CABLE TO PRIORITY DIRECTOR INFO (Sanitized) SAIGON FROM VIENTIANE (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71R00510A000300160006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 11, 1968
• Content Type: CABLE

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S E C R E T 110358Z NOV 68 CITE VIENTIANE
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I1. FOLLOWING IS TEXT MESSAGE MENTIONED REF REQUESTING
HIGH ALTITUDE PHOTOGRAPHY LAO/CHINA BORDER AREA AND PHONG SALY
PROVINCE:
"1. 4802 JLD REQUESTS HIGH ALTITUDE.U-2 PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE
MISSIONS BE REINSTITUTED IN NORTHERN LAOS, UTILIZING THE
TRACK OF GNT963 OR GNT 948
T901/T3099
THE ABOVE
MENTIONED MISSIONS WOULD PROVIDE CRITICALLY NEEDED PHOTO
COVERAGE OF THE AREA BOUNDED BY THE LAOS/THAILAND BORDER TO
THE WEST, THE LAOS/ CHINA BORDER TO THE NORTH (INCLUDING THE
PROVINCE OF PHONG SALY), 104 DEGREES EAST TO THE EAST AND 20
DEGREES NORTH TO THE SOUTH.
2. THIS AREA INCLUDES:
A. ROUTES 411/321: A MOTORABLE ROUTE BETWEEN MENG PENG
' ANA) AND MUONG SING (LAOS). MENG PENG IS A MAJOR BARRACKS/
LOGISTICS CENTER IN THE YUNNAN SALIENT. ADDITIONAL, STORAGE
AREAS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN HUI-PO-YEN AND THE LAOS/CHINA
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AND A STAGING POINT FOR ENEMY MILITARY ACTIVITY. MUONG SING
ALSO LIES AT THE NORTHEAST END OF THE NAM NONE VALLEY WHICH
IS AN EASY ROUTE TO THE MEKONG RIVER AND BURMA.
B. ROUTES 21/49: A MOTORAB6 ROUTE CONNECTING MENG
LA (CHINA) WITH BOUN NEUA AND PRONG SALY IN LAOS. MENG LA IS
P. POTENTIAL SOURCE OF WAR MATERIAL TO NORTHERN LAOS. PRONG
SALY IS ALSO THE CENTER OF FOUR ENEMY BATTALIONS. THIS ROAD
END 7I AT HAT SA ON THE NAM OU RIVER, WHICH IS ALSO A MAJOR
ENEMY LOGISTICS ROUTE THROUGH THE CENTER. OF NORTH LAOS.
C. ROUTE 412: A MOTORABLE ROAD BETWEEN MENG LA AND
THE CHINA/LAOS BORDER IN THE VICINITY OF BATENE. STORAGE DEPOTS
HAVE BEEN INDENTIFIED AT THE ROAD HEAD, IMMEDIATELY INSIDE OF'
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BORDER. MUONG SING IS A LARGE ENEMY HELD POPULATION CENTER
CHINA. ROAD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY HAS BEEN REPORTED ON LAOTIAN
ROUTE 31/3 WHICH CONNECTS BATENE WITH MUANG LOUNG NAM THA; A
LARGE ENEMY HELD POPULATION CENTER AND LOCATION OF ONE ENEMY
BATTALION. ROUTE 3 AND THE NAM THA (RIVER) PROVIDE ROUTES
SOUTHWEST FROM MUANG LOUNG NAM THA TOWARD RLG POSITIONS
LOCATED ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER.
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D. ROUTE 4023 AND AN ELABORATE TRAIL SYSTEM IS
UTILIZED TO RESUPPLY MUONG AY, AN ENEMY LOGISTICS BASE IN
NORTH LAOS. BY MEANS OF ROUTE 4 AND THE NAM NGAO/NAM BENG
VALLEY, SUPPLIES ARE MOVED TO MUONG SAI, A MAJOR ENEMY
POPULATION CENTER AND MILITARY BASE, AND RLG POSITIONS
LOCATED ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER.
3. PHOTOGRAPHY TO BE UTILIZED FOR MONITORING STATUS OF
LOGISTICS FACILITIES AND ROUTES, IDENTIFYING AREAS OF ROAD
CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR, VERIFYING REPORTS OBTAINED FROM UNITS
OPERATING IN THIS AREA AND TO AID IN OPERATIONAL PLANNING."
2. ABOVE MESSAGE TRANSMITTED BY 7/13AF AT 091135Z TO
COMUSMACV INFO: DINCPAC J-2, 7AF 01.
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COVERAGE.
4. STATION ALSO INTERESTED IN INFO FROM ALL SOURCE
CONCERNED WITH CHINESE ROAD CONSTRUCTION INTO LAOS AND
25)(1 CHINESE INCURSIONS INTO LAOS. REQUEST HAS,I SAIGON
TASK APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS TO FORWARD SUCH INFO VIENTIANE
STATION.
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