VEHICULAR ACTIVITY ROUTE 6 NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001500030005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 21, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/11/13: CIA-RDP80T01471 R001500030005-9
NPIC/CSD 102/66
21 FEBRUARY 1966 25X1
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VEHICULAR ACTIVITY
ROUTE 6, NORTH VIETNAM
1. ROUTE 6, ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL HIGHWAYS OF NORTH
VIETNAM, LINKS THE REMOTE AREAS OF THE NORTHWEST WITH THE
REST OF THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDES A BORDER CONNECTION WITH
CHINA. IT EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE CHINA BORDER TO
HANOI VIA LAI CIAU, TUAN GIAO, SON LA, AND SUOI RUT. THIS
301-MILE, LIMITED ALL-SEASON ROUTE TRAVERSES MOUNTAINOUS
TO HILLY TERRAIN. THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD RANGES FROM FAIR
TO GOOD. OFF-ROAD DISPERSAL IS RESTRICTL~'D DUE TO THE RUGGED
TERRAIN. MOVEMENT IN THE MOUNTAINOUS REGION IS SERIOUSLY
IMPEDED BY STEEP GRADES, SHARP CURVES, AND LANDSLIDES.
2. REVEALS THE FOLLOWING
VEHICULAR ACTIVITY ON ROUTE 6:
A. THREE CARGO TRUCKS (ONE HEAVILY CAMOUFLAGED)
AND TWO UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES ARE LOCATED ALONG ROUTE 6
AT 2104N 10414E. THE POSITION OF THE PARKED TRUCKS
INDICATES THA'I' THEY ARE HEADED SOUTH.
B. A CAMOUFLAGED VEHICLE AND A CAMOUFLAGED PROBABLE
VEHICLE ARE OBSERVED WITHIN A TRUCK PARK ALONG ROUTE U
AT 2108N 10409E.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
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only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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