CABLE TO AIG 7340 FROM NPIC WASHDC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04549A000500040016-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 2007
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: January 11, 1968
• Content Type: CABLE

Approved For.ease 2007/01/22: CIA-R DP78B045?O00500040016-6
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S E C R E T IIDISSEM CITE JPIC 2697.
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CPIR :NPIC SLR :FJ'a559 9X MSN:006843 7,5JAN6GH
DAY PHOTO. CAMERA ON 035906Z OFF .54539Z. REF (A) 67RTS
SER. L019C9, DTG 060500Z JAN 69, (8) 67RTS SER. L00981, DTG
ry6 '3 JZ JAN 6`9, (C) 67RTS SER. L00962, DTG 962.330Z JAN 68,
(D) SLR. L X90933, DTG 0791,00Z JAN 6S. CAMERA TYPE IS
115A. PACOM NORTH VIETNAM CPFL ICOD 29 NOV 67. NJPIC WILL
NOT DISSEMINATE A HARD COPY MISSION SUMMARY REPORT ON THIS
MISSION. THIS IS A BLACK SHIELD MESSAGE.
((TEXT AS FOLLOWS IDENTICAL TO ABOVE MISSIO"))
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PART -I. -SIGNIFICANT PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS UU t o4U,4U
A*- TRANSIENT TACTICAL TARGETS
ZZZOUVN OFFENSIVE -SS---SEARCH SGM NONE CTY VN 9RUkONO966969E
NO EVIDENCE-OF OFFENSIVE_ SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
EQUIPMENT OR OFFENSIVE MISSILE-RELATED ACTIVITY IS
SERVED. - TWO SITES ItjENTIFIED AS PRO ABLE
=COASTAL DF_ENSE MISSIL ITES ARE OBSERVED IN THE
THANWH A_ AREA. QSEE IBS 3 AND 4n..
2ZZ02STRUCK_CONVOY ROUTE E-412 SSM 5412A CTY CH 22375ON1a3492SE
AT _ LEAST 26" -CARGO TRUCKS ARE OBSERVED HEADED SE ON
- ROUTE 4 2__IN CHINA# APPROXIMATELY 12 NM NW OF LAO CAI
3? 1ARGETS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
ITMB3STHANH-14OA PROS CD-1S[_SITE I SGM94V15N CTYSVN 193920N1655096E
Z7ES$NEWLY-OBSERVED PROBABLE COASTAL DEFENSE MISSILE
- SITE NO.1 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS THANH HOA SAM SITE
A1T=8-w2 n268a iS ;OC ATED 9.9 NM SSE OF _ THANH HOA AT
UTM *687573k. SITE-CONSISTS OF 6 REVETTED LAUNCH
POSITIONS. SITE HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO AIRSTRIKES.
FOUR OF_ -THE 5 REVETMENTS CONTAIN- SMALL UNIDENTIFIED
PREVIOUS COVERAGE FROM 25X1
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-- -- -REVEALED 1 REVETMENT TO CONTAIN A
PROBABLE SN-2 STYX MISSILE AND 2 'PROBABLE
_LAUNCHENS-WITH- THE REMAINING 3 REVETMENTS
Uc~r_CUVtt rn
-- TTMO4STHANH HOA PROS CD MSL SITE 2 SGMS4WC7 CTYSVN 194224NIS55132E
DESSNEWLY OBSERVED PROBABLE COASTAL DEFENSE
- MISSILE SI___TE NO.2 IS LOCATED 3.4 NM NORTHEAST OF
SITE NO.1 AND-7.0 NM SE OF THANH HOA. SITE
CONSISTS CF 6 REVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS 95
UNOCCUPIED A VIOUS OUP 644
COVERAGE FROM 25X1
REVEALED THE ITE TO CONTAIN I8
ITM855HANOI--SANE SITE 272 tNEWn SGM$6811A CTYSVN 20562ON1054315E
--- UE-SSNPIC CONCURS WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW
- -_ - FTELD--DEPLOYED SAM SITE AT UTM WJ750156 r 9.2 NM
OF HANOI AS REPORTED IN ITEM 01 OF-REF Do SITE
CONTAINS 3-OCCUPIED UNREVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS
WITH-PROBABLE-MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS AND A PROBABLE
------GUIDANCE AREA WITH AT LEAST 2 VANS. ONE MISSILE
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AP ENCE, AMS SERIES
L7814r SHEET 6150 .IVa
MISS3 PROBABLE5~A-2 MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS AND 1
MISSILE TRANSPORTER.
ELCS! PRnaeal F I IlYnANPC nsnAO Akin AT I CACY a vAue
_M$6$NjNH INH SAM SITE QNEWtt SQMS4XR4C CTYSVN 28B925N1855915E
DE SN_P1 DOES NOT CONdUR -W-1- -THE IDENTIFICATION OF
NINH BXNHSAM SITE -LOCATES UTM WH874289 AS
--- -REPORTED IN ITEM 82 OF
-b. ENTIRE AREA IS
SOCIA M-WITH AGRICULTURE ACTIVITY. NO MISSILES
OR MISSLE-,-ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT OBSERVED. QMAP
REFERENCE. AMS Srr4lrP4-; I `fQ11t. CW FT .iiio..TTt.
