SELECTED TRANSPORTATION AND INFILTRATION ACTIVITY SOUTHEAST ASIA 12-18 MAY 1966

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May 1, 1966
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-25X1C C@PPE{ ILr Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA005200010053-3 NO FOREIGN DISSEM PHOTOGRAPHIC NTU EAI -RP aft SELECTED TRANSPORTATION AND INFILTRATION ACTIVITY SOUTHEAST ASIA 25X1 D N P I C/ R-168/66 MAY 1966 SUMMARY NO 5 ARCHIVAL ?ECORD s ,ETURN TO AU :1 ::Y ARCH TV Approved For gENt 1*t04/17 : CIA-RDP78B04560F005200010O ING AND DEC LASSI FICATI ON Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA005200010053-3 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. Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA005200010053-3 Approved For Release 20001 N l iJP4bP78B04560A005200010053-3 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C PREFACE 25X1 D This report is a summary of selected information on transportation and infiltration activity in Southeast Asia, primarily the Laotian Panhandle, as reported by NPIC during the period indicated on the cover. For a compre- hensive study of road development in this area prior to ee NPIC R-110/66, Communist Road Net Development in the Laotian Panhandle (CONFIDENTIAL/ No Foreign Dissem Items are numbered and arranged according to location from north to south. Annotated maps of varying scales have been included to assist the reader in locating the items. Missions, mission dates, frames, and NPIC cable and briefing board references are listed after each item, as appropriate. 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/0edgFib~%f AR78B04560A00520%V.53-3 NO FOREIGN DISSEM Approved For Release 200c 1.E ilJJMDP78B04560A005200010053-3 25X1 C R-168/66 1. New Road Southwest From Route 911 2. Route 914 Construction Complete 3. New Possible Supply Route Facilities on Tonle Kong 4. New Pontoon Ferry at Siempang, Cambodia 5. Motorized River Craft on Tonle Kong Approved For Release 2000 VUKI fj b~ tf P78B04560A005200010053-3 FVL NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C Apprc~v~?d Fo~Rel m \ A - o - j ~?Muong Luong Nam Tha d *BANGkOK Luang rabang IE TIAN tl bon Kaen "'ddd)///~l T H A I L A N D uang Nakhon Sawan Samut ongkhra Chachoengsao Meng- /''. Ha( `: Giang \\ Cao Bang -Lao Cal DAO HU QUO( (V etnapn) Lang SonZ Thai Nguyen 1an~oi ~ aiphong GCILP O P ONKIN Pa-so Phan Thiet INDOCHINA National capital --- International boundary I Railroad Road 0 50 140 150 Miles ITS 0 50 100 150 Kilometers VW ruktlu UM M A~p'r ved For Release 2000/04/17 C CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 25X1( 0053-3 Page 3 25X1 C 23 920 MUONG NONG I LAND D -- Cenununist roads in disuse -- Other motorable roads - -- Other roads in disuse SA~AiANE 111 STEM PANG-. 25X1 C PROVISIONAL MILITARY LINE j OF DEMARCATION 1954. ATTOPEU -=;100 25X1 D SOUTH VIETNAM 25X1 C 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/0F:ITii?~78BO456OA005200010053-3 NO FOREIGN DISSEM R-168/66 25X1 D 1. New Road Southwest From Route 911 A newly observed road, consisting of vehicle tracks along a cleared way, extends southwest from Route 911, 22.5 nm northwest of Sepone, Laos. No road grading or improvement was observed. On photography oflillIM the road was observed from Route 911 at U extending southwest to the end of photographic coverage at UTM 25X1 D 25X1 On photography o the road was observed from (1 nm south-southwest of the end of photographic coverage of extending south-southwest to the end of photo coverage at UTM crosses the Laos-North Vietnam Border and junctions with Route 911 north of this new road. point 4.2 nm northeast of Route 23. If connected to Route 23, i road would provide access to Route 23 from the new Route 912137 which NPIC Cable Cite 7237, D'Ik 1700062 Approved For Release 