CABLE TO AIG 7840 FROM NPIC WASHDC

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78B04549A000800020017-0
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RIPPUB
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C
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1
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
August 31, 2006
Sequence Number: 
17
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Publication Date: 
April 3, 1968
Content Type: 
CABLE
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Approved For Release 2006/08131 :CIA-RDP78B04549A000800020017-0 1:+4 fx~ n ~'F' t' f' ry ~+ ~ti `' . ~~i, ?i;58 P~PR 3 03 3~ Z P 03 03252 APR 68 FM NPIC WA5HDC TO AIG ?840. BT C O N F I D E N T I A L CITE NPIC 3390 CPIR :NPIC SER F00696 B DAY PHOTO TOT 08152. CAMERA TYPE IS F415Y. PAN. REF 460 RTS SER G07912, DTG 2514042, MAR 68. THIS CPIR SUPPLEMENTS INTELLIGENCE REPORTED IN REF MESSAGE. PACOM NORTH VIETNAM CPFL ICOD 01 MAR 68. NPIC WILL NOT DISSEMINATE A HARD COPY MISSION SUMMARY REPORT ON THIS MISSION. PART I. SIGNIFICANT PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS B. NEW TARGETS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ZZZ 01:REPORTED NEW HANOI SAM SITE SGM~~TY :VN211655 N 1055 NPIC DOES NOT CONCUR WITH THE IDEN ION OF THE NEW SA LOCATED AT UTM WJ914534 AS REPORTED IN REF MESSAGE ITEM 2. THE FIVE SA-2 LAUNCHERS ARE PROBABLY FOR DEPLOYMENT TO SIT B 01-2 (119), WHICH IS LOCATED 650 YARDS NNE OF THE REPORTS LAUNCHERS. A SPOON REST ACQUISITION RADAR IS LOCATED 250 YARDS SOUTH OF SITE B01~2 AND CABLE SCARS EXTEND FROM"THE SPOON REST TO THE SITE. NO MISSILES OR GUIDANCE EQUIPMENT ARE OBSERVED AT OR NEAR THE REPORTED NEW SITE. MIS :FIVE SA-2 LAUNCHERS ZZZ 02:HANOI SAM SITE B 01-2 (119) SGM ~ CTY VN 2 1 1712N 105 SITE IS UNOCCUPIED AT TIME OF PHOTOGRAPHY. A SPOON REST RA IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS SOUTH OF THE SITE AND CA SCARS EXTEND FROM THE RADAR INTO THE SITE. MIS:NONE ELC :0 NE SPOON REST RADAR ZZZ 03:RECESSED TRANSFORMER (NEW) SGM. 6A CTY VN 213425 N 105 9 4E A NEWLY IDENTIFIED RECESSED TRANSFORMER IS LOCATED AT WJ855856, 2.3 NM SSE OF THE THAI NGUYEN TPP ALONG THE DOUBLE CIRCUIT 35KV THAI NGUYEN TPP/THAI NGUYEN STEEL PLANT TRANSMISSION LINE. THE TRANSFORMER PROBABLY STEPS POWER DOWN FOR USE IN ADJACENT AREAS. CLOUD COVER AND HAZE PRECLUDE FURTHER INTERPRETATION. PART II. OTHER PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS - NONE GP- 1 C O N F I D E N T I A L END 0 F MSG 2X1 1 p,dv~::ce Copy Snntt~zed 1PL'~ih Text