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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00569R000100040017-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: January 10, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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IMPORT COVERS CERTAIN AREAS OF NORTH VIET NAM AND LAOS AND IS FROM
A COMPLETELY RELIABLE SOURCES
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iAM NEUA AFLD, 2028N/10403E. SERVICEABLE, ONE E/W ROLLED EARTH
01tF SOUTHEAST END OF' .RUNWAY.
XIENG KHOUANG AFLD, 1927N/10308E. NO CHANGE SINCE OXY 3020.
-IRCRAFT OBSERVED. FOUR POSSIBLE TRENCHED BUNKERS WERE REPORTED
AY APPROX 4200' X 100'. EXTENSION OF NW END OF RUNWAY COMPLETES
A.TTOPEU AFLD 1 448N/10650E SERVICEABLE (1) NW/SE, CRUSHED ROCK
AIRFIELDS.
AY 3600' X 110'. NO ACFT REPORTED. TWENTY BARRACKS TYPE BLDG
4 '1 NW END OF RNY.
ACYT OBSERVED INCOMPLETE INFO.
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TCHEPONE AFLD= 1643N/10611E. SERVICEABLE, NO ACFT, NO CHANGE
' 7HA1 ET OLD AFLD 1723N/10450E. NO ACFT NOTED. NO CHANGE SINCE
7 PRONG SAVAN AFLD, 1927N/10313E. INCOMPLETE INFO.
N ACFT NOTED
2N/10543E, ON OXY 3020. ONE NW/SE SOD RNY, APPROX 2800' X 60'.
Y.. 3020.
82 XIENG KHOUNG VILLE AFLD, 1921N/10320E. NO CHANGE SINCE OXY 3020.
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9. SARAVANE AFLD, 1542N/10625E. (zERVICEAB1.E, NO ACFT OBSERVEL,
NO CHANGE SINCE 0"Y 3020.
10.
PAI.SANE AFLD 1824N/10341E. INCOMPLETE::. INFO.
11.
PARSE AFLD.
150SN/10546E.
INCOMPLETE INFO.
12.
NAPE AFLD.
1818N/10505E.
SOD LANDING GROUND, 2000'X404'
UNSERVICEABLE.
13. LAM SAO AFLD. 1811N/10459E. SERVICEABLE. NO ACFT NOTED. NO
CHANCE SINCE OXY'
14. MUONG SAI AFLD, 2042N/10200E. SERVICEABLE SOD RUNWAY. NO ACFT
OBSERVED.
15, BAR DINE DAM AFLD. 1929N/10405E. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS U/I
AFLD, 194%/10340E ON OXY 3020. ONE N/S RNY 1500'X50' NO ACFT
OBSERVED TWO STRONG POINTS IN HILLS S OF TOWN.
16. BAN MO AFLD. 1910N/10354E, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON OXY 3020 AS
POSSIBLY NAPE AFLD, SERVICEABLE NW/SE SOD RNY, NO ACFT OBSERVED.
17. SEND AFLD 1640N/10501E, INCOMPLETE INFO.
18. BAN NAM SAC AFLD, 2038N/10227E. INCOMPLETE INFO.
19. UNIDENTIFIED AFLD, 2020N/10440E. E/W GRADED EARTH RUNWAY
APPRO:! 2530'Y130' PROB SERVICEABLE NO ACFT NOTED.
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20. UNIDENTIFIED AFBD. i848N/10415E, NO CHANGE SINCE OXY 3020.
INCOMPLETE INFO.
21. UNIDENTIFIED AFLD. APPROY 1522N/14702E SOD RUNWAY APP}CX
2500'Y100. NO A.CF P OB'ERVED. SERVICEABLE.
22. UNIDENTIFIED AFLD. 1857N/10342E NO CHANGE SINCE OXY 3020.
23. UNIDENTIFIED AFLD. 1923N/10311E NO CHANGE SINCE OXY 3420.
INCOMPLETE INFO.
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Be MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
1. SAM NEUA COMPLEX, 2027N/10403E. ONE PROB MILITARY CAMP CONTAINING
APPROX THIRTY BLDGS VARYING FROM 30' X 20' TO 90' X 40'. NINE
STRONG POINTS AND NUMEROUS ENTRENCHMENTS WERE OBSERVED THROUGH OUT
3, MILITARY CAMP. 1641N/10613E. APPRX TWENTY BARRACKS TYPE
3020 AS ASSOCIATED WITH NAPE AFLD. NO CHANGE OBSERVED.
2. BAN MO STRONG POINT 1910N/10354E. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON OXY
AREA,
BLDGS. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY NOTED.