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ITM87$HA NOI SAM SITE 817-2 910
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IT NH-HOA SAM SITE C83A?2
RMKSSITF 156 IS tiNinCrii ,l?n_
ITMO$HA NOI SAM SITE COTE-2 0205U SGMS6A315 CTYSVN 2128+$N1055518E
RMKSSITE IS UNOCCUPIED.
SECTION # 02
RMKSSITE IS PROBABLY UNOCCUPIED. OBLIQUITY LIMITS
INTERPRETATION.
SGM$681AA CTYSVN 204708N1855433E
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ITM88SHA NOI SAM SITE.C86A-2 078a SGMS68182 CTYSVN 211533NIS61642E
L5X1
I SITE D04-2942V GM$418A CTY$VN 281642NIO60612E
- RMKcTfFNTTFTCaTTnW ifNil V -
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--_-TTMi25HOA BINH SAM SITE A21On SGMS6A12H CTYSVN 265338NI952325E
RMRSTHIS SAM SITE IS NOW A POL STORAGE AREA. THIS SITE
TS DROPPED FROM NPIC LISTINGS AND WILL NO LONGER BE REPORTED
Ay NPIC.
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I C- YENRFIELD SGM$6A2dL CTYSVN 211313NISS4838-E
SGMS412E CTYSVN 201528N1855858E
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a.eri.-twr'In t Viso A LAM ALKFIELD SGM$6911A CTY'SVN` 22
MK#NO-APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES 5X1
-- RUNWAY--35 SERVICEABLE.
A BSI FAGOT/FRESC 3 PROBABLE FAGOT/FRESCO, I CAB# AND I
- CAE F[7SELAGE. _
$ Lp-C-_-AIRFIELD SGMS6A213 CTY$VN 219153NisS3005
RMKSNO-APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES nt~v 1
-RUNWAY- IS -SERVICEABLE.
nu WAY IS SERVICEABLE.
- -740852 C t 2
tmaaarf, NVI/tiAL MAI AIRFIELD SGM$6 -6- - $ 1 3
RMK3N0--APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES 125X1
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A`OB$2-FAGOT/FRESCO APROBABLY- I3AMAGED WITH TAIL SECTIONS
REMOVER--Awry ? nct TA.WTPtr_ t~tlstd- sr..nwv
AOBSI COLT AND 2 PROBABLE SMALL STRAI6HT-WING GIN ROOFLESS
HANAA-9 =
41 SON AIRFIELD SGMS 48 B
__ APPARENT CHANGE-IN FACILITIESI 5X1
SB THUY COASTAL TRANS POINT SGM$2W31A CTYSVN 183990NIO5424BE
RM
CANAL SOUTH OF BEN THUY CONNECTING VINH TO THE RIVER
CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 358 RIVER BARGES AND SMALL RIVER
Al OVCKS. ALL BUILDINGS ON RIVER FRONT ARE HEAVILY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. AREA IS APPARENTLY ABANDONED
KSDOCKS HEAVILY DAMAGED. ONE LARGE RIVER FREIGHTER SUNK
__-_-T YEN COMPLEX SGMS56M CTYSVN 2119I1N1872411E
RMKSUNIOENTIFIED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY WITHIN COMPLEX AT
-UTM Y4481604 CONSISTS OF 1 LARGE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION
WITH DOUBLE-GABLED ROOF AND STACK, SEVERAL SMALL BUILDINGS
AND--EXTENSIVE GROUND SCARRING. NO OTHER CONSTRUCTION OR
MILITARY-ACTIVITY-OBSERVED. TWO CAMOUFLAGED POSSIBLE
NAVAL rnu ATAMy ADC 1 AIIA ft1 .~r ttw.. v c..r..w.. ...,.
ITM
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IJEQ a 4G%r Y R NKFAM19MN6 DANE
AT UTM XK607198.__SUSPECT PLANT CONSISTS OF A_SUSPECT
GENERATOR HALL,A SPILLWAY, AND .A DAM UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT IS OBSERVED IN THE AREA. A NEW
ACCESS ROAD-HAS-BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO_THE CONSTRUCTION AREA
FRbld R )UTF IA.
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IT THACH _ HYDROELECTRIC PPi. _ GM S4W 0 2E
RMKTHEHYDROEI,ECTRIC POWERPLANT APPEARS IN OPERATION.
REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE WIRE-GENERATOR HALL, AND THE
TAILRACE IS NOW COVERED 6Y BAMBOO MATTING. A
- TRANSFORMER IS LOCATED 388 YARDS EAST OF THE POWERPLANT.
