MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSION (Sanitized) 1064 AND 1065 27 JUNE 1964

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25X1A Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CltNET8B04560A003600010003-6 PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSIONS 1064 AND 1065 27 JUNE 1964 =MS DIA NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER NPIC/R-1275/64 June 1964 SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 GROUP I E?cludse horn a,ornoroc derngeodmo and thoslassolocog.en Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 WARNING This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States, within the meaning of Title 18, sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 PREFACE THIS MISSION COVERAGE_INDEX (MCI) LISTS 25X1A THE INTELLIGENCE TARGETS IMAGED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MISSIONS 1064 AND 1065 DATED 27 JUNE 1964 COVERING LAOS. ITEMS ARE ARRANGED IN THREE SECTIONS -- SECTION I PROVIDES SHORTDESCRIPTIONS FOR NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGETS AND PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TARGETS SHOWING CHANGE, AND ALSO PROVIDES ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION. SECTION II PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE TARGETS WHICH REFLECT NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES FROM THE MOST ADEQUATE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION. THE MCI IN WHICH THIS DESCRIPTION APPEARS IS DESIGNATED BY THE APPROPRIATE MISSION NUMBER, PREFIXED BY THE LETTERS NAC AND APPEARING AS THE LAST ENTRY ON THE PHOTO REFERENCE LINE. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WHERE THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FACILITIES AND WHERE NO ORDER OF BATTLE CAN BE DETERMINED ARE LISTED UNDER THIS SECTION. TARGETS IN EACH SECTION ARE ARRANGED 1) BY COUNTRY, 2) WITHIN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO SUBJECT, 3) WITHIN THE ARRANGED 1) BY COUNTRY, 2) WITHIN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO SUBJECT, 3) WITHIN THE SUBJECT BY WAC AREA, AND 4) WITHIN THE WAC AREA BY GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES IN ASCENDING ORDER. AN EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADINGS AND PHOTO REFERENCES USED IN PRESENTING THE Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 NPIC/R-1275/64 SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX. THE MAP BASE USED (WHEN AVAILABLE) FOR THE DERIVATION OF COORDINATES IN THIS MCI IS THE LATEST EDITION OF THE AMS SERIES 15099 SCALE 1/250,000 AND 1004, 1/50,000. THE USER OF THIS MCI IS CAUTIONED THAT THE SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME AND OFTEN WITHOUT THE AID OF PRECISE ANALYTICAL AND MENSURAL TECHNIQUES COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. CONSEQUENTLY, ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN IS ESSENTIALLY ACCURATE, ADDITIONAL, DETAILED ANALYSIS MAY SOMEWHAT ALTER PORTIONS OF THE INFORMATION. 2 Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 NPIC/R- 1275/64 SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECTION I THIS SECTION PROVIDES SHORT DESCRIPTIONS FOR NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGETS AND PREVI- OUSLY REPORTED TARGETS SHOWING CHANGE, AND ALSO PROVIDES ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION. Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET NPIC/R-127 5/64 Target Coordinates WAC Target Numbers BE NNC ?LAOS? AIR-INSTALLATIONS BAN THANG AREA, LANDING STRIP (2) I925N 10304E 0617 427,-C ONE NM EAST OF BANG THANG. NO APPARENT CHANGE,IN FACILITIES SINCE NUMEROUS WEAPON EMPLACEMENTS AND PERSONNEL TRENCHES NW OF NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT -- ONE DERELICT C-47 SOUTH OF THE SOUTH END OF ThE RUNWAY. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS VANG VIENG, MILITARY COMPLEX I855N 10227E 0617 203 .5 NM NE OF YANG VIENG AT UTM STRONGPOINT CONTAINS 13 BUILDINGS PARTIALLY ENCIRCLED BY TRENCH WITH NUMEROUS FIRING BAYS. ONEPT-76 OBSERVED. NEWLY IDENTIFIED STRONGPOINT 3.7 NM NORTH OF VANG,VIENG ON. ROUTE 13 AT UTM CONSISTS OF 2 GUN EMPLACEMENTS OCCUPIED BY FA HOWITZERS (POSSIBLY US?TYPE 105 MM), A REVETMENT.CONTAINING-PROBABLY CANVAS? COVERED AMMUNITION, 20 BUILDINGS/SHELTERS (2 INCOMPLETE), AND EXTENSIVE TRENCHING .WITH SMALL ARMS FIRING POSITIONS. (SEE ATTACHMENTS I AND 2) ROUTE 13 AREA, STRONGPOINTS/FORTIFIED VILLAGES 1935N 10215E 0617 207?A FIVE STRONGPOINTS LOCATED WEST OF BAN PHO 3 Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET NPIC/R-1275/64 Targe Coordinates WAC Target Numbers BE NMC KHAM ALONG ROUTE 13. (REFERENCED FROM BAN PHO KHAM.) STRONGPOINT A (2.3 NM SW AT -- OBLONG ENTRENCHED STRONGPOINT CONTAINS 10 BUILDINGS, NUMEROUS SHEDS/HUTS, .AND NUMEROUS FIRING BAYS. STRONGPOINT B (2.2 NM SW AT -- CIRCULAR ENTRENCHED STRONGPOINT CONTAINS 7 BUILDINGS, APPROXIMATELY 6 SHEDS/HUTS, AND NUMEROUS FIRING BAYS STRONGPOINT C (2.1 NM SW AT -- PARTIALLY ENTRENCHED MILITARY CAMP/ STRONGPOINT CONTAINS 2 LARGE SUPPORT/ ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, 18 HUTS/SHEDS, AND NUMEROUS FIRING BAYS. STRONGPOINT 0 (2.2 NM SW AT -- SMALL CIRCULAR ENTRENCHED STRONGPOINT CONTAINS 3 HUTS/SHEDS. STRONGPOINT E (2.6 NM WEST AT -- CIRCULAR ENTRENCHED STRONGPOINT CONTAINS 12 BUILDINGS, NUMEROUS SMALL SHEDS, AND NUMEROUS FIRING .BAYS. LUANG,PRABANG AREA, MILITARY COMPLEX NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE FOUR CARGO TRUCKS AND ONE JEEP OBSERVED. 