SOUTH CHINA/NORTH VIETNAM AND SINO-INDIAN BORDER PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE 8-14 NOVEMBER 1966

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• Publication Date: November 15, 1966
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UNITED STATES I N T E LLIGENCE BOARD
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT : South China/North Vietnam and Sino-Indian Border
Photographic Reconnaissance, 8 - 14 November 1966
REFERENCES a. USIB-D-41. 14/223 (COMOR-D-25/144) Para. 12. b.
5 March 1965, Limited Distribution
b. USIB-D-41. 14/283 (COMOR-D-25/207) 4 March 1966,
and Memorandum to Holders dated 8 March 1966,
Special Limited Distribution
c. USIB-D-41. 14/288 (COMOR-D-25/212)
17 March 1966, Special Limited Distribution
1. The attached report on the subject by the Chairman,
Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance (COMOR), is circulated for the
information of the United States Intelligence Board (USIB).
2. It is not contemplated that the attached report will be
placed on the USIB agenda unless a USIB Principal so requests prior
to the close of business on Friday, 18 November 1966. In the absence of
such a request, it will be considered for record purposes that USIB
"noted" the subject report on that date.
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The attached weekly report from the Chairman,
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Report to the United States Intelligence Board
by
Chairman, COMOR
on
South China/North Vietnam and Sino-Indian Border
Photographic Reconnaissance
8-14 November 1966
1. The following is a report on photographic coverage of:
a. 168 priority targets in South China and North Vietnam;
b. Targets in Laos adjacent to the South China border;
c. Targets in the Sino-Indian border area.
South China/North Vietnam
2. Since the last report, the total number of priority targets
decreased from 176 to 168; and because five of these had been covered by
base line quality photography, that figure (see para. 5) is reduced from 123
to 118. The decrease was the result of deleting seven military barracks in
North Vietnam, four in the base line coverage category, and one in South
China. Base line coverage by egated military activity at the
South China target. The North Vietnam targets were no longer considered to
be priority objectives for reconnaissance from which possible CHICOM military
buildup could be detected. The vulnerability of these targets to U. S. air strikes
has caused a dispersion of associated activities and does not offer much potential
for the concealment of a CHICOM military buildup.
3. A ission and a BLUE SPRINGS mission were flown
during the reporting period against priority targets in North Vietnam. According
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graphed six priority targets, but haze and clouds precluded readout.
4. Two BLUE SPRINGS and four
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previous reporting periods acquired surveillance coverage of nine priority
targets in North Vietnam. No base line coverage was reported during this
reporting period.
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5. Tab A lists the 118 of 168 priority targets in South China and
North Vietnam now covered by base line photography and shows total coverage
as follows:
Column 4 - Base line coverage since 1 March 1966, shown
by date.
Column 5 - The number of times surveillance coverage has
been added to the base line photography.
Column 6 - Date of the most recent base line/ surveillance
quality coverage.
The map at Tab B shows the distribution of the 168 targets illustrating the
primary area for lines of communication by shading. The 118 targets listed
in Tab A which have been covered by base line quality photography since
1 March 1966 are shown by a black dot, the remainder of the 168 by a black
circle. Arrows indicate base line/ surveillance coverage added during the
reporting period -- for the actual date of the photography see underlining in
Tab A.
Laos Adjacent to the South China Border
6. None
Sino-Indian Border Area
7. None
8. The map at Tab C shows both high and low resolution coverage of
targets in this area obtained since 18 October 1966.
Attachments:
Tabs A, B, and C
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Kur Ming Airfield
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Swatow A/ F, NE (Shari. Tou) Ch
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Kep Airfield VN
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Tier. Yang Airfield Ch
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Yen Bai Suspect Afld (U/C) VN
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Hsu Pu Airfield, U/C Ch
Son Tay Suspect: A}infield VN
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Yu Lin Naval Base Ch
Hai Kou Naval Base Ch
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Target Name
Base Line Surveillance Most
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Ctry 1 March Base Line Coverage
Lung Men Ammunition Depot Ch
Lung Men Military Activity Ch
Mang Shih Army Bks, S (Lu Hsi) Ch
Meng La Army Bks, West Ch
Meng Pan Military Camp Ch
Mi Tu Army Bks & Sp (Hsin Cheng) Ch
Ping Hsiang Ordnance Depot Ch
Po Hsi Chieh Army Bks (Pan Chi) Ch
Pu Erh Military Bks (Ning Erh) Ch
Pu Ning Army Barracks Ch
Shan Tou Army Bks (Lien Tang) Ch
Shu Chang Supply Depot (Hai Kou) Ch
Shuang Chiang Army Barracks Ch
Ssu Mao Military Area Ch
T a Li Hq 14th Army Ch
Tang Chia Mil Install (Chung Shan) Ch
Teng Chung Army Bks, W Ch
Tsao Wu Storage Area Ch
Yung Ping Army Barracks Ch
Wen Shan Army Barracks, West Ch
Ho Kau Military Camp Ch
Chiu Weng Yuan Army Bks, SW Ch
I Chun Prob Military Bks Area Ch
Chu Tien Military Installation Ch
Lao Chiang Poss Military Areas Ch
Fan Cheng Army Barracks Ch
Yen Shan Mil Bks & Storage Area Ch
Lung Tang Army Bks, Tien Tun Yuan Ch
Hai Feng Military Complex Ch
Tien Yang Poss Military Install. Ch
Lu Liang Storage Area Ch
Hanoi Lao Cai RR, Segment 2 VN
Hanoi Lao Cai RR, Segment 1 VN
Hanoi Lao Cai RR, Segment 3 VN
Hanoi Ping Hsiang RR, Segment 2 VN
Hanoi Ping Hsiang RR, Segment 1 VN
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Base Line Surveillance Most
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Kep/Than Nguyen RR, U/C VN
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Hanoi Ping Hsiang RR, Segment 4 Ch
1
Kun Ming Complex Ch
1
Ping Hsiang Complex Ch
2
Dong Dang Complex VN
1
Phu Lang Thuong Complex VN
6
Liu Chou Complex Ch
0
Shan Tou Complex (Swatow) Ch
1
Tien Yen Complex VN
1
Binh Lu Complex VN
0
Lao Cai Railroad Yard VN
2
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*Base Line photography must provide complete coverage of the objective adequate
to determine OB status, while subsequent Surveillance must be adequate to detect
changes.
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