IPIR MISSION T344A 20 DECEMBER 1964

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• Publication Date: December 20, 1964
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AND FRAMES WHICH ARE BUTTED TOGETHER.,
E. THERE WERE NO MAJOR CAMERA MALFUNCTIONS
IRREGULAR METERING AND NO PROCESSING ANOMALIES,
3, DUPLICATE POSITIVE:
A. THE PI SUITABILITY IS GOOD,
B. PRINTING AND PROCESSING ARE GOOD.
C, THE OVERALL CLOUD COVER IS 5 PERCENT.
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1. CAMERA C-119 WAS USED IN MIS'S1ON(T344A)FLOWN 20 DECEMBER
A. THE EXPOSURE IS ADEQUATE AND.. THE,RESOLUTION IS GOOD.
B. 91? SIDE: MINOR STATIC DISCHAARGES ARE PRESENT CONTINUOUSLY
ON BOTH EDGES IN THE INITIAL FOOTAGE BUT. APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY
THEREAFTER VERY FAINT ROLLER INDUCED} STAT'I.C DISCHARGES (ROLLER
CHATTER) ARE ALSO DETECTABLE ON BOTH EDGES THROUGHOUT MOST OF
THE FILM.
C. 9L SIDE: THE OUTBOARD EDGE CONTAINS MINOR STATIC DISCHARGES
AND FAINT ROLLER CHATTER TRACES. BOTH TYPES OF DISCHARGES ARE
DETECTABLE INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INBOARD EDGE BUT ONLY IN THIN
DENSITY AREAS.
D. BOTH SIDES: THE METERING IS EXTREMELY IRREGULAR AND RANGES
FROM . 05r TO 1.10",- IN ADDITION, BOTH' SIDES CONTAIN A CONSIDERABLE
EDD
1964. PROCESSING WAS PERFORMED BY 5X1A
2. ORIGINAL NEGAIIVE:
NUMBER OF OVERLAPPED FRAMES (APPROXIMATELY 5 PERCENT AVERAGE 0
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THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF
MISSION T344A, FLOWN 20 DECEMBER 1964, COVERING TIBET.
THIS REPORT DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE HIGHEST PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE
ITEMS IN THE COMOR TARGET LIST. TARGETS ARE ARRANGED BY SUBJECT
AND WITHIN EACH SUBJECT BY COMOR TARGET NUMBER WHICH APPEARS AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE HEADER LINE. SIGNIFICANT TARGETS NOT IN THE
COMOR TARGET LIST ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT
FOLLOWING THE COMOR LISTED TARGETS.
SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE APPEARANCE
OF THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARE AS FOLLOWS -- C (CLEAR),
SC (SCATTERED CLOUDS), CS (CLOUD SHADOW), 0 (OBLIQUE),: AND
PQ (POOR IMAGE QUALITY).
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CATEGORIES LIGHT (ZPU?2, ZPU-4, 37MM)i MEDIUM (57M
85MM), AND HEAVY (100MM AND LARGER). WHERE SUCH A
CATEGORY.CANNOT BE DETERMINED,. THE SITE WILL BE
LISTED AS A A.AA SITE AND NUMBER OF GUNS INDICATED
(EX. 6-GUN AAA SITE, OCCUPIED UNOCCUPIED).
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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES OBSERVED WITHIN A 20
NM RADIUS OF 'LHASA INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY
1,125 CARGO TRUCKS, APPROXIMATELY .95 UTILITY TRUCKS,
9 POL TRUCKS, 28 BUSES, 7 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES,
AND. APPROXIMATELY 90 CARGO TRAILERS.
ELEVEN TRUCKS OBSERVED HEADED WEST ON THE:LA-TZU--
JIH-KO-TSE ROAD AT 29-08N.-088-07E.
0.8 NM FROM THE CENTER OF AND ON. THE NW EDGE OF
LHASA (AT 29-39N 091-05E) IS THE POTALA PALACE FACING
SOUTH WITH STEPS FROM THE VILLAGE TO THE SOUTH EDGE
OF THE PALACE.
