IMAGERY ANALYSIS REPORT STATUS OF MILITARY FORCES NEAR THE SINO-SOVIET BORDER(Sanitized)

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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Imagery Analysis Report
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Status of Military Forces
Near the Sino-Soviet Border
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STATUS OF MILITARY FORCES NEAR THE SINO-SOVIET BORDER
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A search of all portions of the Sino-Soviet/Sino-Mongolian Border
I Iwas accomplished in
accordance with ie prescri e proceuufu UL zing each new mission
in an attempt to determine possible changes in the type or level of
military activity within 150 nautical miles (nm) of the Sino-Soviet/
Sino-Mongolian Border (significant items within 300 nm may also be
included).
Figure 1 graphically illustrates those portions of the border area
that are covered by photography and locates the areas described in this
report. Inclement weather precludes an anlysis of many previously 1:cported
areas in Primorskiy I.ray (cloud cover and other limitations of the photo-
graphic quality are not depicted on Figure 1).
The following items of interest were noted
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Biysk 14ilitary Complex, USSR (52-33N 085-13E
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Biysk HQ 23rd Motorized. Rifle Division nc 25X1
A new multistory probable barracks building is under construction
within the II 23rd MRI) area
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tanks, seven probable amp ubious veiic es, an approximately 70 unident-
ified vehicles are observed within this area.
No significant changes are observed within the AL-6 barracks area.
The following vehicles/pieces of equipment are observed: 57 probable
tanks; 10 probable trucks; and 12 unidentified vehicles/pieces of equipment.
WAG 201
Choybalsan, Mongolia (48-04N 114-30E
Activit throughout the Choybalsan complex has increased since previous
coverage A new secured tent camp has been constructed
approximately one nm northwest of town. This camp contains 35 Soviet-type
IJSB-41 tents, one large and three small support buildings, and an adjacent
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!.otor park with 29 trucks, five utility vehicles, one truck-rounted
crane, six pieces of unidentified equipment, one i!hicle maintenance ramp,
and one small support building. Six additional verirles are observed in
the tent camp area.
;oustruction is continuing on the previously -enorted new facilities
,r_L Lite east edge of Chovbalsan. Approximately 400 cargo trucks, 46 rail
s_ers,, 60 unidentified vehicles/pieces of equipment and a large amount of
unidentified material are observed throughout the rea.
Vyakhta Army Barracks AL-1. USSR
Military activity at this installation appear
H i.uce comparative coverage A ne
Icnts, four new buildings under construction, 13 n
a new vehicle/equipment park are observed with
. large and four small tents and foundations for
i?cated on the former site of a small arms firing
,.test of the main barracks area.
50-20N 106-27E)
to have increased
camp with 65 probable
w building foundations,
n the area, In addition,
six buildings are
ange immediately nor.th-
', newly identified Tall King radar facility i located anproxiriately
LOU am east-southeast of Kyakhta. Two Colt aircra:t are observed in an
open field near this facility and additional unideiti.fied probable elec_-
_rnnics equipment is located nearby.
We previously reported tank/assault-gun firirr range and tracked-
v-bicle driver-training area appear to have a medica level of activity.
Ian-Ude Army
Barracks DivizionnaXa UL dill
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A complete analysis of this installation is pr2cluded by poor photographic
;resolution and partial cloud cover. No significant changes are observed
,>thin the cloud-free portion of the main barracks area. Construction appears
.c be continuing at a slow pace on the five vehicle storage buildings and five
Luilding foundations (previously reported) in the v hicle/equipment storage
ead maintenance area one nm east of the barracks arsa.
Activity on the flat trajectory firing range aid in the tracked-vehicle
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The following vehicles/pieces of equipment are observed on this mission:
50 probable tanks; 100 trucks; 10 possible amphibious vehicles; 28 possible
artillery pieces; 18 possible AAA pieces; and at least 200 unidentified
vehicles/pieces of equipment.
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Man-chou-1i, China/Zabaykalsk. USSR (49-35N 117-26E)
level. Approximately 80 POL tank cars are observed adjacent to
POL storage facility and approximately 250 additional rail cars
throughout the rail complex. The Zabaykalsk rail yard, located
side of the border, contains approximately 100 rail cars.
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Ulaan Baatar Military Activity. Mongolia (47-55N 106-55E)
ted medium
the NIan-chou-li
are observed
on the Soviet
Military activity continues to increase on the east edge of the city
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complex. A significant increase in the number of military-associated buildings,
vehicles, and equipment has occurred since comparative coverage
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detailed compari son.
There are now approximately 70 probable barracks, numerous storage/
support buildings, at least 50 Soviet-type tents, 10 probable vehicle/
equipment storage buildings, nine vehicle parks, and 10 new building
foundations located throughout the area. Five of the vehicle parks appear
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interest observed within the area arE and a vehicle
driver-training area..
A probable surface-to-surface cruise missile unit with probable SSCM
transporter/launchers and support vehicles is deployed in a probable
training configuration on the north edge of the military camp. Comparative
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The following vehicles/pieces of equipment are observed within the installa-
tion: four probable SSCM transporter/launchers with 25 support vehicles, 11
probable tanks, 18 probable SA-2 launchers (12 with prime movers), 18 probable
SA-2 transporters, six possible SA-2 cannister transporters, four truck-
mounted cranes, more than 400 trucks of various sizes, seven low bed trailers,
46 possible BTR-60P APCs, and approximately 250 unidentified pieces of
equipment.
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rang-pei (Erh-lien) China (43-r42N 111-59C)
Activity within this facility appears to be z.L a medium level. Several
rows of unidentified material are stacked adjacent to a rail transshipment
stied and additional unidentified material is observed in other parts of the
rail yard. The previously reported new rail transshipment yard appears to
be relatively inactive on this mission with only do Chinese rail cars and
four cranes observed. Approximately 250 pieces of rolling stock are observed
:tirougliout the entire complex with approximately 5) of these located on the
soviet rail system.
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Airfield Construction, Wen-su, China 41-15N )80-18F
Partial coverage of this installation reveals that the airfield is in
..a. late stage of construction. Construction is coniinuing on the parking
aprons, taxiway, and a portion of the runway. A nimber of probable construc-
tion support buildings and foundations for probabl airfield operations
support buildings are observed adjacent to the tax_way. No aircraft are
observed.
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