CABLE (SANITIZED) FROM NPIC

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CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9
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RIPPUB
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S
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8
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December 28, 2016
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March 26, 2008
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123
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Publication Date: 
April 2, 1966
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CABLE
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Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040123-9 OUT58140 P 020743Z FM NPIC TO RAYWC/DEPAIR FOR DAFI CANBERRA RUABBS/JSPC SOBE OKINAWA RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN RUAGUG/13TH ATF (P) TAIPEI TAIWAN RUAPDT/CO 500TH INTC GR CP DRAKE JAPAN RUAPDD/NSAPAC REP JAPAN 4 APR 1966 HUMUL/GURSEVENIMFLI RUAUNJ/COMNAVFORJAPAN YOKOSUKA JAPAN RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB DAYTON OHIO RUCSC/SAC OFFUTT AFB OMAHA NEB/DIT AND DEI RUEBBRA/COMDR TAC LAFBVA RUEAHQ/HQS USAF WASHDC RUEAHQ/SAFSS-4 WASHDC RUEKDA/DIA WASHDC/COL HALL RU#KDA/DIA PRODCEN WASHDC RIJEKDA/NIC WASHDC RUECD/FSTC WASHDC RUECW/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS RUEHC/STATE RCI WASHDC RUEKDA/JCS/JRC WASHDC RUEPCR/DIRNSA RUEPDA/ACSI-CT WASHDC RUEPWM/AMS WASHDC RUHKR/CINCUSARPAC FORT SHAFTER HAWAII RUHLXM/PACAF HONOLULU HAWAII RUHKA/CINCPAC CAMP SMITH OAHU HAWAII RUHKB/CINCPACFT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RUHPD/FICPAC FORD ISLAND HAWAII RUMABA/I3TH AF CLARK AFB P.I. RUMFCR/ALL SEVENTH FLT CVATG COMMANDERS RUMFS/COMNAVPHIL RUMFUAJ/CTG SEVEN SEVEN RUMSBJ/2 ADIV VIETNAM RUMSMA/COMUSMACV VIETNAM RUWPSW/CO WHITE SANDS MISSILE-RANGE RUWTPAA/ACIC ST LOUIS MO ZEN/CIA WASHDC BT S E C R E T CITE NPIC 6838. Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040123-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTER- PRETATION OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS SCAN BY NPIC OF MISSION C036C, DATED 28 MARCH 1966 REVEALS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. NO COMOR TARGETS IN NORTH VIETMAN WERE COVERED. 2. IN FACILITIES SSU-MAO AIRFIELD NORTH. NO APPARENT CHANGE 3. PEI-TUN AIRFIELD. OB -- 2 BEAGLE, 26 FRESCO (2 WITHOUT TAIL ASSEMBLY), 12 PROBABLE FEATHER AND 1 POSSIBLE FEATHER IN FLIGHT. ACTIVITY -- 31 TRUCKS. YUN-NAN-I AIRFIELD. OB -- 44 FRESCO, 5 CRATE AND 14 CAB. 5. I IKUN-MING AIRFIELD. OB -- 35 FRESCO, I CRATE, 7 COLT, 2 MAX/MOOSE AND 3 HOUND. CHENG-KUNG STORAGE AREA. OB -- NONE OBSERVED 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9 CHEN-PIEN ARMY BARRACKS SW MENG-LANG. NO CHANGE FROM FIELD IPIR. CHU-HSIUNG POSSIBLE BARRACKS AREA. NO AP- 25X1 ^ 25X1 25X1 25X1 PARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCEI 25X1 OB -- 6 CARGO TRUCKS HSI-MENG-SHAN MILITARY BARRACKS. 25X1 HSIA-KUAN BARRACKS AND HQ 42 INFANTRY DIVISION. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE MISSION OB -- 5 CARGO TRUCKS. 11. IN FACILITIES I KENG-MA ARMY BARRACKS. NO APPARENT CHANGE OB -- NONE DISCERNABLE KUN-MING GENERAL SUPPLY DEPOT. 90 CARGO TRUCKS. 25X1 0 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040123-9 13.I I KUN-MING STORAGE AREAS SOUTHEAST. OB -- 104 CARGO TRUCKS AND 21 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK. LIN-TSANG ARMY BARR ACKS. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITI OB -- 6 CARGO TRUCKS 15. OF 74 BARRACKS, 2 ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, 11 MESSHALLS, AT LEAST 30 SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND 8 VEHICLE/MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS. OB -- 2 FA PIECES AND 12 CARGO TRUCKS. 16. IN FACILITIES OB -- 169 CARGO TRUCKS AND 11 PROBABLE CARGO TRUCKS. 