TEMPORARY STORAGE BAI DUC THON, NORTH VIETNAM

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CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0
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RIPPUB
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C
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4
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December 28, 2016
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February 11, 2009
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2
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Publication Date: 
February 13, 1969
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REPORT
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Amk Approved For Release 2009/02/11: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0 NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER TEMPORARY STORAGE BAI DUC THON, NORTH VIETNAM 18-02N 105-50E 21X1 1 25X1 Approved For Release 2009/02/11: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0 Approved For Release 2009/02/11: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0 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 re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support Division. NPIC. TEMPORARY STORAGE BAI DUC THON, NORTH VIETNAM 18o2N 10550E 1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS AN EXAMPLE OF THE OPEN STORAGE CURRENTLY OBSERVED AT THE BAI DUC THON STAGING AREA. 2. LOCATION: AT BAI DUC THON AND 24 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF-THE LAOTIAN BORDER. 3. BACKGROUND: SEE NOTES FOR NPIC BRIEFING BOARD M-5827 4. MISSION READOUT: PHOTOGRAPHY OF 20 JANUARY 1969 REVEALS A TYPICAL OPEN STORAGE AREA IN THE BAI DUC THON STAGING AREA. VEGETATION HAS BEEN CLEARED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RAIL LINE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SUPPLIES BEING BROUGHT FROM THE NORTH. APPROXIMATELY 15,000 SMALL PROBABLE WOODEN CRATES OF VARIOUS SQUARE AND REC- TANGULAR SIZES HAVE BEEN STACKED IN THE AREA EAST OF THE RAIL LINE. THE NATURE OF THESE CRATED GOODS CANNOT BE DETERMINED ALTHOUGH THEY ARE TYPICAL OF AMMUNITION TYPE CRATES. A WOODEN FRAME HUT/SHELTER IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OVER A PORTION OF THE CRATES. SIX CANVAS COVERED STACKS OF PROBABLE SACKED SUPPLIES ARE OBSERVED ON WOODEN PLANKING IN THE AREA WEST OF THE RAIL LINE. THESE STACKS ARE TYPICAL OF PROBABLE RICE STORAGE OBSERVED IN OTHER AREA OF THE BAI DUC THON STAGING COMPLEX. G ROUP I EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIFICATION (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER ATTACHMENT TO M-5828 25X1 13 FEBRUARY 1969 PAGE 1 CONFIDENTIAL Approved For Release 2009/02/11: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0 Approved For Release 2009/02/11: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0 CONFIDENTIAL (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER ATTACHMENT TO M-5828 13 FEBRUARY 1969 PAGE 2 MAP REFERENCE: SERIES L7014 6145 II, SERIES 1501-NE48-7 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 re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief. Collateral Support Division. NPIC. CONFIDENTIAL Approved For Release 2009/02/11: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0 Approved For Release 2009/02111: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0 CONFIDENTIAL REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOC- UMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE OFFICE OF ORIGIN. TEMPORARY STORAGE I D IX TOM, NORTH VIETNAM 105-50F- _'P NATIONAL SUBSTANTIVE BRIEFING AIDS COLLECTION RETURN TO: BRIEFING AIDS UNIT ROOM 4S-447A 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2009/02111: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100120002-0