CABLE TO CPIR FROM NPIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP69B00041R000500010005-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 20, 1967
• Content Type: CABLE

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S E C R E T 140136Z CITE NPIC 1.747
CPIR: NPIC SER: F00460BX MSN:O06710 20JUL67 H
DAY PHOTO. CAMERA ON 023458Z, OF 0629282. AMS SERIES L7014,
SHEETS 5651 IV; 5652 III ; 5752 IV; 5733 I; 5853 IV; 5854 III;
5953 It II; 5954 II; 6053 It II, III; 6152 IV; 6153 II, III;
6252 It IV; 6253 II9 III, IV; 6352 IV; 6353 III; 1ST ED. SERIES
L701, SHEET 5778 It 1ST ED. PACO M NORTH VIETNAM CPFL ICOD 01 AUG 67.
SER, F00419 .
REF NPIC MSG 1339, DTG 220223Z, JUL 67,
PART I. SIGNIFICANT PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS
TRANSIENT TACTICAL TARGETS
ZZZOI:VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ROUTE 4 CTY:VN 22210ON1034635E
AT LEAST 85 TRUCKS ARE OBSERVED ALONG ROUTE 4 BETWEEN 222100N
1034635E (UTM UK741719) AND 223055N 1040110E (UK991900). THIS
INCLUDES THE 12 TRUCKS IN THE CONVOY REPORTED IN IPIR.
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NEW TARGETS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
ITMO2:CHEN-NAN-KUAN SUS COMMO FAC CTY:CH 215830N1O64240E
DES:FACILITY IS LOCATED 0.3 NM SW OF CHEN NAN KUAN (COMPLEX) AT
UTM XK766307 AND CONSISTS OF A PROBABLE CONCRETE, WALLED HEXAGONAL
PAD CONTAINING A SINGLE UNIDENTIFIED MAST. THIS FACILITY IS
LOCATED ON THE NORTH VIETNAM/CHINA BORDER? WITHIN AN ACTIVE
OBSERVATION POST OVERLOOKING THE HIGHWAY BORDER CROSSING.
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DES:TARGET CONSISTS OF 2 STORAGE AREAS REFERENCED FROM BAN THAU.
AREA At LOCATED 0.3 NM SSW AT UTM X K721343, CONTAINS 8 BUILDINGS
IN A RAVINE. AREA B, LOCATED 0.6 NM SW AT XK715340, CONTAINS 8
BUILDINGS IN A RAVINE. 25X1
ITM04: BAN PHAN MILITARY AREA
CTY:VN 215540N1064310E
DES:TARGET CONSISTS OF 3 MILITARY AREAS REFERENCED FROM BAN PHAN
AREA At LOCATED 0.4 NM SE AT UTM XK789244, CONTAINS 1 VEHICLE
REPAIR SHED, 6 OTHER BUILDINGS, AND 5 TRUCKS.
AREA B, LOCATED 0.2 NM NW AT XK779251, CONTAINS 2 VEHICLE
PARKING AREAS, AT LEAST 6 INDIVIDUAL PARKING SLOTS, 2
BUILDINGS, AND OPEN STORAGE. AREA C, LOCATED 1.5 NM NW AT
XK764268, CONTAINS 7 BARRACKS/SUPPORT BUILDINGS WITH
ASSOCIATED TRENCHING.
GFW:S TRUCKS
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DES:TARGET CONSISTS OF 9 MILITARY AREAS REFERENCED FROM MA MEO.
AREA As LOCATED 0,8 NM NW AT UTM XK725317, CONTAINS ONE ROAD SERVED
CAVE ENTRANCE. AREA B, LOCATED 0.5 NM NW AT XK730315, CONTAINS
5 PROBABLE STORAGE BUILDINGS, 8 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND AT LEAST
55 TRUCKS, SOME PARKED UNDER AN ELEVATED MATTING. AREA C, LOCATED
0.2 NM NW AT XK735311, CONTAINS 6 PROBABLE BARRACKS, 8 SUPPORT
BUILDINGS, AND 2 PROBABLE TRUCKS. AREA D, LOCATED 0.5 NM EAST
AT XK747305, CONTAINS AT LEAST 29 TRUCKS. AREA E, LOCATED
0.9 NM SE AT XK749296, CONTAINS 45 TRUCKS, 29 POSSIBLE HORIZONTAL
POL TANKS, AND 5 ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS. AREA F, LOCATED 1.1 NM
SE AT XK753294, CONTAINS 4 PROBABLE STORAGE BUILDINGS AND 1
SUPPORT BUILDING. AREA G, LOCATED 1.5 NM SE AT XK752284, CONTAINS
5 PROBABLE WAREHOUSES AND 3 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. AREA H, LOCATED
1.7 NM SE ATAo7~7e~Re~~b~~l1~111~RQIi.ABL[~PQ~LR~4A~~9~1~5-7
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AREA I, LOCATED 1.9 NM SE AT XK751274, CONTAINS 6 PROBABLE BARRACKS,
3 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND 1 BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
GFW:129 TRUCKS AND 2 PROBABLE TRUCKS.
