CIA Reading Room cia-rdp78t04743a000100070004-3: STATUS OF THE PROJECTS REFERENCED BELOW

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25X1 Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP78TO4743A000100070004-3 Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP78TO4743A000100070004-3 Approved Fo 9 Release 2004 /26:1 C1A=F IAD/ABCB 3 6 July 1965 Copy # / MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Nuclear Energy Division, OSI THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: NED/OSI Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS Chief, Imagery Analysis Division, CIA (Formerly Photographic Intelligence Division) Status of the Projects Referenced Below REFERENCES: Requirement Nos: C-S14-82,082 & Supplement 1 C-S15-82,150 & Supplement 1 C-S15-82,221 & Supplement 1 Project Nos: 30059-5; 30789-5; 30089-5; 30791-5; 30184-5; 30792-5 1. The above referenced projects, collectively, call for 25 nautical mile radius searches of 94 areas in China to deter- mine evidence of mining activity and whether such mining is for uranium. 2. Thirty-nine (39) of the 94 search areas have now been examined on clear recent coverage. Of these, 26 were found to have mining activity an 13 were negated. The mining activities which were located included all categories of mining operations varying from large active mines of various types (shaft, tunnel and open pit) to small prospect-type operations. 3. The mining areas discovered in these searches have been located by geographical coordinates and a brief pertinent descrip- tion recorded for each. Such information gathered will be published in report form at the conclusion of the searches. 4. The imagery analysts assigned to these projects are Attachment: 1 Target Map 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 AO proved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP78TO4743A000100070004-3 A TAROT MAP I ECH WAN B AS I N 25X1 oz, B r j y ou~umah, T Le. S H A: N ?~~ tartan o , VIETNAM ., VIETNAM - - r emo anon PEIPI'1G PY6n6YanBO }. ? O EA L~upai~en eLC~y ~SEdUI.\ '~}entsin~ SOUiN _ CheSOO KOREA T COMMUNIST CHINA I ~ ti 1 `ATAIANbUcrYBHUTAn`?? Pr .wa.", Y'~. INDIA j'vtkYina A ~C PAKISTAN ttachment To: 2 ~h,an8' K\r~n :CJ ostidR W ? cn'tl?p A S til,~ad`V / 0.k NOR P KOR ~ ~df ? NEGATED SEARCH AREAS APEAS"OF MINING ACTI ITY ti~ f rl"II q. ~J(iy wG.? i~ d Chas ~.~k 4 - Approved or Release - -