IPIR MISSION OO34E 24 FEBRUARY 1964

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• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: February 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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February 1964
IPIR
MISSION 0034E
24 FEBRUARY 1964
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the national defense of the United States,
within the meaning of Title 18, sections
793 ,ind 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended.
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PREFACE
THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF MISSION
0034E FLOWN. 24 FEBRUARY 1964 OVER CAMBODIA AND SOUTH VIETNAM.
THIS REPORT DEALS WITH THE HIGHEST PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE
ITEMS APPEARING IN THE COMOR TARGET LIST. TARGETS ARE ARRANGED
BY THEIR COMOR TARGET NUMBERS WHICH APPEAR AT THE ENDOF_THE HEADER
LINES. ALL TARGETS ARE SEARCH AREAS REQUESTING LOCATION AND
IDENTIFICATION OF SUSPECT VIET CONG MILITARY ACTIVITY. TARGETS
INCLUDE SUSPECT INFILTRATION AND SUPPLY AREAS, AND ENCAMPMENTS AND
TRAINING AREAS AS WELL AS A GENERAL BORDER SEARCH FOR VIET GONG
ACTIVITY.
COORDINATES AND BORDER DELINEATIONS ARE DERIVED FROM AMS SERIES
L509, SCALE 1.250,000 (UNCLASSIFIED).
THIS MISSION. WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT CLOUD FREE. SYMBOLS
USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF THE
TARGETS ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARE - C )CLEAR), SC (SCATTERED CLOUDS),
H (HEAVY CLOUDS), AND 0 IOBLiQUE).
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MILITARY ACTIVITY
KLEM YEN AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1320N 10730E
(CAMBODIA)
SIXTY PER CENT OF SEARCH AREA COVERED BY CLOUD-FREE,
FAIR QUALITY, OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY.
COVERAGE INCLUDED SOUTH VIETNAM/CAMBODIA BORDER AREA.
NO EVIDENCE OF TROOP CONCENTRATIONSi SUPPLYROUTES AND
AREAS, OR ENCAMPMENTS OBSERVED.
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KLEM NJRIK AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1307N 10726E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PER CENT COVERED BY FAIR QUALITY,
PREDOMINATELY OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY0
IDENTIFICATION ONLY OF THE MILITARY CAMP REPORTED AT
UTM COORDINATES YV635454 IN
ABANDONED TRIANGULAR STRONGPOINT WITHIN SOUTH VIE-NA
OBSERVED ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE SREPOK I RIVER) AT
UTM COORDINATES YV760350.
NUMEROUS TRAILS EXIST THROUGHOUT THE AREA. NO OTHER
MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
BAN BUDJONG NDRONG AREA, BORDER AREA 1245N 10733E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY GOOD QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY
WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS.
NO EVIDENCE OF SUPPLY ROUTES, TROOP CONCENTRATIONS OR
AREAS OF POSSIBLE ENCAMPMENTS OBSERVED.
ONE PROBABLY ABANDONED TRIANGULAR STRONGPOINT OBSERVED
ONE NM EAST OF THE CAMBODIAN-SOUTH VIETNAM BORDER IN
SOUTH VIETNAM AT UTM COORDINATES YU815095~
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BAN TAG` CLAY AREA, BORDER AREA 1225N 10731E
(CAMBODIA)
SEARCH AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY GOOD QUALITY
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PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS.
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EXCEPT FOR A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED STRONGPOINT
OBSERVED 3 NM EAST OF THE CAMBODIAN-SOUTH VIETNAM
BORDER IN SOUTH VIETNAM AT UTM COORDINATES YU859878.
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BON PU SAR AREA? BORDER AREA 1215N 10716E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY FAIR-TO-GOOD QUALITY
PHOTOGRAPHY.
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
EXCEPT FOR A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED AIRFIELD AND
STRONGPOINT.
MONDOL KIRI CITY AIRFIELD (CAMBODIA) ATUTM
COORDINATES YU362800 HAS AN APPROXIMATELY39000 X 65
FT NE/SW GRADED EARTH RUNWAY AND APPEARS SERVICEABLE.