AIR FACILITIES
HEI-HO AIRFIELD TI 3133N 09143E
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55 NM NORTH OF LHASA ON NORTH SIDE OF THE TA-MU
HO (RIVER)m
.TWO RUNWAYS IN A V-PLAN ONE (A) 9,100?X 175 FT
NE/SW GRADED EARTH, SERVICEABLE, AND THE OTHER
(B) 13,301 X I1OFT ENE/WSW HARD SURFACE AND GRADED
EARTH, SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE A TAXIWAY EXTENDING FROM THE NE
.END OF RUNWAY (A) TO A PARKING APRON, AND A SUPPORT
AREA CONTAINING 20 BUILDINGS (INCLUDING AN OPERATIONS
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BUILDING WITH CONTROL TOWERS AND A SMALL
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY).
IMMEDIATELY EAST IS A COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY WITH
2 SUB-AREAS. ONE AREA HAS A CIRCULAR OUTLINE
ENCOMPASSING 6 SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND HAS 16 LARGE
STICKMAST ANTENNAS. THE OTHER HAS 3 SUPPORT
BUILDINGS AND 7 ASSOCIATED SMALL STICKMAST
ANTENNAS.
A 2ND COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY IS LOCATED 3 NM SW OF
THE SUPPORT AREA AND CONTAINS 5 SUPPORT BUILDINGS
WITHIN A RECTANGULAR WALLED AREA AND 2 LARGE
STICKMAST ANTENNAS (ONE EACH ON THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN SIDES OF THE AREA).
A SECURED BARRACKS AREA CONTAINING 49 BUILDINGS IS
LOCATED JUST `SE OF THE SUPPORT AREA.
A SUPPORT/STORAGE AREA IS LOCATED JUST SW OF THE
BARRACKS AREA AND CONTAINS 15 BUILDINGS, (5
CONSTRUCTED SINCE OCT 63)
SE OF THE BARRACKS AREA AND ACROSS THE TA-MU HO ARE
2 AREAS ONE IS A WALLED STORAGE AREA MOTOR POOL
CONTAINING 26 QUONSET HUTS, 5 OTHER BUILDINGS,AND,9
CARGO TRUCKS. THE 2ND AREA IS A WALLED MOTOR POOL
WITH 19 BUILDINGS AND 3 TRUCKS, AND 5 SUPPORT
BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO THE MOTOR POOL.
FOUR CARGO TRUCKS ARE MOVING ALONG THE ROAD
LEADING TO THE AIRFIELD.
AIRCRAFT ?- NONE OBSERVED.
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ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATIONS
CHIANG-TZU RADAR SITE TI 2856N 08936E
ONE NM SOUTH OF CHIANG-TZU.
EARLY-WARNING RADAR SITE INCLUDES ONE SCR-270-TYPE
RADAR -ONE CONTROL VAN, ONE PROBABLE CROSS FORK
RADAR ON VAN, AND 2 TENTS.
IMMEDIATELY NW IS A PROBABLE COMMUNICATIONS SITE
CONSISTING OF ONE VAN TRUCK AND 2 TENTS.
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SAR SUSPECT RADAR SITE TI 2815N 08730E
NO RADAR OBSERVED AT THE ABOVE COORDINATES.
7 NM NE OF TSO-NA.
EARLY WARNING RADAR SITE COMPRISES ONE SCR-270-TYPE
RADAR, ONE GENERATOR VAN, 10 TENTS, AND ONE
CARGO TRUCK.-
SIXTY-THREE UNIDENTIFIED CRATERS OBSERVED ONE NM
SOUTH OF SITE.
(SEE ATTACHMENT 2)
MILITARY ACTIVITY
CHIANG-TZU ARMY BARRACKS TI 2855N 08936E
AREA A(SE SIDE OF CHIANG-TZU) - MILITARY
INSTALLATION COMPRISING 9 SEPARATE AREAS (7
SEPARATELY WALLED) INCLUDES 44 BARRACKS-TYPE
BUILDINGS, 1.1 ADMINISTRATION-TYPE BUILDINGS, 25
STORAGE/SUPPORT.BUILDINGS, AND A POSSIBLE PRISON.
SIX VEHICLES OBSERVED IN AREA. ONE HIGH FREQUENCY
RADIO STATION, OBSERVED 0.25 NM.SE OF CHIANG-TZU,AND
ADJACENT TO ONE OF THE WALLED AREAS, CONTAINS
11.STICKMASTS AND ONE CONTROL BUILDING.
