CABLE TO AIG 7840 FROM NPIC WASHDC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04555A000200050065-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: August 12, 1969
• Content Type: CABLE

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P 122231Z AUG 69
FM NPIC WASHDC
TO AIG 7840
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S E C R E ITE NPIC 6806
SUPIR:CA SER:000062 PRJ:GS MSN:S00171 DTZ:690903 H
DAY PHOTO. C CAMERA ON 0721Z, OFF 0857Z.CAMPRA TYPES ARE
A HR308A (TEOC) AND C-9085/64 (OOC). REF ER KL0034
DTG 040715Z AUG 69. PACOM CPFL ICOD,,14 JUL 69.
THIS MESSAGE SUPPLEMENTS INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REF.
PART I. MISSION HIGHLIGHTS
THIS MISSION PROVIDES COVERAGE OF GOOD INTERPRETABILITY OF 9.2
NM.OF REALIGNMENT OF THE HANOI-PINGSHIANG RAIL LINE. THE rra
COVERAGE OF THE RAILROAD SEGMENT INCLUDES ITEMS OF INTEREST
SUCH AS NEW BRIDGES, CULVERTS, AND TUNNELS UNDER CONSTRUCTIO
PART II. SIGNIFICANT RESULTS
Co CHANGE AND OB ITEMS
IT! EALIGNMENT/HANOI-PINGSHIANG RAIL
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RMK:A DETAILED ANALYSIS BY NPIC OF MISSION GS-171, 3 AUG 6
VEALS NOTICEABLE PROGRESS ON THE REALIGNMENT OF THE HANOI-
HSIANG RAIL LINE SOUTH OF LANG SON SINCE
69. RAIL REALIGNMENT IS OBSERVED FORA DISTANCE OF 9.2 NM`s
ERALLY WEST OF THE EXISTING RAIL LINE BETWEEN 21-40-55N 10
1GE AND 21-X40-42N 106-36-45E. AN EXTENSIVE EFFORT IS BEINi---M**
TO MAINTTAINA MINIMUM GRADE AND AS STRAIGHT AN ALIGNMENT
FEASIBLE.
THE FOLLOWING IS AN ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION FROM NORTH TO
THE NORTHERN SEGMENT OF CONSTRUCTION LEAVES THE MAIN LINE
XK794074 AND GENERALLY PARALLELS THE LINE WITH A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN GRADE TO XK778059. IN THIS PORTION OF CONSTRU
THE ROADBED HAS BEEN GRADED ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPE OF A
AND AT LEAST FIVE DEFILES WILL BE FILLED OR BRIDGED. ONE
IS ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT XK790070. A TUNNEL WILL
ABLY BE BUILT THROUGH A HILL AT XK780069 AND A PROBABLE TU
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AND BRIDGE COMBINATION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT XK778059.;
FROM THIS POINT THE'ROADBED TAKES A WSW HEADING TO XK769058.
THIS SECTION WILL REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AT LEAST THREE
BRIDGES AND PROBABLETHREE TUNNELS. BETWEEN XK769059 AND
XK753046 THE ROADBED IS CLEARLY DEFINED AND RUNS GENERALLY SW
DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPE OF A VALLEY UTILIZING EXTENSIVE LAND
FILL TO RAISE IT ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE SECTION OF ROAD
BED CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN XK753046 AND XK747030 WILL REQUIRE
AT LEAST THREE BRIDGES, TWO OF WHICH ARE ALREADY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AT XK747040 AND XK752043. FROM
XK747030 TO XK731019 NO ROAD BED IS DISCERNIBLE, BUT
SEVERAL CULVERTS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HILLTOP SCRAPING IS
OBSERVED. FROM XK731019 THE ROADBED CONTINUES DOWN THE EASTERN
SLOPE OF THE VALLEY UTILIZING EXTENSIVE LAND FILL. A BRIDGE IS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO CARRY THE RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS ROUTE 1A.
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TO THE SOUTH OF ROUTE IA A TUNNEL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONAT
XK714008. THE ROADBED CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN XK714008 AND
XJ704997 IS CLEARLY DEFINED RUNNING ALONG A RIDGE LINE WEST
OF ROUTE IA. AT XJ704997 THE ROAD BED TAKES A SW HEADING
AND PARALLES ROUTE 1A AND THE MAIN RAIL LINE TO THE JUNCTION
WITH THE MAIN LINE AT XJ668979. (21-40-42N 106-36-45E).
BETWEEN THESE POINTS THE TERRAIN IS NOT AS RUGGED AND THE
ROADBED UNDER CONSTRUCTION APPEARS TO BE RAISED EARTH
FILL UTILIZING CULVERTS WHERE NECESSARY. BEFORE
CONNECTING THE NEW ROADBED TO THE MAIN LINE, A BRIDGE WILL BE
BUILT AT XJ681991 ACROSS THE MAIN LINE AND THE SONG THUONG
(RIVER). THREE MORE BRIDGES WILL PROBABLY BE BUILT ACROSS
THE SONG THUONG BEFORE THE TWO LINES CONNECT. CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING NUMEROUS LARGE TOWED SCRAPERS) IS OBSERVED
THRO1IGHO11T THE RIGHT OF WAY.
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