CABLE TO AFSSO 13TH FROM NPIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001100040014-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2007
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: April 21, 1964
• Content Type: CABLE

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2 1 1-R 1964
RELEASABLE FROM SSO CHANNELS. 25X1
CITE NPIC 2176. THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER.
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1. A REVIEW OF LUCKY DRAGON MISSION
REVEALS A CONVOY STAGING AREA ON ROUTE 12 IN NORTH VIETNAM 25X1
AND A REST/REFUEL/SUPPLY POINT AT THE JUNCTIONS OF ROUTE 12 AND 12A
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IN LAOS.
2 . THE CONVOY STAGING AREA, LOCATED ON ROUTE 12 AT BAI DUC
THON, NORTH VIETNAM AT 1802N/10550E (UTM WE 901953), CONTAINS TWO
BARRACKS, TWO ADMIN BUILDINGS, TWO VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHEDS,
ONE MESS HALL, APPROXIMATELY TWENTY STORAGE /SUPPORT BUILDINGS,
U/ I MATERIAL IN OPEN STORAGE AND SIX TRUCKS ON THE SIX VEHICLE
LANES IN THE CONVOY ASSEMBLY AREA. POOR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY
OF 6 MARCH 1964 REVEALED APPROXIMATELY 50 U/I VEHICLES. PHOTOGRAPHY
OF MAY 1963 DISCLOSES NO EVIDENCE OF A CONVOY STAGE AREA AT THIS
LOCATION. IN DECEMBER 1963 PHOTOGRAPHY, THE INSTALLATION APPEARED
TO BE IN FINAL STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION.
3. THE REST/REFUEL/SUPPLY POINT LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION
OF ROUTE 12 AND 12A AT 1743N/10543E (UTM WE 771427) CONSISTS OF
FOUR DISPERSED AREAS CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY TEN BUILDINGS AND
EIGHT TRUCKS CONCEALED IN THE TREES.
S E C R E T
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