ITM06:LUNG UAT MILITARY AREAS
CTY:VN 21559611141064040E
DES:TARGET CONSISTS OF 8 MILITARY AREAS REFERENCED FROM LUNG UAT.
AREA At LOCATED 0.8 NM SOUTH AT UTM XX717222, CONTAINS 2 VEHICLE
REPAIR SHEDS, AT-LEAST 3 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND 1 TRUCK. AREA 8,
LOCATED 0.6 NM SOUTH AT XK717227, CONTAINS 2 ROAD-SERVED PROBABLE
CAVE ENTRANCES. AREA C, LOCATED 0.5 NM SE AT XK722229 AND
XK727231, CONTAINS 2 ROAD SERVED PROBABLE CAVE ENTRANCES. AREA D,
LOCATED 0.3 NM NE AT XK723242, CONTAINS 137 TRUCKS AND A PROBABLE
VEHICLE REFUELING FACILITY. AREA E, LOCATED 0.6 NM ENE AT XK729240,
CONTAINS 11 VEHICLES. AREA F, LOCATED 0.8 NM NE AT XK732245,
CONTAINS 2 VEHICLE MAINTAINANCE SHEDS AND 2 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
AREA G3 LOCATED 1.8 NM NE AT XK744261, CONTAINS 1 ROAD-SERVED
PROBABLE CAVE ENTRANCE. AREA H, LOCATED 2.0 NM NE AT XK749258,
CONTAINS 11 PROBABLE STORAGE BUILDINGS, 3 SUPPORT BUILDINGS,
AND I TRUCK.
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CTY:VN 215705N106420SE
AREA, LOCATED WEST OF ROUTE 1B AT UTM XK757282, CONTAINS 14
STORAGE-TYPE BUILDINGS, 12 SUPPORT TYPE BUILDINGS, AND OPEN
ITM07:DONG DANG MIL STOR AREA N
DES:
STORAGE.
GFW:1 TRUCK.
ZZZO8:RAIL-SERVED PROBABLE CAVE CTY:VN 21570ON1064238E
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1.5 NM SOUTH OF THE NORTH VIETNAM/CHINA BORDER, SSE TO A PROBABLE
CAVE ENTRANCE AT UTM XK766280. 25X1
ZZZ09:RAIL SPUR
CTY:VN 215718N1064248E
A SHORT RAIL SPUR EXTENDS FROM THE HA NOI/PING-HSIANG RAIL LINE,
1.2 NM SOUTH OF THE NORTH VIETNAM/CHINA BORDER, NE ALONG THE BASE
OF A HILL TO UTM XK769286. TWO LOCOMOTIVES ARE OBSERVED ON THE
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ZZZ 10: CONTINUING ROAD CONSTRUCTION
CTY:VN 212730N1030115E
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON ROUTE 191 WITH INTERMITTENT CLEARING
AND GRADING EXTENDING SOUTH TO UTM TJ950741, APPROXIMATELY 4 NM
NORTH OF DIEN BIEN PHU AIRFIELD. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE ENTIRE
ROUTE WILL BE IMPROVED RATHER THAN UTILIZING THE PREVIOUSLY
MOTORABLE SOUTHERN SEGMENT WITH ITS LIMITED CAPACITY.
ZZZ 1 l .BRIDGE BY-PASSES U/C
CTYVN 220830N1045840E
ONE OR MORE BY-PASSES, WITH ASSOCIATED BRIDGES/FORDS, ARE IN VARIOUS
STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE VICINITY OF 8 SERVICEABLE BRIDGES
ALONG ROUTE 2 BETWEEN 220830N 1045840E AND 224300N 1045830E. THE
LOCATION OF THE BRIDGES AND THE NUMBER OF BY-PASSES IS AS FOLLOWS
-- 2 AT UTM VK978482, 3 AT VK938537, 2 AT VK891624, 3 AT VK874863,
2 AT VK882897, I AT VK902920, 2 AT VK913930, AND 1 AT VK973118.
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ZZZ12:ROAD CONSTRUCTION (NEW) CTYVN 221340N1050800E
AN UNNUMBERED ROAD, EXTENDING NORTH FROM ROUTE 192 AT UTM
WX227505 TO AN UNNAMED STREAM AT WK140583, IS BEING EXTENDED SW
TO WK135578. CONSTRUCTION IS IN AN EARLY STAGE.