2000/~IJ f f, P78BO456OAOO52OOO1OO53-3 25X1 C 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D s CONFIDENTIAL 0 FOREIG 251 C proved For eease - 0520Q01053-3 SHEET,N~ 4v yR IURrRelease 2 00/fl& JI P78B04560A005 I'D~EII ROUTE 9 25X10 Approved For ReI IOR99r ETE 1l 25X1 D 25X1 C 5200010053-3 R-168/66 2. Route 914 Construction Complete 25X1 D 25X1 D The alignment and construction of Route 914 are now complete. The previously incomplete 0.5 nm segment is intermittently observed under a heavy tree canopy and appears serviceable. The road had previously been reported as under construction in k Route 914 extends from Route 91 at generally southeast to a junction with Route 92 at UTM -, thereby connecting Routes 91 and 92, intersecting Route 9, and by-passing Sepone and Ban Dong. The entire road now appears serviceable with light-to-medium usage. 25X1 D INPiU Cable Cite 7235, DTG 162330Z Approved For Release 20OOoA4FIDe I P78BO456OAOO52OOO1OO53-3 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C 25X1 D 2000: Appi Poi' f eleas ROUTE 9 ,~'AMS SE.RIES_j.OG (A) 1501, ROUTE 914 LAOS ROUTE 92 SHEET-NE 48-15, '1ST EDITION dff ~:1 fr fi 78BO456OA005200010053-3 NOV 65, SCALE 2:250,000 Approved For Release 2000/0d NO FORI~ fm 20004005-3-3-- 25X1 C 25X1 C 25X1 C Approved For Rele sFSAgpQ(5 = 200010053-3 R-168/66 25X1 D 25X1 D ?5X1 D 3. New Possible Supply Route Facilities on Tonle Kong Three possible supply route facilities were newly observed on the banks of the Tonle Kong (river). Two possible transshipment points are on the east bank at with access roads Joining both areas to Route 110. A possible transloading point in an open area on the west bank at contains 2 unidentified objects (see page 12). River craft were observed in the area, including some moored at the possible transloading point. Currently, 7 possible transshipment and 2 possible transloading points have been identified along the Tonle Kong (see page 13). NPIC Cable Cite 7236, D'IG 1623392 4. New Pontoon Ferry at Siempang, Cambodia A pontoon vehicle ferry was newly observed on the east bank of the 25X1 D Tonle Kong at , where Route 15 crosses the river near Siempang, Cambodia. 25X1 D NPIC Cable Cite 7236, D'IG 1623392 Approved For Release 2000A N FI Df N fRP78BO456OAOO52OOO1 OO53-3 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/6QNfIE*tIP78B04560A005200010053-3 NO FOREIGN DISSE R-168/66 25X1 D 5. Motorized River Craft on Tonle Kong At least 61 motorized river craft were observed on the Tonle Kong (river) between Siempang, Cambodia, at 14-O7N 106-23E and 14-30N 106-26E, a point where the river forms part of the Laos-Cambodia Border. Thirty-one craft were moving north, 14 were moving south, and 16 appeared to be anchored in the water or moored to the river bank (see page 12). Previously the largest number of craft observed in this area was 35. NPIC Cable Cite 7236, DTG 162339Z Approved For Release 2000/~#J fo j fP78B04560A005200010053-3 25X1 C NO FOREIGN DISSEM Approved For Release 2000/61)I:Ul TFtP78B04560A00520014053 3 NO FOREIGN DISSE 25X1 C 25X1 D INFILTRATION ACTIVITY ALONG TONLE KONG, CAMBODIA 1,j-15N 106-22E NI-11: K-9693 6:66) Pane 12 Approved For Release 2000/@b/~f Ib? fWP78B04560A0 .Q8010053-3 NO FOREIGN DISSEM o ?t Khan M3\ 11 I I~r W~ease 2000 NO FOREIGN .DISSE L:1335~ 1 '46 59'4 c1'.6 ff` - NO FOREIGN DISSEM 25X1 C 004116" 5-00,2 10015I'= " ROUTE 110 ~'OSSBLE,TRANSSHIPMENT POINT ,.',POSSIBLE TRANSLOADING POINT', AMSS ER I ES `J,OG(A)~ 1501 SHEET ND 48-8 IT ,:.lsTETON;r j C NOV 65;- SCALE 1.0250,000 Eftgpp 1'8B0456OA005200010 '-4 J5 - %_ Ae: Y'1'avJ A2'~',AC16NAi ;r,et~r ; ag. 13 P\Phatoa g\ Approved For Release 2000/04/17 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA005200010053-3 RECORD COPY COPY NO. PUB. 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