Is, NAPE ROAD TO NORTH VIET NAM BORDER. 1818N/10505E TO 1825N/1950SE
C. OTHER MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
INCOMPLETE.
?ROB DIRT ROAD TEN FEET WIDE. NO MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED. INFO
HONG KANE ROAD TO NORTH VIET NAM BORDER. 1736N/10538E TO 1744/
Iii 543E. PROB DIRT OR GRAVEL, 12 TO 15 FEET WIDE NO MILITARY
3. HIGHWAY TCHEPONE TO NORTH VIET NAM BORDER. 1643N/10612E TO
ACTIVITY NOTED.
is NAPE HIGHWAY BRIDGE, 1818N/10504E. 300 FEET, THREE SPAN PROB
'3. HONG KANE COMPLEX. 1736N/10538E. NO MILITARY ACTIVITY NOTED.
4. SAVANNAKHET COMPLEX, 1633N/10445E. INCOMPLETE INFO.
7. HIGHWAY BRIDGE, 1641N/10613E. SERVICEABLE, 550 FTC STEEL TRUSS,
STEEL CONSTRUCTION,
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S. BAN NHOMMARATH KEO HIGHWAY BRIDGE 1736N/10509E SERVICEABLE
INCOMPLETE INFO.
9. BAN KOK TONG HIGHWAY BRIDGE, 1734N/10514E, PROB SINGLE LANE
SINGLE SPAN STEEL CONSTRUCTION.
10. MU CIA PASS 1743N/10547E. LAOTIAN AND NORTH VIET NAM BORDER
STATIONS OBSERVED. APPRO': FIFTEEN VEHICLES NOTED AT NORTH VIET NAM
STATION. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
D. NAVAL ACTIVITY: NONE
NORTH VIET NAM.
A. AIRFIELDS.
1. DIEN BIEN PHU AFLD 2123N/10301E. SERVICEABLE. NO ACFT OBSERVED.
PROS FOUR GUN OCCUPIED AAA POSITION LOCATED AT SW END OF AFLD.
2. NA SAN AFLD. 2113N/10402E. PROB HARD SURFACED E/W RUNWAY
4000'X90' WITH 500' OVERUN ON WEST END. SERVICEABLE. NO ACFT
OBSERVED. APPROX 45 BARRACKS/SUPPORT BLDGS. PERSONNEL TRENCHES.
E. DONG HOI AFLD. 1732N/10635E SERVICEABLE, NO ACFT OBSERVED NO
CHANGE SINCE OXY 3020.
4. NGHIA LO AFLD, 2136N/10430E. NORTH/SOUTH SOD RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE,
NO ACFT OBSERVED,
Be MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
1. HOA BINH MILITARY CAMP., 2049N/10520E APPROX THIRTY BARRACKS TYPE
AND TEN MISC BLDGS EAST SIDE OF RIVER. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED
INCOMPLETE INFO.
2. BAN NO NGAN MILITARY CAMP 2130N/10305E, APPROX THIRTY TWO LDGS
VARYING IN SIZE FROM 90' X30' TO 30' X 20'.
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3. PROB SON LA MILITARY CAMP, 2113Ni1~%%~? APPROX 400 bAKitACKS
WAREHOUSE TYPE. PLDGS. ONE LARGE EARTH COVERED BLDG, SEVEN BLDGS UNDEI
CONSTRUCTION AND E`'TEN''IVE OPEN STORAGE REPORTED.
4. HOA DUYET MILITARY CAMP, 1734N/10632E. TWO COMPOUNDS CONTAINING
THIRTY AND TEN BARRACKS TYPE BLDGS.
5. XOM CON CAU MILITARY CAMP. 1800N/105525' APPROX TWENTY BARRACKS
BLDGS VARYING FROM 90' ' 30' TC 60' X 20'.
6. LANG BINH LANG MILITARY CAMP, 1902N/10458E. TEN LARGE BARRACK
TYPE BLDGS, NO UNUOUAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
7. MILITARY CAMP, 2125N 10340E. APPRX 450 BARRACK/ADMIN TYPE BLDGS.
AND MOTOR POOL CONTAINING APPROX 18 VEHICLES.
