SUPPORT FACILITIES BUILDUP CHINA-LAOS BORDER

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: February 13, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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CHINA LAOS BORDER
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REFERENCE TO: MISSION GN T070, SUPPORT FACILITIES BUILDUP
CHINA-LAOS BORDER
2. LOCATION:
FOUR NEW MAJOR AREAS OF SUPPORT AND STORAGE ACTIVITY
ON THE CHINA-LAOS BORDER.
FOUR AREAS OF ACTIVITY LOCATED ON THE CHINA SIDE OF
THE BORDER ALONG ROUTES 411, 412, AND ROUTE 4023
ARE DEPICTED IN FOUR PHOTOS. AS FOLLOWS:
PHOTO 1 -- ROUTE 411 LOGISTICS FACILITY AT 21-12-40N
101-16=20E, PHOTO 2 -- ROAD TERMINUS COMPLES AT
21-08-55N 101-45-35E, PHOTO 3 -- MOTACHING LOGISTICS
FACILITY AT 21-14-25N 101-43-08E. PHOTO 4 -- ROUTE
412 LOGISTICS FACILITY AT 21-13-10N 101-43-OOE
THIS MISSION REVEALS FOUR NEW MAJOR AREAS OF SUPPORT
AND STORAGE ACTIVITY ON THE CHINA SIDE OF THE CHINA-LAOS BORDER.
PHOTO 1 -- ROUTE 411 LOGISTICS FACILITIES CONSISTS OF FIVE AREAS ALONG ROUTE.
411, ADJACENT TO THE CHINA-LAOS BORDER.
AREA A -- LOCATED AT UTM QD3384631CONTAINS 16 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS
AREA B -- LOCATED AT UTM QD345470.CONTAINS 10 PROBABLE QUARTERS AND 2 SUPPORT
BUILDINGS.
AREA C -- LOCATED I.M1 QD346475)CONTAINS 4 STORAGE BUILDINGS, 3 BARRACK
BUILDINGS, ONE MESSHALL, AND 7 VEHICLE CUTS IN THE VEGETATION, 3 OF WHICH ARE.
OCCUPIED BY CARGO TRUCKS.
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
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AREA D -- LOCATED AT UTM QD358479tCONTAINS 13 SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND 2
OCCUPIED 6-GUN LIGHT AAA SITES. THREE CARGO TRUCKS ARE ALSO OBSERVED IN THE AREA.
AREA E -- LOCATED AT UTM QD3504715CONTAINS 20 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, 2 OCCUPIED
6-GUN LIGHT AAA SITES, AND ONE POSSIBLE TRUCK.
PHOTO 2 -- ROAD TERMINUS COMPLEX CONSISTS OF 4 AREAS AT THE TERMINUS OF
ROUTE 4023 ON THE CHINA-LAOS BORDER.
AREA A -- LOCATED AT UTM QD8664091CONTAINS 12 STORAGE' BUILDINGS, 2
STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND AN OCCUPIED 8-GUN MEDIUM AAA SITE.
AREA B -- LOCATED AT UTM QD867417)CONTAINS 57 QUARTERS/STORAGE BUILDINGS
AND 15 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. BETWEEN THIS AREA AND THE BORDER THERE ARE APPROXI-
MATELY 44 BUILDINGS AND 9 TENTS. FOUR TRUCKS ARE OBSERVED IN THE AREA.
AREA C -- LOCATED AT UTM QD867419.,CONTAINS 2 VEHICLE PARKS (ONE ON EACH
SIDE OF THE ROAD) WHICH CONTAINS 2 BARRACK AND 3 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, 15 CARGO
TRUCKS ARE ALSO OBSERVED.
AREA D -- LOCATED UTM QD865422.CONTAINS 19 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, ONE
OCCUPIED 8-GUN MEDIUM AAA SITE, ONE OCCUPIED 6-GUN MEDIUM AAA SITE AND ONE
OCCUPIED 6-GUN AAA SITE.