STRONGPOINT OBSERVED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE
CAMBODIAN-SOUTH VIETNAM BORDER IN SOUTH VIETNAM AT
UTM, COORDINATES YU606561?
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SRE KHTUM'AREA, BORDER AREA 1206N 10656E
/CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY CLOUD-FREE, FAIR QUALITY,
PREDOMINATELY OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY.
NO EVIDENCE OF SUPPLY ROUTES OR TROOP CONCENTRATIONS
OBSERVED0
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
EXCEPT FOR 2 STRONGPOINTS IN SOUTH VIETNAM OBSERVED AT
UTM COORDINATES.YU010210 AND YU201199
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SNOUL AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1203N 10634E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY CLOUD-FREE, FAIR QUALITY
PHOTOGRAPHY.
NO EVIDENCE OF SUPPLY ROUTES OR TROOP CONCENTRATIONS
OBSERVED.
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STRONGPOINTS REPORTED IN
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FENCED MILITARY CAMP WITHIN SOUTH. VIETNAM IMMEDIATELY
SOUTH OF LOC NINH AIRFIELD AT 11-49N 106-35E CONTAINS
15 BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS, ONE ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 SMALL SHEDS. THREE
PROBABLE TRUCKS OBSERVED IN THE AREA.
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MOT AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1147N 113618E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY CLOUD-FREE, FAIR-TO-GOOD
QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY0
NO EVIDENCE OF SUPPLY ROUTES OR TROOP CONCENTRATIONS
OBSERVED.
AIRFIELD AT MIMOT(UTM COORDINATES XU300006) IS
SERVICEABLE. NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.
STRONGPOINTS WERE OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING
UTM COORDINATES - XU500214, XT4559889 AND XU4640100
POSSIBLY ABANDONED STRONGPOINT ON SOUTH EDGE OF ROUTE
7 OBSERVED AT UTM COORDINATES XU485165. TEN POSSIBLE
MEDIUM SIZE TENTS OBSERVED AT UTM COORDINATES
XU4881.709 ACROSS ROUTE 7 AND o5 NM NNE OF THE
POSSIBLY ABANDONED STRONGPOINT0
KHUMKREK AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1145N 10550E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY :CLOUD?FR'EE, FAIR QUALITY
PHOTOGRAPHY.
NO EVIDENCE OF SUPPLY ROUTES OR TROOP CONCENTRATIONS
OBSERVED
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
EXCEPT FOR A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED MILITARY POST
STRONGPOINTSs
DOUBLE SECURED MILITARY POST IN CAMBODIA AT PHU
KRABAO AT UTMCOORDINATES WTS35850 CONTAINS 5
BARRACKS, ONE SMALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND AT
LEAST 7 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
TRIANGULAR STRONGPOINT OBSERVED 2.2 NM EAST OF-PHUM
DANG KDONG AT UTM COORDINATES WT890924 IN CAMBODIA..
ABANDONED STRONGPOINT OBSERVED AT UTM COORDINATES
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WT975765 IN SOUTH VIETNAM.
KOMPONG TRACH AREAS SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1127N 10545E
(CAMBODIA)
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT OF SEARCH AREA COVERED BY CLOUD-
FREE PHOTOGRAPHY OF FAIR-TO-GOOD QUALITY,
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
EXCEPT 2 ADDITIONAL STRO ,,Al
UTM COORDINATES WT785750 AND AT UTMCOORDINATES
WT788579.
SVAY RIENG AREA. SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1103N 10550E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA COVERED BY 100 PERCENT CLOUD-FREE GOOD QUALITY
PHOTOGRAPHY.
TRIANGULAR STRONGPOINT, ON EAST EDGE OF.PHUMPO MA AM
AT UTM:COORDINATES WT7751909 CONTAINS 3 BARRACKS
ENCLOSED BY 3 FENCES AND A WALL.
