ARMOR ACTIVITY DONG HOI AREA, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01074R000300450004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 11, 1969
• Content Type: PHOTO

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ARMOR ACTIVITY I I It
DONG HOI AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
17-27N 106-30E
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CONFIDENTIAL
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
ARMOR ACTIVITY
DONG HOI AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
1727N 1o630E
ATTACHMENT TO M-5969
11 MARCH 1969
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS IS THE FIRST OBSERVATION OF TANKS LOCATED IN THE DONG HOI AREA IN
RECENT YEARS.
2. LOCATION:
THE ARMOR ACTIVITY IS LOCATED 6.7 NM WEST OF DONG HOI, AT UTM XE603313.
3. BACKGROUND:
SINCE THE LIMITED BOMBING HALT OF 1 APRIL 1968 AND THE CESSATION OF BOMBING
ON 1 NOVEMBER 1968, AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF TANK ACTIVITY HAS BEEN OBSERVED THROUGH-
OUT NORTH VIETNAM.
4. MISSION READOUT:
REVEALS ONE PROBABLE T-34 TANK, 25X1
FOUR PROBABLE PT-76 TANKS, ONE POSSIBLE SU-76 ASSAULT GUN, ONE TANK RECOVERY VEHICLE
AND ONE POSSIBLE TANK RECOVERY VEHICLE PARKED IN FIELDS ADJACENT TO AN UNNUMBERED
ROUTE AT UTM XE603313. A POSSIBLE SUPPORT AREA, IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE TANKS,
CONTAINS A POSSIBLE BARRACKS BUILDING AND FOUR POSSIBLE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHEDS.
MAP REF: L7014 SHEET 6343 IV 1:50,000
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.
GROUP I: EXCLUDED FROM
AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING
AND DECLASSIFICATION
CONFIDENTIAL
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