CONTINUED ROAD CONSTRUCTION LAI CHAU/DIEN BIEN PHU NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A001200030010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 5, 1968
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTINUED ROAD CONSTRUCTION
LAI CHAU/DIEN BIEN PHU
NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS CONNECTING
LAI CHAU AND DIEN BIEN PHU IN NORTH VIETNAM.
2. MISSION READOUT:
INSERT #1, 2153N 103o8E, DEPICTS A NEWLY SURFACED SEGMENT OF ROUTE 191.
INSERT #2, 2144N 10305E, DEPICTS A SEGMENT OF THE ROAD PRESENTLY BEING
SURFACED.
INSERT #3, 21344 10301E, SHOWS ONE OF SEVERAL BRIDGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
AT MAIN RIVER CROSSINGS ON ROUTE 191. A TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE IS OB-
SERVED AT THIS POINT PARALLEL TO ROUTE 191.
INSERT #>+, 2123N 10300E, PORTRAYS THE USE OF FORDS FENDING COMPLETION
OF THESE BRIDGES, AND THE JUNCTION OF ROUTE 191 AND ROUTE 19.
3. REMARKS:
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ROADS CONNECTING LAI CHAU AND DIEN BIEN PHU
WILL BE COMPLETE WITH THE SURFACING OF THE FIVE REMAINING SEGMENTS OF ROUTE
191, COMPRISING TWELVE NM, THE COMPLETION OF SEVERAL BRIDGES ALONG THIS
ROUTE, AND THE SURFACING OF SEVEN NM OF THE UNNUMBERED ROUTE SOUTH OF LAI
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY ALONG ROUTE 191 AND AN
FROM LAI CHAU TO CONNECT WITH ROUTE 191:
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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CHAU. COMPLETION OF THESE ROADS WILL PROVIDE A LINK IN A NEW MAJOR
LOGISTICAL SUPPLY ROUTE FROM THE CHINESE BORDER INTO LAOS.
CHINESE AID TO NORTH VIETNAM'S ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM HAS BEEN
CONCENTRATED IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY HA NOI, MONG CAI IN THE NORTHEAST,
AND LAO CAI AND LAI CHAU IN THE NORTHWEST. THE MAJOR EFFORT HAS BEEN
TO IMPROVE EXISTING HIGHWAY CONNECTIONGS WITH CHINA.
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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NORTH VIETNAM
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