WEN-SHAN ARMY BARRACKS WEST AL-1 CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: August 1, 1971
• Content Type: REPORT

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Ground Force
Facilities
DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
Wen-shan Army Barracks West AL-1
China
Top Secret
RCS 07/0042/72
25X1 11
DATE August 1971
COPY 1 ~. 6
PAGES 6
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
Imagery Analysis Service
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Wen-shan Army Barracks West AL-I, Kun-ming
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MAP REFERENCE
15 RTS. USATC, Series 200, Sheet M0616-3HL, 2nd
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November 1965, Scale 1:200.000
REFERENCE DATA
REQUIREMENT:
Departmental Requirement Cite: C-SRO-86, 301
COMIREX Basic Requirement Cite: G04
Support Number: 422928
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Location: Vlen-shan Army Barracks 'nest AL-I is located 0.5 nm etiest of the town
of en-shan and 33 nT north of the China-North Vietnam border.
Ceneral: This report is based on a chronological study utilizing the earliest
coverage and all subsequent high-resolution shotorrachv of the
installation. Square footage is shown for barracks,quarters,
messhalls and storage facilities.
TOTAL
FUNCTIONAL AREAS AND FACILITIES* DIMENSIONS (FT)** SUBTOTAL SQUARE FEET
Aa Billeting Area
31 Barracks (1-31) 100 x 25 77,500
5 Messhalls (32) 00 x 35 3,500
(33-36) 4- 75 x 30 9,000...... l2,5CO
2 Storage buildings (38) 50 x 30 4,500
(37) 125 x 30 3,750 ........8,250
I Support building (39)
4 Agricultural support
buildings (40-42,268)
5 Latrines (43-47)
5 Basketball courts (49-53)
This area is probably capable of housing an infantry 'oattalion.
b Billeting Nrea
31 Barracks (54-84) 100 x 25 77,500
5 "-9essnalls (85) 115 x 35 4 225
(86-89) 4- 75 x 3C 9,000.
2 Storage buildings (90) 25 x 30 3,750
(9I) ICO x 30 3,000
3 Support buildings (93,95,96)
3 Agricultural support buildings
(92,94,97)
6 Latrines (98-103)
3 Basketball courts (104-106)
This area is probably capable of housing an infantry battalion.
Ac Billeting Area
31 Barracks (107-137) 00 x 25 77,500
5 Messhalls (142) 100 x 35 3,500
(138-141) 4- 75 x 30 9,000,..... 12,500
2 Storage buildings (Iu3) 150 x 30 4,500
144) 125 x
I Support building (146)
2 Agricultural support
buildir,gs (145,269)
5 Latrlres (147-151)
Basket':all court (152)
This area is probably capable of housing an infantry battalion.
*AII of the buildings identified as barracks may not be used as living quarters.
**The messrall dimensions induce only the cinina areas,
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TOTAL
FUNCTIONAL AREAS AND FACILITIES* DIMENSIONS (FT)** SUBTOTAL SQUARE FEET
Ad Administration/Billeting Area
26 Barracks (153-178)
100 x
25
65,000
5 Messhalls (183)
100 x
35
3,500
(179)
Section a
105 x
30
3,150
b
S
ti
50
40
000
2
ec
on
x
,
(180-182)
3- 55 x
25
4,125
...... 12,775
3 Storage
buildings (1
84-186) 125 x
30
11,250
2 Storage/
(187,188
support buil
)
dings
100 x
35
7,000
2 Administ
ration build
ings
(189,190)
4 Support buildings (191,195,
196,202)
3 Agricultural support buildings
(192-194)
5 Latrines (197-201)
3 Basketball courts (205-207)
This area is probably capable of housing the regimental headquarters and
support elements.
Ae Associated Housing Area
24 Quarters (208-231) 90 x 20 43,200
I Messhall (232) 75 x 30 2,250
2 Latrines (233,234)
C General Storage Area
6 Storage buildings (235-240) 125 x 30
7 Support buildings (241-247)
E Athletic/Parade Area
I Auditorium (248)
2 Guardhouses (249,250)
2 Support buildings (251,252)
I Parade field (253)
3 Basketball courts (254-256)
Ha General Support Area
6 Support buildings (257-262)
I Swimming pool (263)
I Monument (264)
Hb General Support Area
I Support building (267)
2 Livestock pens (265,266)
22,500
*AII of the buildings identified as barracks may not be used as living quarters.
**The messhall dimensions include only the dining areas.
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Chronological Listing of Facilities*, Vehicles and Equipment**, and Activity
Facilities:
Total square footage:
Barracks 297,500
Quarters 43,200
Messhalls 53,050
Storage 57,000
Storage/support 7,000
Vehicles and Equipment/
Activity:
Photo angle too far oblique
to interpret presence of
vehicles and equipment or
activity levels.
Facilities:
No change
Vehicles and Equipment:
None
Activity:
Installation is well main-
tained; roads and foot-
paths are in good condition
and appear to be in regular
use.
Facilities:
No change
Vehicles and Equipment:
Area Ad
4 Possible cargo truck
Area E
9 Cargo trucks (c)
17 Cargo trucks and 24
trucks/utility trai
are parked outside
installation, east
entrance gate.
Activity:
covered.
is probably occupied. A
Ac-Ae, C and Ha partly c
graphy, but maintenance
buildings and roads and
presence-of foot trails
indicate that installati
and active. Interpretat
was hampered by hazy pho
Installation probably oc
lers
of the
of the
cup ied
ion
to-
of
the
on
reas
I oud
*After
initial
coverage, facilities are newly constructed unless otherwise indicated.
**(a)
(b)
Vehicles
Vehicles
stored
stored
in buildings
in open
.(c)
Vehicle
storage
locations undetermined
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Chronological Listing of Facilities*, Vehicles and Equipment**, and Activity
Facilities:
Area Ha
Swimming pool (263) U/C
Area E
Backboards missing from.
Basketball court 256
Vehicles and Equipment:
Area Ad
5 Cargo trucks (c)
Area E
18 Cargo trucks in
convoy (c)
16 Cargo trucks in
convoy (c)
19 Cargo trucks (c)
Activity:
Installation occupied
and active. Vehicular
tracking and active
foot trails observed
throughout installation.
Training exercise in
Area E.
*After initial coverage, facilities are newly constructed unless otherwise indicated.
**(a) Vehicles stored in buildings
(b) Vehicles stored in open
(c) 'Vehicle storage locations undetermined
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.Chronological Listing of Facilities*, Vehicles and Equipment**, and Activity
Facilities:
Facilities:
Facilities:
No change
Area Ad
No change
I Support building (202)
Vehicles and Equ
ipment:
I Possible basketball
Vehicles and Equipment:
court west of 141
None
Area E
None
2 Support buildings (251,
Activity:
252)
Activity:
Poor photo quality precludes
Vehicles and Equipment:
Scale too small to inter-
interpretation of activity
pret activity level.
level.
Area E
14 Cargo trucks (c)
14 Possible trucks and 5
U/I objects (c)
Area Ha
17 U/I objects in 3 rows
(c)
Activity:
Scale too small to inter-
pret activity level.
*After
initial
coverage, facilities are newly constructed unless otherwise indicated'
**(a)
(b)
Vehicles
Vehicles
stored in buildings
stored in open
(c)
Vehicle
storage locations undetermined
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