CABLE TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX FROM NPIC WASH DC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 30, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX
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CITE NPIC
INITIAL SCAN BY NPIC OF MISSIONS TROJAN HORSE
REVEALS AN EXTENSION OF THE ROAD SOUTH FROM SAM NEUA, LAOS AND ROAD
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY OBSERVED 2.8 Nei NORTH OF THE PREVIOUSLY
EXISTING ROUTE 61 WHICH EXTENDS NORTH FROM BAN BAN ON ROUTE 7.
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THE HISTORY AND ALIGNMENT OF THIS ROAD ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. ALIGNMENT OF THE ROAD SOUTHWEST OF SAM NEUA AS OFI 25X1
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FOLLOWS: A KUAU FOLLOWING THE ALIGNMENT OF
ROUTE 6 EXTENDED FROM SAM NEUA SOUTHWEST THEN SOUTH/SOUTHEAST TO
MUANG HAM AT 2019N 10401E (UTM UH975474). THE ROAD CONTINUED FROMik
MUANG HAM FOLLOWING THE ALIGNMENT OF ROUTE 68 TO A POINT 13.5 NM
SOUTHWEST OF MUANG HAM AND CONNECTED THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 2016N
10403E (UTM VHOO642O)9 201ON 10355E (UTM UH863312), 2009N 10355E
(UTM UH84(3298), AND 201114 10350E (UTM UH793321). THE ROAD CONTINUED
SOUTHWEST FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ALIGNMENT OF ROUTE 6 TO 2009N
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10349E (UTM UH763297). IT THEN EXTENDED GENERALLY SOUTHWEST FROM
ROUTE 6 TO ITS TERMINUS AT 2002N 10342E (UTM UH654161), 29.5 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAM NEUA.
2. (REF C) VEHICLE TRACKS WERE OBSERVED EXTEND-
ING 0.2 NM SOUTH OF THE AFORMENTIONED TERMINUS TO UTM UH653157.
A TRAIL AND POSSIBLE CLEARING OPERATIONS WERE OBSERVED SOUTH TO
APPROXIMATELY 200ON 10342E (UTM UH651122). NO RIVER CROSSING WAS
NOTED AT NAM NEUN (RIVER).
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A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PROBABLE BRIDGE WAS 25X1
OBSERVED ACROSS THE NAM NEUN (RIVER) AT 2001N 10343E (UTM UH661152).
A ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION EXTENDED SOUTH FROM THIS POINT TO APPROX-
IMATELY 1952N 10342E (UTM UG654983), 2.8 NM NORTH FROM THE PREVIOUSLY
OBSERVED (REF A) NORTHERN TERMINUS OF ROUTE 61. VEHICLE TRACKS
WERE OBSERVED TO 1957N 10342E (UTM UH638078) .
(REF A) ROUTE 61 EXTENDED NORTHEAST FROM ROUTE 7 AT BAN BAN TO
1950N 10341E (UTM UG636937), AND WAS IN DUSUSE. PHOTOGRAPHY OF
REVEALS THIS ROAD TO STILL BE IN DISUSE NEAR ITS
NORTHERN TERMINUS (THE ONLY SECTION IMAGED).
MAP REF: UTM COORDINATES FROM AMSi SERIES L7012 SHEETS 5872 III9
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5871 IV9 5770 III9 5770 IV, 57711, 5771 II9 AND 5771 III
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES FROM USATC SERIES 200 SHEETS 0616-23HL AND
0617- 02 HL
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