AREA B (4..5 NM NW OF CHIANG-TZU AT 28-57N. 089-31E)
MILITARY INSTALLATION CONTAINS 9 BARRACKS, 5
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS (ONE SQUARE WITH OPEN
CENTER), 7 STORAGE-TYPE BUILDINGS,: 10 ASSOCIATED
SUPPORT BUILDINGS, 2 MESSHALLS,.4 STORAGE BUNKERS,
2 BUILDING FOUNDATIONS, AND ONE FOUNDATION FROM A
RAZED BUILDING0 NO VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT OBSERVED.
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IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF LHASA ON SOUTH BANK OFKYI CHHU
(RIVER).
WALLED;AREA CONTAINS 26 BARRACKS, 8 ADMINISTRATION-
TYPE BUILDINGS, 24 STORAGE-TYPE BUILDINGS, 5
MESSHALLS9 ONE VEHICLE SHED, AND 16. ASSOCIATED
BUILDINGS.,
THIRTY-FIVE CARGO TRUCKS, .13 UTILITY TRUCKS, 22 FA
PIECES, AND 4 AAA PIECES OBSERVED
(SEE ATTACHMENT 3)
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LHASA ARMY..BARRACKS SOUTHEAST PEITING TI 2937N 09114E
7 NM .SE OF LHASA.
FENCED AREA CONTAINS 67 BARRACKS (16 PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED AS BARRACKS/STORAGE BUILDINGS),: 9
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, ONE PARTIALLY-COMPLETED
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 7 MESSHALLS, 10 PROBABLE
STORAGE BUILDINGS, ONE VEHICLE SHED, ONE
WATER TOWER,-AND APPROXIMATELY 45. SUPPORT
BUILDINGS AND SHEDS. CONSTRUCTION ON THE PARTIALLY
COMPLETED ADMINISTRATION BUILDING APPEARS TO HAVE
BEEN DISCONTINUED0
TWO BUSES AND A SMALL QUANTITY OF UNIDENTIFIED
MATERIAL IN OPEN STORAGE OBSERVED.
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AREA A (4 NM WEST OF LHASA) -? SECURED BARRACKS AREA
CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 87 BARRACKS, .4 ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS. 65 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS, 3 LARGE
MONITOR-ROOF PROBABLE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS,
7 SMALL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS, .21 VEHICLE
STORAGE SHEDS (2 BEING DISMANTLED), 5.MESSHALLS, ONE
TENT, AND NUMEROUS PIECES OF CANVAS-COVERED
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS. IN OPEN STORAGE. THREE HUNDRED
AND NINE CARGO TRUCKS, 38 UTILITY TRUCKS, 7 POL
TRUCKS, 21 TRAILERS9 AND 4 BUSES OBSERVED.
(SEE ATTACHMENT 4).
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AREA B (IMMEDIATELY WEST OF AREA A) SECURED
BARRACKS AREA CONTAINS 60 BARRACKS, 4 ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS, 38 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS, 5 MESSHALLS,
22 TENTS, NUMEROUS PROBABLE POL DRUMS, AND SOME
UNIDENTIFIED :CANVAS-COVERED MATERIAL IN OPEN STORAGE.
APPROXIMATELY 75 TRUCKS OBSERVED.
AREA C (IMMEDIATELY EAST OF AREA A) m- SECURED
AREA CONTAINS 11. BARRACKS, 3. LARGE ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS9 A.MULTIWING PROBABLE HOSPITAL, 3
MESSHALLS, ONE OBSERVATION TOWER,.. AND APPROXIMATELY
BUS SUPPORT BUILDINGS. SEVEN CARGO TRUCKS AND ONE
BUS OBSERVED.
