ROUTE 1036 NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85T00339R000100130001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 14, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2009/02/11: CIA-RDP85T00339R000100130001-0
CONFIDENTIAL
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
ROUTE 1036
NORTH VIETNAM
1703N 10634E
ATTACHMENT TO M-5836 25X1
14 FEBRUARY 1969
PAGE 1
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY NEAR THE TERMINUS
OF ROUTE 1036.
2. LOCATION:
THE TERMINUS IS 2.8 NM NORTH OF THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE DMZ.
3. BACKGROUND:
CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON 1036 IN AND PROCEEDED AT A FAST 25X1
PACE UNTIL THE ROAD REACHED ITS PRESENT TERMINUS. WORK THEN APPARENTLY
STOPPED ON THIS ROUTE.
4. MISSION READOUT:
PHOTOGRAPHY OF REVEALS THE TERMINUS OF ROUTE 1036 25X1
2.8 NM NORTH OF THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE DMZ AND APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS
EAST OF THE NORTH VIETNAM/LAOS BORDER. ONE BULLDOZER AND EIGHT PERSONNEL ARE
OBSERVED WORKING ON THE ROUTE 0.7 NM NORTH OF THE TERMINUS.
PHOTOGRAPHY OF REVEALS AN ACTIVE FORD ACROSS THE SONG 25X1
LONG DAI STREAM APPROXIMATELY 7.7 NM NORTH OF THE TERMINUS OF ROUTE 1036. A
CABLE CROSSES THE STREAM AT THE FORD. ALSO OBSERVED IN THE AREA ARE FOUR TRUCKS
(TWO NOT DEPICTED ON GRAPHIC), SEVEN HUTS, (ONE NOT DEPICTED ON GRAPHIC), AND
11 PERSONNEL. THIS AREA IS PROBABLY USED AS A CAMP FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION
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.
GROUP I
E.