FORD AND FERRY CROSSINGS ROUTE 92 BAN DONG AREA LAOS 1637N 10625E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001600030003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 3, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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C0 MULU IIAL
NPIC/CSD-17o/66
23 MARCH 1966
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FORD AND FERRY CROSSINGS
ROUTE 92, BAN DONG AREA, LAOS
1637N lo625E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS TWO RIVER CROSSINGS AND BOMB DAMAGE
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TO A CAMOUFLAGED PONTOON FERRY IN THE BAN DONG AREA OF LAOS.
2. MISSION READOUT:
A. PRE-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY OF REVEALS
AN ACTIVE FORD ON ROUTE 92, 0.5 NM NORTHWEST OF BAN DONG, LAOS AT
1637N 10624E (UTM XD508391). A SERVICEABLE FERRY CROSSING IS NOTED
250 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF THE FORD AT UTM XD511389. A CAMOUFLAGED
PONTOON FERRY IS OBSERVED TO BE MOORED ON THE SOUTHWEST BANK OF THE
SE PONE (RIVER), JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE FERRY LANDING, AT UTM XD511389.
B. POST-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY OF REVEALS
NO DAMAGE TO EITHER THE FORD OR THE FERRY CROSSING. SEVERAL BOMB
CRATERS ARE NOTED IN THE AREA. THE CAMOUFLAGED PONTOON FERRY IS
DESTROYED WITH TWO PARTIALLY SUNKEN PONTOONS LYING AT THE EDGE OF
THE RIVER BANK.
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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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FORD AND FERRY- CROSSINGS
ROUTE 92, BAN DONG AREA, LAOS
16-37N 106-25E
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