17. CHANGE IN FACILITIES MI-TU ARMY BARRACKS. FACILITIES CONSIST PU-ERH MILITARY BARRACKS. NO APPARENT CHANGE SHUANG-CHIANG ARMY BARRACKS. NO APPARENT 25X1 0 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 U 25X1 m 25X1 25X1 25X1 U 25X1 SSU-MAO MILITARY CO PLEX. OB -- 10 POSSIBLE AAA PIECES, 21 CARGO TRUCKS, 17 PROBABLE CARGO TRUCKS, 37 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES AND 14 CARGO TRAILERS. 19. TA-LI HEADQUARTERS 14TH ARMY. NO APPARENT Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040123-9 25X1 m 25X1 CHANGE IN FACILITIES ? 0 OB -- 10 AAA PIECES, 16 CARGO TRUCKS AND 1 PROBABLE TRUCK- MOUNTED CRANE. 20. CHANGE IN FACILITIES YUNG-PING MILITARY AREA. NO APPARENT OB -- NONE DISCERNABLE KUANG-TONG POSSIBLE BARRAC STALLATION APPEARS TO BE A CONSTRUCTION CAMP ASSOCIATED WITH INACTIVE RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION. FIELD IPIR. 23. FIELD IPIR. KUN-MING COMPLEX. NO APPARENT CHANGE FROM AN-NING COMPLEX. NO APPARENT CHANGE FROM 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 m 25X1 25X1 24. THE FOLLOWING COMOR TARGETS ARE IDENTIFICATION ONLY: Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9 25. THE FOLLWING ARE BONUS TARGETS: (A) CHENG-TU/KUN-MING RAIL LINE. THE RAIL LINE WHICH EXTENDS NORTHWEST FROM 2458N 10235E (7.1 NM SW OF KUN-MING) TO 2514N 10212E IS UNDER VERY ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION. SEVERAL SMALL TENT CAMPS AND VEHICLE PARKS, NUMEROUS BRIDGE PIERS, EXTENSIVE ROAD BED GRADING AND TUNNELS ARE OBSERVED ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE RAIL LINE. AT LEAST 140 TRUCKS AND 60 VARIOUS PIECES OF CON- STRUCTION EQUIPMENT OBSERVED. (B) LU-FENG COMPLEX, 2509N 10204E. AT LEAST 60 CARGO TRUCKS INCLUDING 18 IN CONVOY FORMATION (11 WITH CARGO TRAILERS) OBSERVED WITHIN A CLASSIFICATION YARD 1.3 NM SW OF LU-FENG AND APPROXIMATELY 100 CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED WITHIN A PROBABLE FOUNDRY AREA 0.4 NM SE. (C) TUNG-KUAN-SHAO RADAR SITE, 2318N 10122E. NO CHANGE FROM FIELD IPIR. (D) CHEN-PIEN RADAR SITE 2226N 09948E. SITE CONTAINS AN SCR-270-TYPE RADAR. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES FROM FIELD IPIR. (E) A-PO-CHAI RADAR SITE, 2218N 10057E. SITE IS LOCATED 7.0 NM SOUTH OF A-PO-CHAI AND CONTAINS AN SCR-270 RADAR, A GEN- ERATOR BUILDING, 8 SMALL BUILDINGS, 1 TENT, A CANVAS - COVERED Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040123-9 II 25X1 0 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040123-9 W -77- 7 AREA AND 4 REVETTED PROBABLE VAN TRUCKS. ARLA IS PARTIALLY ENCIRCLED BY A TRENCH SYSTEM. SUPPORT AREA CONTAINS 4 BARRACKS AND 6 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. SITE IS NAMED MAN-MAO BY FIELD IPIR. (F) YUN-NAN-I RADAR SITE, 2527N 10043E. 1 SCR-270-TYPE RADAR (G) YUN-NAN-I HF COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY, 2525N 10040E. SITE IS LOCATED 1.6 NM WEST OF YUN-NAN-I AIRFIELD AND CONTAINS 8 PROBABLE HORIZONTAL DIPOLE ANTENNAS, ONE CENTRAL CONTROL BUILDING AND ONE SUPPORT BUILDING. (H) TWENTY-SIX CARGO TRUCKS HEADED WEST AND 8 CARGO TRUCKS HEADED EAST OBSERVED BETWEEN 2456N 10225E AND 2456N 10229E. (I) THIRTY-TWO TRUCKS HEADED WEST OBSERVED AT 2456N 10223E (APPROXIMATELY 7 NM WEST OF AN-NING). (J) CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING ON A NEW ROAD FROM 2153N 10221E SOUTH TO 2126N 10118E (MENG-PENG) AND IS APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT COMPLETE. (K) CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING ON A NEW ROAD PARALLELING THE NORTH VIETNAM BORDER FROM 2249N 10155E TO THE END OF PHOTO Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040123-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040123-9 ? COVERAGE AT 230ON 10219E. GP-1. S E C R E T 25X1 -END OF MESSAGE- Approved For Release 2008/03/26: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01200040123-9