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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 2002
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: May 19, 1963
• Content Type: CABLE

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S E C R E T RELEASABL p BUTS IDE SSO CHANNELS SECTION ONE OF TWO
PASS TO NPIC CITE THIS IS A
REPORT. DATE OF INFORMATION IS 17 MAY 1963. PERSONNEL RECEIVING
REPORT ARE CAUTIONED THAT A STRICT NEED-TO-KNOW APPLIES.
THE FOLLOWING INFO REPRESENTS THE PRELIM.INA,RY INTERPRETATION
OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL.
NORTH VIETNAM'
A. AIRFIELDS
1. DIEN MEN PHU AFLD
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EXPOSURES
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25X1 D
25X1 D
2. H A I PHON G/CAT 91 AFLD
Jux.,_--~1? /~ 1 s
ID ONLY.
25X1 D
25X1 D
24123 N/ 10301 N
20,49M/10644E
3e HANOI/BAC MAI AFLD 210ON/ 10550E
SERV CONTRETE RNWY, 41(-0? X 130?, NW/ ST WITH PARALL TAXIWAY AND
CONCRETE PARKING APRON NW OF RNWYe 2 HGRS OBSERVED, PARXING
L
D RODUCT1ON BY OTHER THAN THE 9~St1iC*'s~; C`d ~~ c5 6~;:;t7 1!.i3lTr a c ~Av
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APRON PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY CLOUD. AREA CONTAINS APPROX 200 BXS,
ADM AND STO BLDGS.
1 B GUN AAA POSITION (7 OCCUPIED) LOCATED 400 YDS W OF NW END OF
RNWY.
AOB: 2 GLIDERS.
25X1 D
4. VUONG SAMABOURY AIRSTRIP 19`15 N/ 10143E
SERV LATERITE RNWY 2000" X 50? NNW/SSE BEING EXTENDED APPROX 1006
ON SSE END
AOB: NONE NOTED.
5. NA SAN AFLD
NO CHANGE
AOB: NONE NOTED.
B. MILITARY
1. BAI CHAY NAVAL FACILITY
21 1 FN/ 10402E
-2057N/ 10703E
4 BKS, 15 STG/SUPPT BLDGS, 1 SMALL DRYI D:D.CK AND 4 TRUCKS ON QUAY.
NOB: 3 SUB CHASERS, 5 SWAROW CLASS MGBS.
2. DIEN SON MIL CAMP 2004N/10551E
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CAMP CONSISTS OF 134 BKS9 14 ADMIfN, 4 7AM1PIO AND 126 SUPPT/STG BLDGS.
DRIVER TNG SCHOOL CONTAINS 7 VEHICLES.
3. CAO DUONG MIL CAMP SF 2040W/10540E
AREA CONTAINS I ADMIN, 16 BKS/ 23' ST G, SUPT BLDGS, AND I SMALL
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4. CHO CAY MIL STG AREA 2032N/10544E
AREA CONTAINS 10 BKS9 18 STG, AND 28 SUPT BI.DGS, ROAD SERVED.
~. unLY flux nrj'1[ of,-> 2104N/30543E
3 ADM III BLDGS9 22 MULTISTORY BKS, 23 ~S'I. PT BLDGS AND MOTOR POOL
OBSERVED IN AREA.
6. DIEN BIEN PHU MIL COMPLEX
NO CHANGE IN FACILITIES I
2119N/10301E
25X1 D
7. HA GIANG MIL INSTLN 2249N010459E
DISPERSED AREA ALONG RT NBR 2 SSE OF HA GIANG CONTAINS 22 BKS, 32 SUPPT
BLDGS, 1 14DM IfJ` BLDG AND 2 TRUCKS.
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8. HAI HA AREA EXPLOSIVES STORAGE 2038N/10515E
19 DISPERSED, ROAD SERVED, REVETTED EXPLOSIVE STORAGE BLDGS IN
OBSERVED AREA. AVERAGE SIZE 90 ? X 25 ? . d4O VEHICLES NOTED
9. HBAIUN EXP STORAGE AREA U/C 2026N/10533E
CONTAINS 11 LARGE REVETTED STORAGE BLDGS U/C, 3 SMALL REVETTED
BLDGS AND 5 SUPVT BLDGS, AREA ROAD SERY D AND ENCLOSED BY SECURITY
1
FENCE WITH 5 GUARD TOWERS9 NO VEHICLES ,OBSERVED,,
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10a NAM DINH PLEX 2025/10610E
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AREA CONTAINS 4 OCCUPIED AND I PROB UNOCCUPIED AAA POSITION, ONE
TEN-GUN POSITION AT 2154N/1061005E; ONE EIGHT-GUN POSITION AT
202425 N/ 10611SOE; ONE EIGHT-GUN POSITION AT. 2i,1240 -N/ 1061110E; ONE
LNOCCUPIED TEN-GUN POSIT ION AT 202550!/ 101225E. ALL POSIT IONS
10
APPEAR RADAR CONTROLLED AND CONTAIN REVETTED AMMO STORAGE, B KS, AND
STORAGE BLDGS.