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:ROAD CONSTRUCTION (NEW) I CTYVN 222130N 1052130E
A ROAD IS IN MID-STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION FROM THE WEST BANK OF THE
SONG GAM (RIVER) AT UTM WK396713 GENERALLY NW TO WK351741.
ZZZ 14: MAJOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT
CTYVN 22100ON1054008E
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENT OF ROUTE 164 IS UNDERWAY BETWEEN THE JUNCTIONS
WITH ROUTE 3 AT BAC KAN AND ROUTE 192 ON THE EAST BANK OF THE
SONG GAM (RIVER). IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL WIDENING OF MOST
OF THE ROAD, ALTERNATE SEGMENTS ARE IN LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION
BETWEEN UTMS WK694463 AND WK686474, WK538510 AND WK517530,
WK397576 AND WK393571, AND WK389570 AND WK363566. BRIDGES ARE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT WK488548 (PARALLEL TO SERVICEABLE RAILROAD
BRIDGE) AND WK437583. 25X1
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CT Y: VN 220000N 105361 @E
FIVE BRIDGES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ALONG THE UNNUMBERED ROAD
EXTENDING NNW FROM ROUTE 304 AT CHO CU TO A JUNCTION WITH 164 AT
UTM WK568442, (THIS SEGMENT OF ROUTE 164 DOES NOT FOLLOW THE
ALIGNMENT DEPICTED ON REFERENCED MAP). THE BRIDGES ARE LOCATED
AT THE FOLLOWING UTM -- WK663275, WK652286, WK582346 (PARALLEL
TO A TEMPORARY BRIDGE), WK551384 (PARALLEL TO A TEMPORARY
BRIDGE), AND WK550399. 25X1
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ZZZi6:ROAD CONSTRUCTION (NEW)
CT Y: VN 22200ON 1040900E
INTERMITTENT ROAD CONSTRUCTION, FOLLOWING A PREVIOUSLY EXISTING
TRAIL, GENERALLY PARALLELS THE SOUTH BANK OF THE RED RIVER BETWEEN
UTM VX064731 AND VK174622. INITIAL CLEARING IS UNDERWAY AT 11
POINTS BETWEEN THESE COORDINATES. 25X1
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A MODERATELY-TO HEAVILY-USED ACCESS ROAD EXTENDS FROM ROUTE 18
AT UTM XK641201, GENERALLY SOUTH, INTO A PROBABLE CAVE
ENTRANCE AT XK640191,
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ZZZI8:ROAD CONSTRUCTION (NEW) 1 :1 CTY:VN 215635N1063552E
NEWLY OBSERVED ROAD CONSTRUCTION EXTENDS FROM THE WEST BANK OF
THE. SONG KY CUNG (RIVER) AT UTM XK650271, GENERALLY NNW INTO A
STREAM VALLEY TO A TERMINUS AT XK626308.
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ZZZ 19:ROAD CONSTRUCTION CNEW)
TY:VN 221428N1.061120E
INTERMITTENT ROAD CONSTRUCTION EXTENDS FROM ROUTE 305 AT UTM
XK225597, GENERALLY PARALLELING THE SONG BAC GIANG (RIVER),
TO XX1346060 25X1
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A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED ROAD IS SERVICEABLE FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH
ROUTE IS AT UTM XK416286, GENERALLY NW ALONG THE ALIGNMENT OF ROUTE
306 (AS PORTRAYED ON REFERENCED MAP) TO XK369320. FROM THIS POINT,
THE ROAD CONTINUES NW TO X.344344, THEN WEST TO THE EAST BANK OF
THE SUOI TA KIOU (RIVER) AT XK310342, WHERE EARLY-STAGE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION EXTENDS GENERALLY SOUTH, ADJACENT TO AND PARALLELING
THE WEST RIVER BANK, TO REJOIN AND FOLLOW THE ALIGNMENT OF ROUTE
306 (AS PORTRAYED ON REFERENCED MAP) TO XK276035, ROUTE 306
APPEARS TO SUPPORT ONLY NON-VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BETWEEN ITS JUNCTIONS
WITH THE NEW ROAD. 25X1 25X1
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ITM21:ROAD CONSTRUCTION (NEW) I CTY:VN 215333NIO61457E
NEWLY OBSERVED ROAD CONSTRUCTION EXTENDS FROM ROUTE 1B AT UTM
XK289212 GENERALLY NW TO A SMALL VALLEY AT XK272233 NEAR THE
VILLAGE OF BAN CAM, 25X1 25X1
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EARLY STAGE ROAD CONSTRUCTION EXTENDS INTERMITTENTLY ALONG THE
ALIGNMENT OF ROUTE 602 FROM 214510N 1033540E (UTM UK547059),
NNW GENERALLY PARALLELING THE SONG TE (RIVER), TO 2.1495ON
1033430E (UK52714 6) . 25X1
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PART II OTHER PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS - NONE
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