1953N 10210E 0617? 115-8 4 Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET NPIC/R-1275/64 Target Coordinates WAC Target Numbers BE NPIC -- 25X1D BAN THANG AREA, STRONGPOINTS 1924N 10301E 0617 427-1 THREE STRONGPOINTS IN VICINITY OF BAN THANG. (REFERENCED FROM BAN THANG.) STRONGPOINT A (1.1 NM SE AT UTM -- UNOCCUPIED CIRCULAR STRONGPOINT WITH NUMEROUS FIRING BAYS. STRONGPOINT B (1.4 NM SE AT UTM -- UNOCCUPIED CIRCULAR STRONGPOINT WITH NUMEROUS FIRING BAYS. STRONGPOINT C (1.4 NM SE AT UTM -- UNOCCUPIED RECTANGULAR STRONGPOINT WITH NUMEROUS FIRING BAYS. MISCELLANEOUS ROUTE 7 ROUTE 13, ROAD CONDITION ROUTE 7 OBSERVED FROM 19-27N 102-27E TO 19-27N 102-29E. SINGLE?LANE, NATURAL SURFACE, SEASONAL ROAD WITH NUMEROUS RUTS OBSERVED. ROAD APPEARS TO BE SERVICEABLE. NO TRAFFIC OBSERVED. ROUTE 13 OBSERVED FROM 18-55N 102-27E TO 18-58N 102-27E. SINGLE?LANE, NATURAL 5 Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET 25X1D Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET NPIC/R- 1275/64 Target Coordinates WAC Target Numbers BE NMC SURFACE, SEASONAL ROAD WITH NUMEROUS WATER?FILLED RUTS AND POTHOLES OBSERVED. THROUGH?TYPE BRIDGE OF 3?SPAN STEEL CONSTRUCTION OBSERVED AT I8-58N 102-27E. ROUTE 13 ALSO OBSERVED FROM 197..33N 102?I6E TO I9-34N 102-13E. HARD SURFACE, ALL?WEATHER ROAD, SERVICEABLE. 6 Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECTION II THIS SECTION PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE TARGETS WHICH REFLECT NO AP- PARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES FROM THE MOST ADEQUATE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION. THE MCI IN WHICH THIS DESCRIPTION APPEARS IS DESIGNATED BY THE APPROPRIATE MISSION NUMBER, PREFIXED BY THE LETTERS "NAC" AND APPEARING AS THE LAST ENTRY ON THE PHOTO REFERENCE LINE. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WHERE THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FACILITIES AND WHERE NO ORDER OF BATTLE CAN BE DETERMINED ARE LISTED UNDER THIS SECTION. Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 25X1D 25X1D 25X1D SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 NPIC/R-1275/64 Target Coordinates WAC Target Numbers BE NPIC ?LAOS? URBAN-COMPLEXES 25X1A LUANG PRA/31\NC COMPLEX I953N 12?8E 0617 115 AIR INSTALLATIONS LUANG PRABANG AIRFIELD 1953N 10210E 0617 115?A BAN THANG AREA, LANDING STRIP (1) 1925N 10304E 0617 427-8 7 Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 APPENDIX COLUMN HEADINGS City, Installation--This column contains the name of the city or town nearest the installation, followed by the name of the installation. If the name of the installation is not known, it is titled according to its function. Where appropriate, the city and installation names are followed by a capsule description. Coordinates--Coordinates are referenced to the SW corner of the minute square. When the subject installation covers a wide area, coordinates are given for the approxi- mate center of the installation. WAC--This column provides the World Aeronautical Chart number for that area in which the subject installation is situated. Installation Numbers--This column is divided into two subcolumns. The first subcolumn lists, when known, the BE installation number assigned to the installation. The second subcolumn lists the installation number assigned by NPIC. Installation numbers, when used to reference an item, should be prefixed by the appropriate WAC number, since installation numbers are repeated from WAC to A NPIC/R-1275/64 WAC. For example, there is an NPIC target number 0499-15-A and an NPIC target number 0498-15-A. In each instance, the NPIC installation number is 15-A, but the installations appear on different WAC charts. COMOR TARGET NUMBERS Target numbers assigned by the Committee on Over- head Reconnaissance (COMOR), when available, are listed directly above the photo reference data. PHOTO REFERENCE DATA The photo reference data indicates the frame(s) on which the installation appears. CONDITIONS AFFECTING PHOTOGRAPHY Following the photo reference data, symbols indicate conditions which affect the appearance of the installation on the photography. The symbols are: C (clear); SC (scattered clouds); HC (heavy clouds); SC-HC (scattered- to-heavy clouds); H (haze); CS (cloud shadow); SD (semi- darkness); 0 (obliquity); and PQ (poor image quality). roved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 SECRET SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 N P IC/R- 1275/64 ATTACHMENT 1 A STRONGPOINT, VANG VIENG, LAOS roved For Release 2000/04/17 ? CIA-RDP78604560A003 NPIC J-1890 (8/84) SECRET SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 NPIC/R-1275/64 ATTACHMENT 2 FIELD ARTILLERY PIECES (POSSIBLE US TYPE 105 MM HOWITZER) A STRONGPOINT, VANG VIENG, LAOS roved For Release 2000/04/17 ? Cl NP1C J-1891 (8/84) SECRET Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78604560A003600010003-6 I- I- LU LU = = (..) (...) 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