HIGHWAY BRIDGE, ROUTE 7 BAN NHONG, LAOS 19-34N 103-41E

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Approved For Release 2007/05/16: CIA-RDP80TO1471 8000400010002-6 HIGHWAY BRIDGE, ROUTE 7 BAN NHONG, LAOS 19-34N 103-41E Approved For Release 2007/05/16 : CIA-fl 18000400010002-6 Q CSD/NPIC S/65 15 JANUARY 1965 PAGE COPY 1. PRE-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY OF Cpn I HIGHWAY BRIDGE, ROUTE 7 BAN NHONG, LAOS 1934N 10341E REVEALS A SMALL HIGHWAY BRIDGE (OVER AN 25X1 UNNAMED STREAM)' ON ROUTE 7, 0.4 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BAN NHONG AND 1.0 NM EAST OF BAN KEN. THREE BURNING BUILDINGS ARE OBSERVED SOUTHWEST OF THE BRIDGE. A HEAVY MACHINE GUN SITE (THREE POSITIONS OCCUPIED) AND AN AW SITE WITH THREE PROBABLE ZPU-2 GUNS ARE OBSERVED SOUTHEAST OF THE BRIDGE. 2. POST-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE SAME MISSION REVEALS A CLOUD OF SMOKE RISING FROM THE AREA OF THE BRIDGE. THE HEAVY SMOKE PREVENTS A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. THE STREAM IS FORDABLE AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS. 3. THE AREA HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED BY NUMEROUS I I IMISONS. 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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. daclcaaifiaaiion )I SECRET ? 25X1 18 JAN 1965 / 0 f 5X1 LAZY DAISY, LUCKY DRAGON, TROJAN HORSE, AND