NORTH VIETNAMESE VESSEL ACTIVITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04759A009800010129-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 129
• Publication Date: October 20, 1971
• Content Type: MF

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SUBJECT North Vietnamese Vessel Activity
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
THROUGH
REFERENCE (a.) Requirement NSA/SPO/R-050-72
(b) NPIC Project 251244
1. In response to the referenced requirement, all available
photography lover ten specified areas of North Vietnam
was searched for SL-type vessels, international merchant vessels, and
North Vietnamese combatants and merchant vessels.
2. There was no available photography of Dao Bach Long Vi since
All photography covering Song Ma, Hon Me, Hon Mat, Hon La,
and Hon G5.a. sine was searched with negative results.
3. The following is a list of the vessel sightings, their locations,
and dates observed:
a. Hon Nghi Son (19-19N 105-50E)
(1) e SL-type infiltration trawlers
(2) three
- one SL-1
b. Hon Ngu (18-48N 105-47E)
(1) - one GALATI-class mership
(2) - two GALATI-class merships, one
SL-1 one LCM
(3) I I- one GALATI-class mership off-
loading unidentified cargo into one probable
SL-1
(4) I I- two GALATI-class merships, the
CUU LONG tanker
(5) Itwo GALATI-class merships
(6) one GALATI-class mership, the
CUB LONG -tanker
(7) ne GALATI-class mership
(3) I - two GALATI-class merships,
the CUU LONG tanker, one SL-1
Declassification Review by NIMA/DoD
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SUBJECT: North Vietnamese Vessel Activity
c. Ben Thuy (18-38N 105-42E)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
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(10)
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two SL-1
five SL-l, two SL-2, three LCM
four SL-1, six LCM
- two SL-type vessels
one SL-1, four LCM
hree SL-1, two LCM
In- SL-1
two SL-l, one possible SL-1
one GALATI-class mership,
three SL-1, six LCM
- two SL-1, four LCM
- two SL-1, three LCM
d. Hon Son Duong 18-o6N 1o6-27E)
(1) I- one SL-l (under way heading south)
4. Questions regarding this project may be directed to the imagery
analyst, of the South Asia Branch, SGD/IEG, on extension
A list of photographic missions used in this project will be provided
upon request. This project is considered complete.
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Distribution:
Copy 1 & 2 - NSA/TC0/P04/S0C
3 - NSA/LO/NPIC
4 - NPIC/IEG/SGD/SAB
5 - NPIC/PSG/R&RD/TPDB
6 - NPIC/IEG/OD/ECB
7 - NPIC/IEG/EGD
8 - NPIC/PSG/R&RD/ESS
9 - CIA/DDI/IRS/RECCE/R
10 - CIA/IAS
11 - DS-3B8
12 - DS-3B9
13 - TCO/NRTSC
14 - AFNIE/BA
Approved For Release 2003/09/
TOP SECRET
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