AREA D (IMMEDIATELY ? EAST OF AREA A AND SOUTH OF AREA
C) ?? SECURED PROBABLE AGRICULTURAL CAMP
APPARENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLEX, CONTAINS. 22
BARRACKS, 4.L-SHAPED BUILDINGS FORMING A MIDDLE
COURTYARD, A LARGE H-SHAPED ADMINISTRATION BUILDING/
MESSHALL, AN. I-SHAPED ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, A
.T-SHAPED MESSHALL, 17 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, 10
AGRICULTURAL. BUILDINGS, 15 POSSIBLE GREENHOUSES, AND
2.TENTS. ONE LARGE CARGO TRUCK OBSERVED0
AREA :E (IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF AREA A) --
SECURED PROBABLE POL STORAGE AREA CONTAINS 3
BARRACKS, 8. LARGE WAREHOUSES, 10 STORAGE SUPPORT
BUILDINGS, 16 BURIED POL DRUM STORAGE SITES (3 NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED), AND APPROXIMATELY 45 LARGE AND
NUMEROUS SMALL POL DRUMS IN OPEN STORAGE.
(SEE ATTACHMENT 4)..
AREA F (ONE NM WSW OF AREA A AND 0.3 NM SSW OF
AREA .8) -- OCCUPIED 8-GUN MEDIUM AAA SITE CONTAINS
5 TENTS. ONE CARGO TRUCK VISIBLE: IN AREA..
AREA G (10.5 NM WSW OF AREA A).-g SECURED STORAGE AREA:
CONTAINS 5 BARRACKS, 10 LARGE WAREHOUSES, ONE
MESSHALL$ 14 SMALL STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND
UNIDENTIFIED MATERIALS IN OPEN STORAGE. SIX:
BARRACKS, A POSSIBLE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, A
MESSHALL AND 4 SUPPORT. BUILDINGS OBSERVED
IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE SECURED AREA TO THE WEST.
NUMEROUS PILES OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT AND
MATERIALS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
AREA H (1.2.NM WNW OF AREA :A) FENCED POL OPEN
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STORAGE AREA CONTAINS ONE BUILDING AND NUMEROUS POL
DRUMS IN OPEN STORAGE.
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LHASA AREA, MILITARY AREA TI 2938N 09107E
SOUTH EDGE OF LHASA AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY
BRIDGE..
LARGE. PARTIALLY SECURED AREA CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY
90 BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS, 8.LARGEADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS9 APPROXIMATELY 100 STORAGE/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS, AND AN ATHLETIC FIELD.
TWO OCCUPIED LIGHT 4-GUN AAA SITES OBSERVED
IN AREA.
ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN CARGO TRUCKS, 7 BUSES, 13
UTILITY TRUCKS, AND 2 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES OBSERVED.
TSE-TANG MIL SUPPLY DPO NEDONG DZONG TI 2915N 09146E
0..5 NM SOUTH OF TSE-TANG.
SUPPLY DEPOT CONTAINS 3 SEPARATE AREAS.
AREA A -- MAIN DEPOT CONTAINS .11 LARGE AND 4.SMALL
WAREHOUSES, 3 BARRACKS, ONE MESSHALLp AND 12
SUPPORT BUILDINGS. A SMALL AREA IMMEDIATELY.
SOUTH OF AREA A CONTAINS 2 WAREHOUSES AND ONE
SUPPORT BUILDING.
AREA B (IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TSE-TANG).-- 26 BARRACKS,.
7 ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, 5 STORAGE BUILDINGS,
AND 21 MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT BUILDINGS. A SMALL
SECURED AREA WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY,. LOCATED
IMMEDIATELY NW OF AREA B, CONTAINS ONE MULTIWING
BUILDING AND ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. TWO
PROBABLE BARRACKS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEXT TO
SECURED AREA..
AREA C (0.9 NM WEST OF TSE-TANG) -- NOT OBSERVED.
THE DEPOT IS SERVED FROM THE SOUTH AND THE WEST
BY A TWO-LANE, GRADED EARTH ROAD. A SINGLE-LANE
ROAD. CONTINUES EAST.
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JIH+KO-TSE ARMY.BKS TASHI KYITSA MAGAR TI 2915N 08853E
SIX AREAS WITHIN A 2 .NM RADIUS OS JIH-KO-TSE
AREA A (ADJACENT TO SE EDGE OF JIH-KO-TSE)
SECURED INSTALLATION WITH 4 GUARD TOWERS,
CONTAINS ONE E-SHAPED ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
2 C-SHAPED ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, ONE OTHER
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 12 BARRACKS, AND 15
SUPPORT BUILDINGS? AND ONE THEATREIGYM..