8. MILITARY CAMP, 2112N/10403E. 100 BARRACK TYPE BLDGS TWENTY FIVE
SUPPORT TYPE, THREE ADMIN TYPE PERSONNEL TRENCHES, TWENTY UNOCCUPIED
GUN EMPLACEMENTS.
9, MCLITARY CAMP 2111N/10404E. SEVENTY FIVE BARRACKS TYPE BLDGS
TWENTY SUPPORT TYPE BLDGS, PERSONNEL TRENCHES TEN UNOCCUPIED GUN
EMPLACEMENTS, THREE MILES EAST OF NA SAN AFLD.
10. MILITARY CAMP 2050N/10338E. APPROY, 80 BARRACKS /WAREHOUSE
TYPE BLDGS.
11. MILITARY CAMP 205ON/10340E. APPROX 63 BARRACKS /WAREHOUSE
TYPE BLDGS, MOTOR POOL CONTAINING APPROX TWENTY VEHICLES, EXTENSIVE
PERSONNEL TRENCHES.
12. MILITARY CAMP, 1730N /10630E. THREE CAMP AREAS WI TF APPROX 60
BLDGS.
13. MILITARY CAMP, 2133N/10348E, APPRX 55 ADMIN/BARRACKS/SUPPORT
TYPE BLDGF.
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14. MILITARY CAMP, 2133N/10358E. APPROX FORTY BARRACKS TYPE BLDGS
AND FIVE VEHICLES.
15. PROB MILITARY CAMP 2113N/10358E. APPROX THIRTY FIVE BLDGS INFO
INCOMPLETE,
If, PROB MILITARY CAMP 2117N/10301E. APPROX 33 BLDGS VARYING FROM
20'X35' TO 30'X45'.
17. POSSIBLE MILITARY CAMP 1907N/10447E. THIRTY ONE BARRACKS TYPE
BLDG. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED.
10, STRONG POINT, 1710N/10635E, CONTAINING TEN MISC BLDGS ENCIRCLED
j .TRENCHES.
dI tCLED BY TRENCHING.
MILITARY STRONG POINT, 1917N/10355E. APPROX FIVE BLDGS REPROTkD'
AMMO STORAGE AREA, 1'707N/10645E. CONTAINING SEVEN LARGE REVETTED
STORAGE BLDGS, AND FIVE MISC BLDGS. APPROX FORTY BARRACKS TYPE BLDGS
NO t1? IN CAMP EAST OF STORAGE AREA.
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PROB AMMO STORAGE AREA, 2038N/10514E. APPROX TWENTY DISPERSED
C. OVER MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
1, DIEN BIEN PHU COMPLEX 2119N/10301E. APPROX TEN MILITARY CAMPS.
T ,VEHICULAR TRAFFIC NOTFU, NU LUNVUYS UK 171 L11 AK } A~ itY L a I .v al v,
DONC HOI COMPLEX, 1729N/10636E. NUMEROUS TRENCHES AND EMPLACE-
MELTS NORTH OF CITY AND ENCIRCLING DONG HOI AFLD, NO OTHER MILITARY
ACTIVITY NOTED.
VAN YEN COMPLEX 2104N/13442E. NO MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
4, SON LA COMPLEX 2119N/10354E, INCOMPLETE INFO.
It CON CUONG COMPLEX, 1902N/10454E. NO MILITARY ACTIVITY NOTED.
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6. NNA DON CCtti?LE- 1743,`/10627E. NO i'.ILITAt:Y ACTIVITY uBSLhVED.
7. ROAD MUONG SEN-CUA RA.D-CON COONG, 1924N/144:13E To 1916N/10427E
TO 11102N/10 414E^ SECTION FROt1 1915N/10425E TO 1902N/11455E OBSERVED
NO MILITARY ACTIVITY R-EPORTEI).
S. JWt ON LA TO LAI CHAU, Q119N/12)354E TO 22J4111/1,31.)F.
INCOMPLETE INFO.
9, SON LA ROAD TO DIEN BIEN PHU, 2119N/10354E TO 2110/1031E,
INCOMPLETE INFO.
10. DIEN LIEN PHU ROAD TO LAOS BORDER 2119H/10301E TO 2112N/10256E.
REPORTED IN GOOD CONDITIN, NO ?ILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
11. LA ':;?IF THON RAILROAD BRIDGE 1304N/10549E. 210' SINGLE
J TRACK, FOUR SPAN, PROB STEEL CON''TRUCTION. THIS RAILROAD REPORTED
ABANDONED. HIGHUAy FERRY IN SERVICE JUST BELOU BRIDGE.
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