TEMPORARY STORAGE BAI DUC THON, NORTH VIETNAM
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February 11, 2009
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Publication Date:
February 13, 1969
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
TEMPORARY STORAGE
BAI DUC THON, NORTH VIETNAM
18-02N 105-50E
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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
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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.
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TEMPORARY STORAGE
I D IX TOM, NORTH VIETNAM
105-50F-
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NATIONAL SUBSTANTIVE
BRIEFING AIDS
COLLECTION
RETURN TO:
BRIEFING AIDS UNIT
ROOM 4S-447A
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