STATUS OF ROUTE 92 BAN BAC AREA LAOS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001500040008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 23, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/CSD-10966
23 FEBRUARY, 1966
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.ALIGNMENT OF ROUTE 92 IN THE BAN BAC AREA OF LAOS.
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD SHOWS THE STATUS OF ROUTE 92 AND AN ALTERNATE
2. LOCATION:
`.BAN BAC IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN LAOTIAN PANHANDLE, APPROXIMATELY
TZ -TY-EIGHT NM NORTHWEST OF SARAVANE.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE:
THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALTERNATE ROUTE 92 WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON
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REVEALED SMALL SEG- 25X1
ME1\1TS OF THE ALTERNATE ROUTE TO BE COMPLETED.
MISSION READOUT:
PHOTOGRAPHY OF
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO JUST ?iEST:.OF BAN TASING AT 1551N 10643E (U TM XC837548).
THE ROAD CONTINUES SOUTHEAST TO 1549N 10644E (UTM xc8685o9), THEN NORTHEAST
TO 1550N 106645E (UTM x0887527), THEN SOUTH TO A PROBABLE FERRY WHICH CROSSES
THE SE KONG (RIVER) AT 1549N 10646E (UTM XC888509). ATTEMPTS TO INTERDICT
THE ALIGNMENT OF ROUTE 92 ALTERNATE (NOT AN OFFICIAL DESIGNATION) IS WEST
OF ROUTE 92 AND BAN BAC EXTENDING FROM ROUTE 92 AT 1556N lO644E.(UTM x0864622)
ROUTE 92 ALTERNATE AT 1550N 10645E (UTii X0887523) DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN
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STATUS OF ROUTE 92
BAN BAC AREA, LAOS
1550N 10646E
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ROUTE 92, JUST SOUTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 92 ALTERNATE,
APPEARS TO BE UNSERVICEABLE AND NOT IN USE.
(NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
PROBABLE TRUCK PARK CONSISTING OF
OF ROUTE 923 AT 1550N 10649E (UTM
NOTE: ROUTE 923 IS A SINGLE LANE
XC952515) NEAR ITS EASTERN TERMINUS.
ROAD LINKING ROUTE 92 SOUTH OF BAN BAC
WITH THE NORTHERN TERMINUS OF ROUTE 96.
REVEALS A PROBABLE MILITARY CAMP
LOCATED 0.2 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE TRUCK PARK AT 1550N 10649E (UTM XC955513).
TIE CAMP CONSISTS OF SIX SMALL BUILDINGS. ROW CROPPING IS OBSERVED IN AN
ADJACENT WOODED AREA.
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.
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NPIC/CSD-109/66
23 FEBRUARY 1966.
PREPARED BY: NPIC/CSD
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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.
Approved For Release 2007/11/13: CIA-RDP80T01471 R001500040008-5