SA-3 MISSILE CANISTERS DONG DANG AREA NORTH VIETNAM

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01074R000300160001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 15, 1973
• Content Type: MISC

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Attachment to N-8273/73
15 January 1973
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REFERENCE T0: GS 671 SA-3 MISSILE CANISTERS
DONG DANG AREA
NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE: FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF SA-3 MISSILE EQUIPMENT
2. LOCATION: AT 21-54-50N 106-40y10E, 2.8 NM SOUTHWEST OF DONG
DANG~NORTH VIETNAM AND 3.5 NM FROM THE CHINA-NORTH
VIETNAM BORDER
3. BACKGROUND: THE DONG DANG COMPLEX CONTAINS NUMEROUS STORAGE
AREAS AND VEHICLE PARKS USED FOR HOLDING EQUIPMENT
DELIVERED TO NORTH VIETNAM THROUGH THE RAIL AND
ROAD TRANSFER FACILITIES AT PING HSIANG, CHINA.
ONLY A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF SA-2 CANISTERS OR
EQUIPMENT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE
DONG DANG AREA. NO SA-3 EQUIPMENT HAS PREVIOUSLY
BEEN OBSERVED.
4. NEGATION DATE:
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical wo~c~ T~ieu use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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5. FIRST
IDENTIFICATION: THIS MISSION
6. MISSION READOUT: AT LEAST 90 SA-3 MISSILE CANISTERS WERE OBSERVED
IN THREE GENERAL OPEN STORAGE AREAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ROUTE 1B IN
THE VICINITY OF DONG DANG TRUCK PARK 4~2. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CONCEAL
THE CANISTERS. NO OTHER SA-3 EQUIPMENT WAS OBSERVED IN THE AREA.
HOWEVER, NUMEROUS VEHICLES OR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN THE GENERAL DONG
DANG COMPLEX COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED DUE TO LIMITED PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETABILITY.
AT LEAST EIGHT POSSIBLE ZSU-23/4 WERE PARKED NEAR THE CANISTER STORAGE
AREA.
COLLATERAL PHOTO: FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, AFSC. PHOTO INTELLIGENCE
GUIDE, SA-3 MISSILE SYSTEM (GOA), i OCTOBER B8
ENLARGEMENT: 20X, COLLATERAL PHOTO 2X
IEG/SGD/SAB
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 boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re?
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
SECRET
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