POL PIPELINE IN NORTH VIETNAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: August 1, 1968
• Content Type: MEMO

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION MEMORANDUM
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POL PIPELINE IN
NORTH VIETNAM
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A cross-country POL pipeline has been identified in North Vietnam for
the first time on photography of The pipeline, apparently still
under construction, is located approximately 13 nautical miles (nm) west
of Vinh and extends from 18-44-48N 105-28-55E to 18-27-OON 105-39-10E for
a distance of 21.5 nm. Pipelines have been observed in the Hanoi-Haiphong
area but they have been relatively short and lead from off-loading areas
to nearby storage areas. A pipeline of the type observed west of Vinh
could substantially assist in the flow of POL to the South. It would also
prove difficult to interdict
The northern end of the pipeline terminates in a POL storage area
containing eight buried storage tanks dispersed along a road. Each buried
tank is connected to a main pipeline; however, no main pumping facility is
observed.
The pipeline, with short portions on the ground and the remainder
buried, extends south-southeast, crossing under the Song Ca at 18-37-25N
105-32-30E and under the Song Giang at 18-32-30N 105-34-25E. Before cross-
ing the rivers the pipeline splits, joining again on the opposite bank
(Figure 1).
The southern end of the pipeline terminates in a POL storage area
under construction which consists of eight tanks connected to the main
pipeline and 21 excavations for additional storage tanks (Figure 2).
Photography from of revealed no
evidence of pipeline construction.
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FIGURE 1. PIPELINE CROSSING THE SONG GIANG
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