CABLE TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX FROM NPIC WASH DC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001200010013-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: January 28, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX
RUEKDA/DIA PROD CENTER
RUEKDA/NIC WASHDC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L CITE NPIC 6343.
REF A: NPIC CABLE 568?, DTO 162352Z DEC 1945
REF B : NPIC CABLE 6123, DIG 172330 DEC 1965
REF C: NPIC CABLE 4502, DTG 112257Z MAY 1965
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office Action
CONTINUING SCAN BY NPIC OF MISSION 081B/2 OF 15
JANUARY 1966 REVEALS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON INCREASED
IN THE NORTH VIETIAMESE DEMILITARIZED ZO' E
INFILTRATION ACTIVITY, C
AND THAT PORTION OF LAOS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO IT, CONSISTING 7
OF NEW BRIDGES, CAMPS, WATERBORNE INFILTRATION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE INFILTRATION TRAIL AS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE A AND R.
1. EXTENSIVE TRAIL IMPROVEMENT OBSERVED FROM 165ON 10616E
(UTM XD350615) TO 1654N 10635E (UTM XD687704) CONSISTING OF CON-
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STRUCTION OF AT LEAST 6 ADDITIONAL BRIDGES (
WIDE), SOME AREAS OF TRAIL REALIGNMENT, AND A GENERAL WIDENING OF
THE TRAIL. ONE NEW FORD IS LOCATED NEAR THE SAN TRIM MILITARY
AREA AT 1653N 10631E (UTM XD62!678) .
2. AT LEAST 13 CANOES, OF THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE SUSPECT
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INSURGENT CANOES PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED ON THE SE KONG (RIVER) (REF 09
OBSERVED BETWEEN UTM XD394638 AND UTM XD550695 ALONG THE SE BANG'
HIENG (RIVER). THREE CANOES ARE OBSERVED IN THE WATER AND CONTAIN
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PE1t NNEL AND UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL. ALt OTHERS ARE BEACHED ALONG
THE RIVER BANK.
3. A SUSPECT REST AREA LOCATED AT 1654N 10627E (UTM XD555688)
CONSISTS OF 2 PARTIALLY CAMOUFLAGED HUTS ADJACENT TO THE INFILTRATION
TRAIL-.
4. A POSSIBLE MILITARY BIVOUAC AREA LOCATED AT THE BASE OF
A KARST BLUFF AT 16530 10627E (UTM XD56e681) . AREA IS PARTIALLY
LOCATED UNDER HIGH TREE CANOPY AND PARTIALLY IN HIGH BRUSH. A
PROBABLE DEFENSIVE TRENCH OBSERVED RUNNING THROUGH AREA OF HIGH
MUSH. AREA IS CONNECTED TO INFILTRATION TRAIL BY NUMEROUS TRAILS.
AT LEAST 20 PROBABLE PERSONNEL OBSERVED IN AREA.
5. A SUSPECT INSURGENT CAMP LOCATED AT 1653N 10629E (UTM
XD589672) CONTAINS AT LEAST 5 HUTS OBSERVED THROUGH HEAVY TREE
COVER AT THE BASE OF A KARST HILL. A TRAIL EXTENDS FROM THE INFIL-
TRATION TRAIL TO THE CAMP.
6. NEW DEFENSIVE POSITIONS CONSISTING OF ONE UNOCCUPIED AW
POSITION AND TRENCHING AT 1653N 10634E (UTM XD6686!8) AND ONE
UNOCCUPIED AW POSITION AT 1653N 10634E (UTM XD676685)
7. NEW ROW CROPPING OBSERVED AT 1653N 10633E (UTM XD648684)
AND AT 1653N 10634E (UTM XD678086) .
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MAP REF: AMS SERIES L7012 SHEET 62611 AND SERIES L005 SHEET 63611V
USATC SERIES 200, SHEET 0617- 19HL GP-1
C O N F I D E N T I A L --END OF MESSAGE--
S/C NOTE: ALSO PASSED
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