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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PHOTO 3 -- MOTACHING LOGISTICS COMPLEXCONSISTS OF 9 AREAS EAST OF MOTACHING.
AREA A -- MOT-ACHING BARRACKS AREA LOCATED 1.4 NM EAST OF MOTACHINC AT
UtM QD822510 ON THE WEST EDGE OF AN UNNAMED VILLAGE. THE AREA CONTAINS 15
BARRACK, ONE ADMINISTRATION, 6 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND ONE MESSHALL.
AREA B -- MOTACHING VEHICLE PARK AND STORAGE AREA LOCATED 1.5 NM1 FAST-
NORTHEAST OF MOTACHING AT UTM QD823511. THE STORAGE AREA CONTAINS 13 STORAGE
BUILDINGS AND THREE SUPPORT BUILDINGS. THE VEHICLE PARK CONTAINS 20 CARGO
TRUCKS.
AREA C -- MOTACHING STORAGE AREA LOCATED 1.5 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF MOTACHING
AT UTM QD822515. THE AREA CONTAINS 40 STORAGE BUILDINGS AND 10 STORAGE/SUPPORT
BUILDINGS.
AREA D -- MOTACHING STORAGE AREA LOCATED 0.7 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MOTACHING AT
UTM QD809499. THE AREA CONTAINS 31 STORAGE BUILDINGS, 14 PROBABLE QUARTERS, AND
6 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS. THREE CARGO TRUCKS ARE ALSO OBSERVED.
AREA E -- MOTACHING STORAGE AREA 2 LOCATED 0.9 NM EAST OF MOTACHING AT UTM
QD812502. THE AREA CONTAINS 16 STORAGE, 2 BARRACKS, AND 4 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
AREA F -- TAKUCHANG VEHICLE PARK LOCATED 0.6 NM NORTHEAST OF TAKUCHANG AT
UTM QD818491. THE VEHICLE PARK CONTAINS 2 BARRACK AND 6 STORAGE../SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
TWENTY-SIX CARGO TRUCKS ARE OBSERVED IN THE PARK.
AREA G -- TAKUCHANG PROBABLE BARRACKS IS LOCATED 0.6 NM EAST OF TAKICHANG
AT UTM QD 820485. THE AREA CONTAINS 10 PROBABLE BARRACKS AND A TRENCH NETWORK.
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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AREA H -- TAKUCHANG AAA SITES LOCATED 0.3 NM EAST OF TAKUCHANG AT UTM
QD815486. THE AREA CONSISTS OF 4 OCCUPIED AAA SITES WHICH CONTAIN 34 LIGHT AAA
GUNS. ONE CARGO TRUCK IS ALSO OBSERVED.
AREA I -- MOTACHING AAA SITES ARE LOCATED 1.2 NM EAST OF MOTACHING AT
UTM QD817510. AREA CONSISTS OF 4 OCCUPIED AAA SITES WHICH CONTAIN 24 LIGHT AAA
GUNS.
PHOTO 4 -- ROUTE 412 LOGISTICS FACILITIES CONSISTS OF'4 MAJOR AREAS OF
ACTIVITY ALONG ROUTE 412 BETWEEN 21-13-10N 101-43-OOE AND THE CHINA-LAOS BORDER.
AREA A -- LOCATED AT UTM QD813478 CONTAINS 8 PROBABLE BARRACK BUILDINGS,
16 STORAGE BUILDINGS, AND 5 TENTS. ONE CARGO TRUCK IS ALSO OBSERVED IN THE AREA.
AREA B -- LOCATED AT UTM QD810468 CONTAINS 40 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS
AND ONE TRUCK.
AREA C -- LOCATED AT UTM QD466807 CONTAINS 2 SMALL SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND
2 UNOCCUPIED 6-GUN AAA SITES.
Group NPIC.
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
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