MILITARY INSTALLATION, AT PREY SAME AND UTM
COORDINATES WT925075, CONTAINS PERIMETER DEFENSES,
A TRIANGULAR SECURED COMPOUND, A RECTANGULAR
SECURED COMPOUND, A HELIOPORT, AND 30 BUILDINGS,
15 OF WHICH ARE PROBABLE BARRACKS
DOUBLE SECURED CAMP, AT CHI POU AND UTM'COORDINATES
XT1152009 CONTAINS 15 BUILDINGS, 7 OF .WHICH ARE
PROBABLE BARRACKS AND 5 ARE STORAGE BUILDINGS.
CHANTREA AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1055N 10605E
(CAMBODIA)
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF SEARCH AREA COVERED BY
PHOTOGRAPHY BUT 80 PERCENT WAS CLOUD COVERED.
NO TROOP CONCENTRATIONS OBSERVED.
TRIANGULAR STRONGPOINT OBSERVED IN CAMBODIA AT UTM
COORDINATES XT235140.
A CAMBODIAN-SOUTH VIETNAM BORDER CONTROL POINT
OBSERVED ON THE BORDER AT UTM COORDINATES XT282244..
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THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED IN VIETNAM RECTANGULAR
STRONGPQINT AT UTM COORDINATES XT389256, RECTANGULAR
STRONGPOINT AT UTM COORDINATES XT400250, AND A
TRIANGULAR STRONGPOINT AT UTMCOORDI:NATES XT290259.
PHUM PEN AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1057N 10523E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY GOOD QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY
WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS.
NO TROOP CONCENTRATIONS OR SUPPLY AREAS OBSERVED.
TRIANGULAR STRONGPQINTS WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE
CAMBODIAN-SOUTH VIETNAM BORDER AT THE FOLLOWING
UTM COORDINATES --
CAMBODIA -- WT500173.
SOUTH VIETNAM -- WS405865 AND WS380962.
BAC NAM AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1055N 10505E
ICAMBODIA)
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF SEARCH AREA COVERED BY 95
PERCENT CLOUD?FREE GOOD--TO-FAIR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY.
NO EVIDENCE OF TROOP CONCENTRATIONS OR UNUSUAL
MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD--FREE AREAS.
STRONGPQINTS WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE CAMBODIAN-SOUTH
VIETNAM BORDER AT THE FOLLOWING UTM COORDINATES --
CAMBODIA --
WT358013 WT220062
WT200063 WT200088
WT213100 WT122068
WT210108 WT089109
WS059880
WT200010
WT113065
WT069060
WT057030
WS102953
WS142907
WT200040 WS145868
WT097068 WS259932
WT050038 WS382988
WS076920
WS135938
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PRABAT CHE:AN CHUM AREA,SUSP INFILTRATION AREA 1035N 10452E
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AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY 80 PERCENT CLOUD-FREE,
GOOD-TO-FAIR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY.
NO EVIDENCE OF TROOP CONCENTRATIONS OR ENCAMPMENTS
OBSERVED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED ALONGiEXISTING ROUTES.
STRONGPOINTS WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE CAMBODIAN-SOUTH
VIETNAM BORDER AT THE FOLLOWING UTM COORDINATES --
CAMBODIA -- W5059881
SOUTH. VIETNAM --
WS078920 V5960712
VS898598 VS733608
VS685624 VS614629
KOMPONG TRACH AREA, SUSPECT INFILTRATION AREA 1032N 10433E
(CAMBODIA)
AREA 100 PERCENT COVERED BY CLOUD-FREE, GOOD-TO-POOR
QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY.
NO TROOP CONCENTRATIONS OR ENCAMPMENTS OBSERVED.
NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED ALONG EXISTING ROUTES.
PONG TUK AIRFIELD (CAMBODIA), .8 NM SSW OF POND TUK,
HAS AN APPROXIMATELY 5,200 X 300 FT WSW/ENE NATURAL
SURFACE, SERVICEABLE RUNWAY. NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.
STRONGPOINTS WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE CAMBODIAN-SOUTH
VIETNAM BORDER AT THE FOLLOWING UTM COORDINATES --
CAMBODIA -- VS410515
SOUTH VIETNAM
VS614629 VS568635
VS534589 VS533543
VS484516 VS415507
VS458455 VS466444
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