LOGISTICS ACTIVITY DON BAI DINH STORAGE AREA, NORTH VIETNAM

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 21, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
REFERENCE: UE/YT 889N, 19 MARCH 1969 ATTACHMENT TO M-6284
21 APRIL 1969
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LOGISTICS ACTIVITY
DON BAI DINH STORAGE AREA,
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS CONTINUED HEAVY LOGISTICS
ACTIVITY NEAR THE MU GIA PASS ON ROUTE 15 IN NORTH VIETNAM.
2. LOCATION: 6 NAUTICAL MILES (nm) NORTH OF THE LAOS/NORTH VIETNAM
BORDER ALONG ROUTE 15 AT DON BAI DINH.
3. BACKGROUND: SINCE THE BOMBING HALT OF 1 NOVEMBER 1968 A CONTINUED
HIGH LEVEL OF LOGISTICS ACTIVITY, ASSOCIATED WITH RESUPPLY EFFORTS TO THE
SOUTH HAS BEEN OBSERVED ALONG ROUTE 15. DON BAI DINH HAS DEVELOPED INTO
ONE OF THE LARGEST STORAGE AREAS SOUTH OF BAI DUC THON FOR SUPPLIES
DESTINED FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH MU GIA PASS.
4. MISSION READOUT: LOW LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHY OF 19 MARCH 1969 REVEALS A
HIGH LEVEL OF LOGISTICS ACTIVITY AT DON BAI DINH. OBSERVED IN THE AREA
ARE 42 STORAGE BUILDINGS, THREE PILES OF UNCOVERED SUPPLIES, 46 CARGO
TRUCKS (SOME OF WHICH ARE APPARENTLY BEING UNLOADED), AND THREE SUPPORT
BUILDINGS. NUMEROUS PERSONNEL CAN BE SEEN WORKING THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
17 45N-105 46E
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
North Vietnam
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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.
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