POL DRUMS ON THE SE KONG (RIVER) PANHANDLE AREA, LAOS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000700050004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 24, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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POL DRUMS ON THE SE KONG (RIVER)
PANHANDLE AREA, LAOS
1538N 1o647E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD REVEALS POL DRUMS ON THE SE KONG (RIVER)
IN THE PANHANDLE AREA OF LAOS.
2. LOCATION:
DRUMS ARE OBSERVED ALONG A 3.2 NM SEGMENT OF THE RIVER BETWEEN
1535N 1o646E (UTM XC908240) AND 1538N 10647E (UTM XC922300).
3. MISSION READOUT:
THIRTY (NOT ALL SHOWN ON GRAPHIC) POL DRUMS IN A PARTIALLY
SUBMERGED CONDITION ALONG THIS SEGMENT OF THE RIVER. MOST OF THE
DRUMS, WHICH APPEAR TO BE OF THE STANDARD FIFTY-FIVE GALLON TYPE,
HAVE GROUNDED ON ROCK OUTCROPS OR ARE TRAPPED ALONG THE BANK. THE
AREA OBSERVED IS A PORTION OF A WATERBORNE SUPPLY ROUTE BETWEEN
BAN BAC (155ON 1o646E) AND A TRANSSHIPMENT POINT AT THE WESTERN
TERMINUS OF ROUTE 964 AT 1530N 1o648E. APPROXIMATELY TWENTY BOATS
(NOT ALL SHOWN ON GRAPHIC) OF THE PIROGUE TYPE ARE ALSO OBSERVED,
EITHER SUBMERGED IN THE RIVER NEAR THE RANK OR CONCEALED UNDER THE
HEAVY TREE CANOPY.
THE RIVER HAS BEEN CHANNELED IN AT LEAST TWO PLACES IN THE
VICINITY OF 1535N 1o646E. DEBRIS HAS BEEN CLEARED AND REMOVED FROM
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. for information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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ONE AREA, WHILE IN ANOTHER A CHANNEL HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY REMOVING
MATERIAL FROM THE BOTTOM AND PLACING IT ALONG THE SIDES.
4. COLLATERAL:
COLLATERAL REPORTS THAT APPROXIMATELY FIFTY 55-GALLON DRUMS,
WHICH APPEARED TO BE HALF FULL, WERE SEEN FLOATING ON THE SE KONG.
A KHA PATROL REPORTED SEEING FIFTY PIROGUES MOVING NORTH ALONG THE
SE KONG IN THE VICINITY OF UTM XC935383 ON 24 FEBRUARY. SOME OF
ALL UTM COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM AMS SERIES L7015, SHEET 6340 II.
1 CIA INTELLIGENCE ORMATION CABLE 10 MARCH
1967 ( CONFIDENTIAL
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
Should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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THE BOATS,CARRIED FUEL DRUMS THAT APPEARED TO BE EMPTY.
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PANHANDLE AREA, LAOS
15-38N 106-47E
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