11, THIET TRA E MILITARY CAMP ' 1018N/ 10513E
CONSISTS OF TWO SECURED AREAS CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 34 BLDGS3 EIGHT
BKS, THREE ADMIN, THIRTEEN STORAGE, TEN SUPPORT, NO ACTIVITY NOTED.
12 THUONG LAM MIL AREA 11049&1/1054Z--w
CAMP AREA CONTAINS TEN ADMIN, SEVENTEEN BKS SAND TEN SUPPORT BLDGS
AND EIGHT VEHICLE SHEDS. A LARGE DRIVER TRAINING AREA APPROX
FIFTEEN NW W OF CAMP CONTAINS SIX BKS,. TWO VEHICLE SHEDS, ONE ADM IN
BLDG, ONE MAINT SHED, SIX SUPPORT BLDG," FOURTEEN TRUCKS AND THREE
SMALLER VEHICLES.
C. ROADS AND RAILROADS
1. DIEN DIEN PHU TO TRI BORDER To. LAO ds"AM"Y 21,125N/10302E TO
2229N/ 1035SE OBSERVED FROM SAN PHATHONG (2126N/10305E) TO DIEN BIEN
PHU (2123N/ 10301E) AND FROM LANG TAN (2232N/ 10353E) TO LAO KAY
(223ON/ 1035SE). NO VEHICLE OR CONSTRUCTION NOTED.,
S-. E C R E 7
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2. DONG PHONG THUON RR BRIDGE 1958N/10550E
THREE SPAN, 570? X 25? STEEL THRU TRUSS FORMER RR BRIDGE HAS BEEN
CONVERTED TO RD USAGE.
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3. HANOI TO HOUEI HOUN PASS RD SEARCH a 21031N/10551E TO 2125N/10257E
OBSERVED FROM TUNG GIAO (2135N/10325E) TO HOUEI HOUN PASS (2125E/
10255E). RD BEING IMPROVED ALONG ENTIRE RT
4a HANOI TO LAO KAY AND RAIL SEARCH 2 0.1 d/ I13551E TO 2230N/1035SE
RD OBSERVED FROM BAC BAN (2214N/1045U) TO L CUNG (2224N/ 10450E)
AND FROM LAO KAY (2230N/10358E) TO: T'AI MA (22,26N/10410E), NO CONST
NOTED, NO ACTIVITY NOTED, RR OBSERVED-FROM NEAR LANG SANG CA (2222N/
10409E) TO LAO KAY (223ON/ 10358E);, A TYrrL 0;7 TWO ENGINES AND
SEVENTY UNITS OF ROLLING STOCK NOTED ALONG IRT INCLUDING AN EIGHTEEN
CAR TRAIN HEADED NW AT 2224 N/ 104415#.
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VINH TO KEO NEVA PASS RD SEARCH .1896 N/ 17541E TO 1823N/ 10510E
COVERAGE FROM VN BORDER (1823N/ 10510E) TO RAO TRACK (183+ON/10524E)
NO ACTIVITY NOTED* i v i
r
SE`(;.R :.i
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D. MISCELLANEOUS
1. HANOI COMPLEX 2101N/10551E
NO UNUSUAL OR SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY NOTED WITHIN OBSERVED AREA OF
COMPLEX. 92 PIECES ROLLING STOCK IN M'.Y,, LIGHT VEHICULAR ACTIVITY
m ,
THROUGHOUT COMPLEX
2. THANH HOA POSS SW VACILITY
ID ONLY
LAOS
A. ROADS
048N/ 10546E
6 BAN SI NHO TO NVN BORDER (RT NBR S RD'
D SEARCH 1751M/10504E TO 1823N
/10510E COVERAGE FROM BAN NA LIA (1817N/10503E) TO LAOS-NVN BORDER
(1823N/ 10510E). NO ACTIVITY NOTED'.
