CHEMICAL FERTILIZER PLANT BAC GIANG NORTH VIETNAM 2118N 10612E (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001900030009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 13, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 200CQN~ID~NTI~~SOT01471R001900030009-1
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE BA.C GIANG CHEMICAL FERTILIZER. PLANT
WHICH IS ONE OF NORTH VIETNAM'S MAJOR PRODUCERS OF PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER.
2. LOCATION:
BAC GIANG CHEMICAL FERTILIZER PLANT IS LOCATED ON THE SONG THUONG
(RIVER , TWO NM NORTH OF BAC GIANG AND TWENTY-TWO NM NORTHEAST OF HA NOI.
3.. MISSION READOUT:
REVEALS THE BAC GIANG CHEMICAL 25X
FERTILIZER PLANT TO CONSIST OF A BOILER HOUSE, COMPRESSOR BUILDING, TWO
WET GASOMETERS, TWO FRILLING TOWERS, A COAL PREPARATION BUILDING, TWENTY-
TWO MULTISTORY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, A LATTICE FLARE TOWER, THIRTY-SIX
SUPPORT~STORAGE BUILDINGS, AN EXTENSIVE CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND A COAL TRANS-
SHIPMENT PIER WITH TWO FIXED CRANES. A PROBABLE WORKERS` HOUSING AREA WITH
APPROXIMATELY FIFTY BARRACKS IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
INDUSTRIAL AREA.
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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ATTACHMENT TO K-9881 25X
13 JUNE 1866
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BAC GIANG, NORTH VIETNAM
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