CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC

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CIA-RDP78B04558A001200010003-5
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RIPPUB
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T
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3
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December 28, 2016
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April 29, 2008
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3
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Publication Date: 
January 29, 1966
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CABLE
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Approved For Release 2008/04/29: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200010003-5 ? OUT57633 0 2921072 ZYH FM NPIC TO DIRNSA CNO 29 21 23Z 3 1 JAN 1966 DISTRIBUTION Cy Iio. Office Fite OP CE N STATE/RCI CI NCLA NT FLT CINCPACFLT CI NCUSNAVEUR CINCLANT CINCPAC LANTINTCEN FICPAC COMNAVFORJAPAN COMSECONDFLT YDHAVQC/CINCEUR YHLAKAC/USARPAC AFSSO ALCOM/AAC AFSSO USAFE AFSSO PACAF AFSSO USAF AFSCC YWQLAZC/AFSSO SSD YWQLAZC/AFSSO TAC YWQLAZC/AFSSO SAC YWQLAZC/AFSSO !SD YWQLAZC/AFSSO FTD YWQLAZC/AFSSO CONAD YWQLAZC/AFSSO ACIC YWQLAZC/AFSSO AFSC YWQLAZC/AFSSO ESD INFO FICEUR ZEM T 0 P S E C R E T PRELIMINARY OAK ADM7N 1 S:C OR i Advance coPY Sanitized ,1 Declassification Review by NGA/DoD CITE NPIC 6358. 1, MISSION 4024, DETAILS TO FOLLOW IN T:) ir.a ~_.,_ Approved For Release 2008/04/29: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200010003-5 Approved For Release 2008/04/29: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200010003-5 A LATER OAK EDITION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RE- TO A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF MISSION 4024, DATED 20-24 JANUARY 1966. 1. FIFTEEN OF THE 25 KNOWN DEPLOYED ICBM COMPLEXES ARE COV- ERED ! Y THE PHOTOGRAPHY. ALEYSK, DROVYANAYA, IMENI GASTELLO, KARTALY, NOVOSIMIRSK, OLOVYANNAYA, OMSK, PERM, PLESETSK, SHADRINSK, SVOBODNYY, TYUMEN, UZHUR, VERKHNYAYA SALDA, AND YURYA. THE REMAINING 10 COMPLEXES WERE EITHER CLOUD COVERED OR NOT COVERED. Z. FIVE OF THE IIIC LAUNCH SITES AT THE UZHUR ICBM COMPLEX ARE COMPLETE AND THE SILO DOORS ARE IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT EACH. SILO DOORS ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 4 IIID LAUNCH SITES IN THE DROVYANAYA ICBM COMPLEX. 3. A TOTAL OF EIGHT MISSILES WITH MEASUREMENTS EQUATING TO THOSE REPORTED FOR THE SS-7 ICBM MISSILE ARE OBSERVED AT LAUNCH AREA F AND LAUNCH AREA I, YURYA ICBM COMPLEX. 4. AT THE TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, LAUNCH COMPLEX G AND PART OF LAUNCH GROUP L ARE COVERED SY GOOD, SNOW COVERED PHOTO- GRAPHY. TWO NEW SINGLE SILO SITES OF AN UNDETERMINED TYPE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE VICINITY OF LAUNCH GROUP L. 5. THE KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA AND EMBA MISSILE TEST CENTERS ARE CLOUD COVERED. 6. AT THE ANTIPINSKOYE SAM ACTIVITY THE FOLLOWING SA-2 SAM EQUIPMENT IS OBSERVED: 2 FANSONG RADARS, 12 VANS, 12 SCORPION LAUNCHERS, 12 TRANSPORTERS WITH PRIME MOVERS, 2 TRANSPORTERS Approved For Release 2008/04/29: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200010003-5 Approved For Release 2008/04/29: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200010003-5 WITHOUT PRIME MOVERS, 2 TRANSPORTED WITHOUT PRIME MOVERS WITH CANVAS COVERED MISSILES, APPROXIMATELY 25 MISSILE CANNISTERS AND 12 PROBABLE ROOIE WHEELS. EASED ON THE PRESENCE OF THE ABOVE EQUIPMENT, NPIC CONSIDERS THIS INSTALLATION TO BE A SAM TRAINING FACILITY. 7. AIRCRAFT ARE OBSERVED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE PEI-TUN AND YUN-NAN-I AIRFIELDS, CHINA. AT PEI-TUN AIRFIELD (2527N-10043E) AIRCRAFT INCLUDE: 2 BEAGLE, 20 FAGOT/FRESCO, 8 PROBABLE FEATHER AND 7 MAX/MOOSE. THIRTY TRUCKS ARE PARKED IN THE SUPPORT AREA. AT YUN-NAN-I AIRFIELD (2525N-10042E), LOCATED 2.2 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEI-TUN AIRFIELD, THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT ARE OBSERVED: 5 CRATE, 14 CAa, AND 43 FAGOT/FRESCO. AT THE VILLAGE OF YUN-NAN-I A 14-TRUCK CONVOY IS OBSERVED MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRFIELD. GP-1 T 0 P S E C R E T -END OF MESSAGE- 1 (ALSO - IA BI 25X1 -. Approved For Release 2008/04/29: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200010003-5