2. MEMO LA TO KM THA CONST 2i129N/.101341E TO 2053N/10123E
OBSERVED FROM VICINITY BAN NA SANG' (2103N/10300E ) TO SOP MAO (2110N/
10245E). GENERAL RD CONST/REPAIR NOTED ALONG RTQ CONVOY OF 23 VEH
OSERVED HEADING NE ALONG RD APPROX 5' NUJ j5W OF DIEN BIEN PMUo
CHINA
A. AIRFIELD
to LUNG LO HSU AFLD 22135e N/ 17809N
S:RV CONCRETE? ESTIMATED 4300? K 240'. NE/SAE Rt4WY WITH ONE PARALLEL
S E C RE.V
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TAXIWAY NW OF RNWY WITH TWO CROSSOVERS, ONE PARKING APRON NW OF
TAXIWAY,
A08: I PROB CAB
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FEPORT. DATE OF INFORMATION IS 17 1963.
NORTH VIETNAM
A. AIRFIELDS
1. DIEN BIEN PHU AFLD
PERSONNEL RECEIVING REPORT ARE CAUTIONED THAT A STRICT NEED-TO-KNOW
APPLIES. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RE'RESENTS THE PRELIMINARY
INTERPRETATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS.
HAIPHONG/CAT BI AFLD
3. HANOI/BAC MAI AFLD
SERA/ CONCRETE tmr,Jyo o l n- ?
2123 N110301 E
PT 9N/10644F
21r11AN/1 550E
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1. 000, N1,1/SE WTH3 PaRALLEL T:=A< 1ti"AY
SEC R E T
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CONCRETE PARKING APRON NW OF RNJY, 2 NGRS OBSERVED, PARKING APRON
PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY CLOUD, AREA CONTAINS APPROX 2i30 BKSq ADMN AND
ST G BLDGS,
ONE B GUN AAA POSITION (7 OCCUPIED) LOCATED 400 YIDS ' OAF 14('J END OF R-qw
AOB; 2 GLIDERS, 25X1D
4, MUONG S MAE3OURY AIRSTRIP 1915N/10I43E
SERV LATERITE RNWY 2000' X 50? NNWISSE BEING EXTENDED APPROX 100010
ON SSE END
fjOB: NONE NOTED.
5. NA SAN AFLD
AOB: NONE NOTED.
B. MILITARY.
Io BAI CHAY NAVAL FACILITY
21 '3 N/ 104 02 E
2057N/10703E
25X1 D
25X1 D
4 BKS, 15 STG/SUPPT BLDGS, I SMALL DRY DOCK AND 4 TRUCKS ON QUAY.
NOB: 3 SUB CHASERS, 5 S14ATOW CLASS MGRS, 25X1 D
20 DIEN SON MIL CAMP
CAMP CONSISTS OF 134 BKSq 14 ADMIN, 4 AMMO AND 127 SUPPT/STG BLDOS?
DRIVER TNG SCHOOL CONTAINS 7 VEHICLES. 25X1 D
3o CAO DUONG NIL CAMP
S E C R E T
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AREA CONTAINS Y ADMIN9 16 BKS9 23 .STG9 S SUFPT B) DGSr A'N'D 1 S?~ ~
REVETTED BLDG. 215X1 D
44 CHO CAY NIL STG AREA
AREA CONTAINS 1g BXS9 .9 STGA AND 23 SU-pp-f f,! . .>,
5Q DAN HOI ARMY BKS
2101'N,/! 05-/,3'jE
3 ADMIN BLDGS9 22 MULL I. STORY BKS, 23 SUPPT ?LDr (:ND * 7
CGSERVED IN AREA,
6 DIEN BIEN PHU NIL COMPLEX
1,33 g1 E
Pj\GE 3
25X1 D
130 25X1 D
25X1 D
2249N*10459E
DISPERSED AREA ALONG RT 2 SSE OF HA GIANG CONTAINS 22 B1(S9 32 SUPPT
BLDGS9 I ADNIN BLDGS AND 2 TRUCKS. 25X1 D
so HAI HA AREA EXPLOSIVES STORAGE 2039N/10515E
19 DISPERSED, ROAD SERVED,, REVETTED EXPLOSIVE STORAGE BLDGS IN 0 2 i
AREAo AVERAGE SIZE 90? X 250. NO VEHICLES NOTED
9 o MOAT AN EXP STORAGE AREA U/C 2126 iii/ i J533 E
1V6 D
CONTAINS 11 LARGE REVETTED STORAGE BLDG'S' 'Jf'C