CABLE TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX FROM NPIC WASH DC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001300030029-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2008
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: July 28, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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1966 JUL 28 01 36 Z
CONFIDENT I AL CITENPIC7902.
A PRELIMINARY SCAN BY NPIC OF MISSIONUE/RT 916C OF 11 JULY
1966 REVEALS THE FOLLOWING ON TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM:
A. HAIPHONG/KIEN AN AIRFIELD 2048N 10636E
THE ROTOR BLADES ARE INSTALLED ON THE HOOK HELICOPTERS AND THESE
AIRCRAFT APPEAR OPERATIONAL.
AOB: 3 COLT, 3 HOOK9 1 HOUND.
B. HAIPHONG SHIPYARD NO. 4 DANCETTE 2051N 10640E
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NOB: 2 SWATOW-CLASS PGM AND 2 YP. OTHER: ONE PROBABLE CHINESE
CONSTRUCTED BUCKET DREDGE.
C. HAIPHONG PORT FACILITIES 2051N 10641E
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SHIPPING ACTIVITY: 9 MERCHANGT SHIPS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS TO
TYPE OR CLASS; A CARGO FREIGHTER OF THE BULGARIAN "GEORGI BENKOVS
TYPE, ONE "U"-CLASS, ONE "SIMFEROPOL"-CLASS, ONE "PULA"-CLASS,
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AND ONE "ARAGVI"-CLASS FREIGHTER. ONE OF THE FOUR OTHERS IS POSSIBJ1Y-
tY THE CHINESE "NAN HAI 174"-CLASS.
D. ADDITIONAL SHIPPING IN THE HAIPHONG AREA: THE LARGE
HATCH MERCHANT SHIP ON THE SONG BACK DANG AT 205112N 1064603E
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(UTM XJ839068) IS OF THE "OMSK"-CLASS. NO DECK CARGO IS VISIBLE.
THREE MORE MERCHANT SHIPS ARE IN THE CUA NAM TRIEU AT 205008N
1064703E (UTM XJ856048). ONE OF THESE (BB `IS THE SOVIET SHIP
"SVIRSK" WITH A DECK CARGO OF 8 LAZ, 690 TRUCK MOUNTED 3 TON CRANES.
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