STORAGE COMPLEX KUEI-YANG, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A001600070009-8
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 2, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
STORAGE COMPLEX
KUEI-YANG, CHINA
WITH COVERAGE ON THIS MISSION REVEALS A SUB-
STANTIAL INCREASE IN VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
IN THE STORAGE COMPLEX.
2. REMARKS:
KUEI-YANG IS LOCATED ON THE RAIL LINE CON-
NECTING THE SSU-CHUAN BASIN WITH THE RAIL
SYSTEMS ==N SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST CHINA AND
NORTH VIETNAM VIA LIU-CHOU, CHINA. IN AD-
DITION, A RAIL LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION EX-
TENDING SOUTHWEST FROM KUEI-YANG WILL CON-
NECT THESE RAIL SYSTEMS WITH KUN-MING AND YUN-
NAN PROVINCE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA.
THE STORAGE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF 2 AREAS
("A" & "B"). REANALYSIS OF AREA "A" PHOTO-
GRAPHY PREVIOUS TO FIRST IDENTIFICATION
I REVEALED THAT INITIAL CONSTRUCTION ON
THIS DEPOT WAS EVIDENT IN DEC 62. A RAIL
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
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SPUR WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM THE KUEI-YANG/
LIU-CHOU RAIL LINE TO THE PRESENT SITE OF THE
DEPOT. GROUND SCARRING AND SOME PARTIALLY
COMPLETED STORAGE BUILDINGS WERE ALSO OB-
SERVED.
REVEALED 4 BARRACKS, 46
STORAGE BUILDINGS (11 UNDER CONSTRUCTION), 41
STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS, ONE RAIL TRANSSHIP-
MENT BUILDING, ONE SECURED AREA, AND 2 WATER
TANKS. A. CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF UNIDENTIFIED
MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED STORED BETWEEN BUILDINGS.
VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT OBSERVED INCLUDED 126
CARGO TRUCKS, ONE TRUCK TRACTOR WITH TANK
TRAILER AND 15 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES.
AN ADDITIONAL RAIL SPUR WAS OBSERVED UNDER
CONSTRUCTION EAST OF AREA "A" AND EXTENDING OFF
FROM THE KUEI-YANG/LIU-CHOU RAIL LINE.
AREA "B" INSTALLATIONS CONSISTED OF 9
STORAGE AREAS INCLUDING OPEN STORAGE AREAS AND
NUMEROUS STORAGE BUILDINGS, ONE POL STORAGE
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Su ort
Division, NPIC.
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AREA, 2 RAIL TRANSSHIPMENT AREAS, ONE RAIL-
ROAD STATION WITH A LARGE MILITARY-TYPE MESS
HALL, A RAIL YARD WITH SWITCHING AREA, AND A
LARGE RAILROAD REPAIR FACILITY.
EQUIPMENT OBSERVED INCLUDED 300 RAIL-
ROAD CARS, 10 RAIL TANK CARS, 199 CARGO TRUCKS,
2 CRANES, 9 TRACTOR TRAILER TANK TRUCKS, AND
30 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES.
3. LOCATION:
AREA "A": 6 NM SSE OF KUEI-YANG AT 2628N - 10644E
AREA "B''': EXTENDS ALONG A 6-NM SEGMENT OF THE
KUEI-YANG/LIU-CHOU RAIL LINE FROM THE SOUTH EDGE
OF KUEI-YANG (2635N - 10643E) TO AREA "A".
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Division, NPIC.
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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: AREA "A":
AREA "B": NONE
6. NEGATION DATE: NONE
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: NONE
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: NONE
9. MISSION READOUT: AREA "A": FIVE TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS, APPROX-
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
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IMATELY 305 CARGO TRUCKS, 2 PROBABLE TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANES, AND 12 UN-
IDENTIFIED VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE OBSERVED. THE CONSTRUCTION
IS CONTINUING ON THE RAIL SPUR TO THE STORAGE DEPOT WITH THE RAIL BED
APPEARING COMPLETE. SOME RAIL TIES ARE OBSERVED IN PLACE. CONSTRUC-
TION CONTINUES ON THE RAIL LINE EAST OF THE STORAGE DEPOT.
AREA "B": 430 RAILROAD CARS, 50 RAIL TANK CARS, 150 CARGO TRUCKS,
2 CRANES, 5 TRACTOR-TRAILER TANK TRUCKS, AND 125 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES/
PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE OBSERVED. LUMBER AND OTHER UNIDENTIFIED MATERIALS
ARE OBSERVED IN OPEN STORAGE THROUGHOUT AREA "B". NUMEROUS BARRELS ARE
STACKED IN OPEN STORAGE IN THE POL STORAGE AREA.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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STORAGE COMPLEX
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430 RAILROAD CARS
50 RAIL TANK CARS
455 CARGO TRUCKS
4 CRANES
5 TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS
137 U/I VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT
5 TRACTOR TRAILER TANK TRUCKS
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TOTAL OR
300 RAILROAD CARS
10 RAIL TANK CARS
325 CARGO TRUCKS
2 CRANES
9 TRACTOR TRAILER
TANK TRUCKS
45 U/I VEHICLES
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