AREA B i0e2 NM EAST OF AREA A) -- 8 GUARD TOWERS,
28 BARRACKS 13 UNDER CONSTRUCTION), ONE E-SHAPED
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ONE. LARGE MESSHALL, AND
20 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, ONE THEATRE/GYM,i3 BASKETBALL
COURTS? AND 2 OPEN STORAGE AREAS WITH 16 CARGO
TRUCKS.
AREA C (0.7 NM SOUTH OF JiH-KO-TSE) -- ADMINISTRATIVE
AREA WITH 14 BUILDINGS AND APPROXIMATELY 16 TRUCKS.
AREA D (1.5 NM SOUTH OF JIH-KO-TSE) .41 BARRACKS,
3 MESSHALLS9 ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
APPROXIMATELY 38 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND AN OPEN
STORAGE AREA. NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
AREA E (2 NM SOUTH OF JIH-KO-TSE) -- SECURED AREA
CONTAINS 9 VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDINGS, ONE'. LARGE
MONITOR-ROOF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, 8 SUPPORT
BUILDINGS, AND 22 VEHICLES.
AREA F (ADJACENT TO NORTH EDGE OF J J H-KO-TSE) --
SECURED AREA CONTAINS 19 BARRACKS, (3 UNDER
CONSTRUCTION), ONE H-SHAPED ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS ONE MESSHALL, FOOTINGS FOR ONE POSSIBLE
BARRACKS, 10 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND 20 TENTS.
ROADS SW9 SE9 AND NNE FROM..JIH-KO-TSE APPEAR IN GOOD
CONDITION WITH MINOR TRAFFIC OBSERVED.
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I SHAD CHINESE CAMP TI 2746N 09155E
1.5 NM NW OF SHAO ON THE BUM LA (PASS) ROAD.
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MILITARY CAMPS SERVED BY SINGLE-LANE NATURAL
SURFACE ROAD IN GOOD CONDITION, CONTAINS 10 BUILDINGS.
RIDGE LINE TRENCHING? OBSERVATION POSTS, AND NUMEROUS
FIRING BAYS ARE LOCATED SOUTH AND EAST OF CAMP.
ONE PROBABLY UNOCCUPIED FORTIFIED HILLTOP
POSITION IS 2 NM SOUTH OF CAMP ON BUM LA ROAD.
TSO-NA BARRACKS AREA TI 2802N 09154E
TWO AREAS APPROXIMATELY 2 NM NE OF TSO-NA AND
IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF AN UNNAMED VILLAGE.
AREA :A 12 NM NE OF TSO-NA) -- 4 LARGE; PROBABLE
BARRACKS, ONE H-SHAPED ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORT
BUILDING, AND 2 SMALLER BUILDINGS.
AREA B (IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF AREA A) -- 2 BARRACKS,
ONE C-SHAPED PROBABLE BARRACKS, AND ONE
MULTIWING PROBABLE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
AREAS SERVED BY SINGLE-LANES NATURAL SURFACE
ROAD IN GOOD CONDITION.
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
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I LHAKHANG DZONG MILITARY ACTIVITY TI 2804N 09104E
NO MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED WITHIN A 10 NM RADIUS
OF THE ABOVE COORDINATES.
SANG?JIH ARMY BARRACKS TI 2905N 09210E
NO EVIDENCE OF MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED WITHIN
A 15 NM RADIUS OF SANG-JIH 0
I TSO-NA CAMP AND STORAGE AREA TI 280ON 09201E
5 NM NE OF TSO-NA ALONG EAST ANDWEST SIDES OF ROAD
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THREE SMALL SEPARATE AREAS.
AREA A (ON WEST SIDE OF ROAD)--- SECURED AREA
CONSISTS OF 3 BUILDINGS, 2 SMALL SHEDS, 12 -MEDIUM,
AND 2 LARGE TENTS, AND UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL
IN OPEN STORAGE.
AREA B (IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF AREA A ON EAST SIDE
OF ROAD).--- 22 SMALL BUILDINGS, 2 MEDIUM TENTS,
AND A POL STORAGE AREA WITH 90 PROBABLE POL DRUMS
AND 10 ROWS OF UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL.
