WU-WEI AREA, CHINA SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE GUIDED MISSILE RELATED ACTIVITY

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• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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WU WEI AREA, CHINA
SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE GUIDE4 MISSILE
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCQ REPORT
WU-WEI AREA, CHINA
SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE GUIDED MISSILE
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This report is in response to requirement
C-S14-81,053 dated, 4 February 1964 requesting
a search of photography within a 25-nautical-
mile (nm) radius of Wu-wei (37-58N 102-48E,
Figure I), in an attempt to determine whether
a relation exists between the subject area (Fig-
ure 2) and the Shuang-cheng-tzu Missile Test
Range (41-05N 100-15E).
The wall-enclosed city of Wu-wei is located
near the trans-Sinkiang rail line in the province
of Kan-su, approximately 125 nm north-north-
west of Lan-chou. With its estimated population
of 40,000 (January 1960), it is the local center
of commerce in,, a predominately agrarian
Good- qualit . loud free photography
provided information
for th following areas of interest:
1. Wu-wei Airfield (Figures 3 and 4), ap-.
proximately 7.5 nni northwest of Wu-wei. This
installation has twq,parallel, offset north-north-
west/south-southeast concrete runways con-
nected by two concrete crossover links. The
north runway measures 6,250 by 195 feet. The
south runway measures 5,800.by 190 feet. A
large housing and support area containing ap-
proximately 60 buildings is located west of the
south runway, and a probable POL storage area
is. located north-northwest of the housing and
airfield,
military
links. Both facilities are served by a spur from school, and military barracks area does not, in
itself, suggest guided missile related activityin
the trans-Sinkiang rail line.
this area. Reported aircraft flights be
2. Railroad Junction (Figures 5 and 6), Wu-wei and the Shuang-cheng-tzu Missile Test
approximately 10 nm southeast of Wu-wei. Thi' Range, however, may be the clue that would pro-
site, situated on the Lan-chou rail line to Ti-hua, vide an explanation for the relation between the
consists of a holding yard, a wye, a coal refueling ;.possible academic and apparent military activity.
h'ard,l warehousing facilities, and a fence-se-
sd compound of unknown function.
3. Military -Barracks Area (Figures 7 and
approximately 15 nm southeast of Wu-wei.
This facility, located! adjacent to the Lan-thou
rail line (near Ching-pien-i, contains two bar-
racks areas with a total of approximately 55
barracks-(t3Te buildings, a possible school con-
sisting of -17 buildings, and several groups of
storage-type buildings. A rail spur and a fence-
secured compound are also present.
4. Wu-wei Probable Military School (Fig-
ure 9), approximately 3.5 nm northeast of Wu-
wei. This wall-enclosed facility consists of
proximately 70 barracks, administration, and
~ tler institutional type buildings surrounding a
.central quadrangle.
, 5. Possible Research Facility (Figure 10),
roximately 7 nm northwest of Wu-wei. A
fence-secured group of 19 buildings is located
near the junction of the Lan-thou rail line and
its spur which serves the Wu-wei Airfield. The
institutional appearance of these symmetrically
arranged buildings suggests the possibility of a
research function. The spur does not enter the
secured area, but approaches close enough to
provide transportation to' and from the facility
in the absence of improved roads.
The general proximity of a good
:possible research facility probable
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CONCRETE
RUNWAY
8.2JO' X 195'
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RUNWAY
5, loo' X 190'
Railroad spur
Road
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FIGURE 8. LAYOUT OF FACILITIES, MILITARY BARRACKS AREA.
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