I 29. Sevin single-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings, 1 C~ by 45 ee , and two dismantled buildings. 30. Steam plant, two to .three stories, 75 by 50 feet. 31. Seven single-story, gable-roofed, storage-type ?buildings~ total .roof a ea 50,000 square feet. buildings, total roof area 13,825 square feet, ar4d one unre.i ted I wareh use-type building, 170 by 45 feet. 33. Seven single-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings, 1 C by 34. Eight single-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings, 1' q. by 45 se , and two dismantled buildings. I I I I I I ingle-story, gable-roofed, possible vehicle-mainter once 35. Fo k bui dings; total roof area 26,375', square feet. 36. On s ngle-story, gable-roofed building, separately-fence., 80 by et. 37. Ste m plant, two to three-stories, 75 by 50 feet, and five si stoyl able and flat-roofed buildings, total roof area, 175 ~l sq 4re feet. 38. Ei ~t ingle-story, storage and utility-type buildings, total11roof area 2 .500 square feet. 39.. Five single-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings, total goof area *450 square feet. TOP SECRET CHESS TOP SECRET CHESS 40. Thr, ,41 :f Other Are REQUIRE ME been pr satisfy cription single-story, gable-roofed, storage-type buildings, e reverted single-story flat-roofed,` ammunition ings, 35by 25 feet. ay and highway bridges ? under cpnstiuction. This Joint Photographic Intelli(gene Memoran ared at HTAUTOMAT by the Army with.CIA assists th of Novosibirsk, USSR.1 miles~no MAP DATA: COORDINAT II B. E. NUMB] 0162-9998-100A, 2nd Ed.I Jun 53. [&T: Air Force DPIR T58 '"S: 55010'N/82055'$ - .1 -6, May 58 (TSC) R:.,-. None ? TOP SECRET CHESS 55 by grage 'm has ce, to des- seven III I .1 I I I

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