SECTION 1i 03
THIS IS THE FIFTH POWERPLANT WHERE THE RELOCATION OF
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ITM22$PHUC YEN RR HA NOI/LAO CAI SGMS6ARIA CTYSVN 2112 ON1054515E
KMKSENTIRE SEGMENT IS. OBSERVED FROM 210530N 1855580E TO
211738N 1053300E AND APPEARS SERVICEABLE. THE RAIL FERRIES
AT VIET TRI ARE PROBABLY STILL BEING UTILIZED. SINCE NO
-RAIL BRIDGE, BY PASSES, OR NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.IS
IDENTIFIED.
ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF 1 LOCOMOTIVE AND 15 PIECES OF
TRANSFORMFRS HAS RFFN ORSFRVFn.
_ROLLING-STOCK AT UTM WJ958320, 16 PIECES OF ROLLING-STOCK AT
WJ954323, I LOCOMOTIVE AND 16 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK AT
WJ936343- 4 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK AT_WJ922357, A RAIL
YARD SUBJECTED TO AIRSTRIKE WITH REPAIRS APPARENTLY IN
PROGRESS CONTAINING 29 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK 910
UAMAGED/DESTROYEDN AT-WJ918363, 1 LOCOMOTIVE AND 17 PIECES
OF ROLLING STOCK AT WJ747482. A TRAIN CONSISTING OF 1
LOCOMOTIVE AND 16 PIECES OF ROLLING-STOCK-At WJ704528-
A REVET_TED LOCOMOTIVE ON RAIL SIDING AT WJ629560o 6
PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK AT WJ517539. AND 2 REVETTED
-ITM 235VINH YEN RR HA NOITLAO CAI SGM$6A2C CTYSVN 2128 ON 852 85E
RMKSENTIRE SEGMENT IS OBSERVED FROM 21173ON 1953308E TO
-_-2127300 1050881E AND PROBABLY SERVICEABLE.
- ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF 5 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK AT UTM
WJ438552 AND A RAIL YARD AT WJ399622 SUBJECTED TO
-ATRSTRIKES CONTAINING 20 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK 018
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PHOTOGRAPH POOR-TO-FAIR INTERPRETA ITY, FROM
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25
2
18431138E TO 22125ON 1041920E. SEGMENT APPEARS
SERVICEABLE.
ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF 1 LOCOMOTIVE AND 7 PIECES OF ROLLING
Cif-AT--221250N 104192AF TRAVFLLltnrr_ +Ce 'rne _jjbh v&m iSAT
nw7rH332p, 2 TRAINS, 1 MOVING NE WITH I LOCOMOTIVE AND
APPROXINTA-TELY 16 CARS, AND i MOVING
SW WITH 1 LOCOMOTIVE
_ ANA 1~ CARS AT VJ931289, AND A RAIL YARD WITH APPROXIMATELY
1 IELL`w ~F Rn~ I to/!M C'~'/tIV AT W wrwc~~ : -.
KR MA DO NG DANG RT2 --SGM56AR2C CTYSVN 21275ON106223BE
_ RACK NTIRE SEGMENT OBSERVED. SERVICEABILITY OF SEGMENT FROM
2
--_13688N 1061215E TO 2132BON 1062700E CANNOT BE DETERMINED
-DUE TO- OBLI?_ UITY. LINE APPEARS SERVICEABLE FROM 213200N
1062TOBE TO 21360BN 1863215E WITH 28 PIECES OF ROLLING
STOCK OBSERVED
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"A NUIfDONG ANG GMS6AR2C CTYSVN 214630NIS64459E
RMKSENTIRE SEGMENT IS OBSERVED ON PHOTOGRAPHY OF FAIR TO
__GOOD 1N`FERPRETASILITY. ENTIRE SEGMENT APPEARS
SERVICEABLE. ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF 18 LOCOMOTIVES AND
------APPROXIMATELY 279 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK 040 APPEAR
DAMAGEDn.
IT HA NOI/THAI NGUYEN SGMS6AW68 CTYSVN 22123-50NI9553BEE
RPKSENTIRE SEGMENT IS OBSERVED FROM 210915N 1855188E
TO END_OF RAIL LINE. ENTIRE SEGMENT APPEARS
SERVICEABLE.
-- ACTIVITY-CONSISTS OF 3 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK AT UTM
WJ919578 AND 36 PIECES OF ROL1 Tht clrnt%y A7' r.,Ae,.e&
NS
-_ OCK 15OME CRATERS OBSERVED IN YARD AT
{ E NINH RR HA N ON RANG SGM$6AR2A CTYS
3
VN 2118
0NI.86030GE
------ -R $S__EGMENT-IS- OBSERV FROM HANOI TO _21-160ON 1061215E.
--- --- POOR INTERPRETABILITY EGLUDES ANALYSIS OF THE ENTIRE
SEGM ERPRETABLE PHOTOGRAPHY AS OBSERVED FROM UTM
-XJI4B46LTO-HANOI. THIS PORTION IS PROBABLY SERVICEABLE.
ACTIVITY TCONSISTS OF 5 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK AT XJ133442-
APPROXIMATELY 12 PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK AT-WJ983344, A
- -~I _Y_DAMA~ BY AIRSTRI1ES CONTAINING AT LEAST 1" PIECES
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