CABLE TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX FROM NPIC WASH DC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001400030066-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: September 1, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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FM. NPIC WASH DC
TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX
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CITE NPIC 8338.:
REF A: NPIC 8093, DIG 130234Z, AUG .66
B: NPIC 7968, DIG 030.120Z, AUG 66
C: NPIC 7659, DTG 030204Z, JULY 66
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E: NPIC 7691,. DTG .070813Z, JULY 66
CONTINUING SCAN BY NPIC OF
~EVEALS THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION ON THE HANOI/PING-PIN-HSIANG RAIL LINE IN NORTH
VIETNAM:
1. THE SPANS OF THE CAO NUNG RAILROAD BY-PASS BRIDGE AT
2133N 10630E (UTM XJ550845) HAVE BEEN REPLACED PROVIDING A
SERVICEABLE BY-PASS OF THE HEAVILY DAMAGED CAD NUNS RAILROAD
BRIDGE OVER THE SONG HOA REPORTED IN REF A.
THE SPANS OF THE BY-PASS BRIDGE HAD BEEN REMOVED UPON THE
COMPLETION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN BRIDGE IN EARLY
AUGUST. (REF B).
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BRIDGE (REF C) AT 2115N 106.17E (UTM XJ248518) HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
THE BRIDGE APPEARED COMPLETED
(REF D) t WITH ALL
EIGHT SPANS IN PLACE. TWO PROBABLE HALF-THRU TRUSS BRIDGE
SECTIONS ARE PRESENTLY OBSERVED AT 2116N 10611E (UTM XJ228526)
.700 YARDS WEST OF THE SERVICEABLE BAC GIANG RAILROAD BRIDGE
OVER THE SONG THUONG
TWO.HALF-THRU TRUSS
BRIDGE SECTIONS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN OBSERVED (REF E) IN THE
BAC.GIANG RAIL YARD AT .2116N .10611E (UTM XJ242532).
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3. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED (REF E)
RAILROAD BY-PASS.BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT 2112N 10605E
(U?M Xd 132456) AROUND THE UNSERVICEABLE DAP CAU RAIL BRIDGE
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EXTEND-TO BOTH APPROACHES OF THE BRIDGE. `~. I
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MAP REF: UTM COORDS FROM AMS SERIES L7012# SHEET 62751 & 62741V..
GEOGRAPHIC COORDS FROM USAIC SERIES 200 SHEET 0616.20HL.
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S/C NOTE: ALSO PASSED PRIORITY SAIGON INFO DIRECTOR,
VIENTIANE,UDORN,.CLARK FIELD CITE. NPIC 8338.
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