STATUS OF NORTH VIETNAMESE RAILROADS(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05161A001300010003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 19
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 1, 1967
• Content Type: IR

STATUS OF NORTH MTNAMESE RAILROADS
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DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
GROUP 1
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dowegrading and dec lassifoc rion
GERY
LYSIS
ISION
REPORT NO. 24
CIA/PIR 75080
DATE JAN. 1967
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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.
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PIR 75080
PREFACE
This report summarizes signficant items of photo intelligence
relating to the North Vietnamese railroad system which has been
developed from available photography (received by the CIA Imagery
Analysis Division) during the period indicated on the cover. This
report is intended to provide a comprehensive view of the railroad
system and does not necessarily reflect the most recent status
changes as reported by pilots' reports or field photo intelligence
cables.
The railroad system has been broken down into 5 major lines:
the Hanoi/Lao Cai Line, the Hanoi/bong Dang Line, the Hanoi/
Haiphong Line, the Hanoi/Dong Hoi Line and the Thai Nguyen
Line (Figure I). Annotated maps and photos.are used to show the
status of each line.
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