AREA C #EAST OF AREA 8) -- SECURED AREA CONTAINS
ONE LARGE BUILDING, 2 MEDIUM TENTS, AND 15 SMALL
TENTS.
LHASA ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT NORTH TI 2940N 09107E
2 NM :NNE OF LHASA
LARGE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF 5 MAIN AREAS CONTAINING
A TOTAL OF :36 POSSIBLE BARRACKS 132 FORMERLY CALLED
STORAGE BUILDINGS), APPROXIMATELY 95 MAJOR
STORAGE BUILDINGS (29 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED),
APPROXIMATELY 90 SMALL TENTS/SHEDS,6 SMALL
POSSIBLE MESSHALLS, ONE MULTISECTIONAL
ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORT BUILDING, AND NUMEROUS SMALLER
STORAGE, ADMINISTRATION, AND SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
A. SMALL ARMS FIRING RANGE IS LOCATED ON THE NE
EDGE OF THE COMPLEX.
APPROXIMATELY 80 CARGO TRUCKS, APPROXIMATELY
100 ADDITIONAL POSSIBLY DERELICT CARGO TRUCKS,
2 UTILITY TRUCKS,.3 BUSES, APPROXIMATELY40 CARGO
TRAILERS, NUMEROUS PIECES OF UNIDENTIFIED
EQUIPMENTS AND SEVERAL PILES OF UNIDENTIFIED MATERIALS
ARE VISIBLE WITHIN THE COMPLEXm
COMPLEXES
LA-TZU COMPLEX TI 2910N 08745E
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
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TSO-NA COMPLEX TI 2759N 09159E
SMALL RESIDENTIAL TOWN SERVED BY SINGLE--LANE,
NATURAL SURFACE ROAD IN GOOD CONDITION.
NO VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT NOTED.
OTHER ACTIVITY
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ON HEI-HO--LHASA ROAD, 33 NM NE OF LHASA AIRFIELD
AND 42 NM SW OF HEI-HO.
WALLED AREA ON WEST SIDE OF ROAD.CONTAINS 3 BARRACKS,
10 QUONSET HUTS, AND 4 ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS. A RELATED AREA IMMEDIATELY
NORTH CONTAINS 2 BUILDINGS.
ONE TRUCK PARKED NEAR ENTRANCE OF AREA,
A CONVOY OF 8 TRUCKS LEAVING AREA HEADING NORTH
ON THE ROAD, AND AN ADDITIONAL- CONVOY -OF ;9 TRUCKS
WERE OBSERVED HEADED NORTH 3 NM NORTH OF AREA.
DONGABA AREA, PROBABLE-CONSTRUCTION CAMP TI 2903N 08741E
2.8 NM WNW OF DONGABA.
CAMP CONTAINS 10 BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS t2 UNDER
CONSTRUCTION), 5 WAREHOUSES LONE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION), AND AN OPEN STORAGE AREA.
TWO POSSIBLE VEHICLES OBSERVED.
THE GARTOK-LHASA HIGHWAY, A :2-LANE NATURAL SURFACE
ROAD IN GOOD REPAIR, WAS OBSERVED FROM:
29-03N 087-46E TO 29-09N 087-31E.
A PROBABLE 2-LANE, 14-SPAN ROAD BRIDGE, WITH
GRADING ACTILVITY.ON BOTH APPROACHES, IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AT 29-02N 087-43E.
SIXTEEN TRUCKS IN A CONVOY WERE OBSERVED HEADED
NORTH AT 29--06N 087-04E AND A 5-TRUCK CONVOY WAS
OBSERVED HEADED EAST AT 29-03N 087-32E.
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THE FOLLOWING TARGETS WERE NOT COVERED DUE EITHER TO CLOUD-COVER OR
TO A SHIFTIN THE FLIGHT PATTERN OF THE AIRCRAFT.
TZU-LA AREA, MILITARY CAMPS TI 2933N 09418E
GORENG ARMY BARRACKS TI 3008N 09033E
SUMDZONG DEPOT TI 2950N 09612E
KA-TA ARMY BARRACKS TI 2951N 09548E
TZU-MU-TSUNG ARMY BARRACKS AREAS T I 2941W 09416E
CHIH-MU--TE-LO SUSP MIL ACT YONGGYAP PASS TI 2913N 09535E
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