ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT (NORTH) THAI NGUYEN, NVM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01074R000100520004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 14, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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NO FOREIGN DISSEM
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Attachment to N-1801
14 October 1969
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ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT (NORTH)
THAI NGUYEN, NVN
213825N 1055055E
RECONSTRUCTION OF ONE OF THE LARGEST SUPPLY DEPOTS IN
2. LOCATION: 2.5 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) NORTH OF THAI NGUYEN AND
36 NM NORTH OF HANOI NVN ON ROUTE 1B.
4. COLLATERAL:
THE THAI NGUYEN ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT (NORTH) IS ONE OF
THE LARGEST SUPPLY DEPOTS IN NORTH VIETNAM. THE
DEPOT ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 36 LARGE SAW TOOTH ROOFED
WAREHOUSES WITH AN ESTIMATED COVERED STORAGE AREA OF
454,000 SQUARE FEET.
THIS INSTALLATION PROVIDED LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR THE
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS SURROUNDING THE THAI NGUYEN
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
5. MISSION READOUT: POST-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY
DAMAGE TO THAI NGUYEN ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT (NORTH). ALL OF THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
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
SECRET.
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 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/12 : CIA-RDP83-01074R000100520004-9
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NO FOREIGN DISSEM
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Attachment to N-1801
14 October 1969
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES WITHIN THIS WALL SECURED DEPOT HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO
AIRSTRIKE AND ALL BUILDING ROOFS HAVE BEEN DISMANTLED/DESTROYED, ONLY THE
BUILDING FOUNDATIONS AND THE WALLS OF SOME BUILDINGS REMAIN INTACT,
PHOTOGRAPHY REVEALS EXTENSIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE 25X1
DEPOT. TEN OF THE ORIGINAL 36 LARGE SAW TOOTH ROOF WAREHOUSES HAVE BEEN
RECONSTRUCTED AND SEVEN ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ALL OTHER FOUNDATIONS
HAVE BEEN CLEARED AND MANY ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED EITHER AS PARKING HARDSTANDS
FOR SOME OF THE 160 TRUCKS PARKED WITHIN THE DEPOT OR FOR OPEN STORAGE. AT LEAST
60 ADDITIONAL TRUCKS ARE PARKED IN A PROBABLE MAINTENANCE AREA WEST OF THE DEPOT
ACROSS ROUTE 1B. NINETEEN LARGE CRATES ARE STORED IN THE OPEN WITHIN THE DEPOT.
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.
SECRET
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