CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY SIEM PANC AREA CAMBODIA

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP79-00849A000100030009-1

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December 28, 2016

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February 7, 2008

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June 28, 1966

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REPORT

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Approved For Release 2008/02/07 : CIA-RDP79-00849A000100030009-1 L.VIY 111JL1\ I 11f1- 28 JUNE 1966 PAGE 1 COPY 3 CONST_T 'JN ACTIVITY SIEM PAN:: i; REA, CAMBODIA 1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIS BRIEFING BOARD REVEALS THE DEVELOPMENT.OF A SECTION OF A NEW ROAD IN CAMBODIA. 2. LOCATION: THE SECTION OF THE ROAD DEPICTED ON THIS GRAPHIC IS LOCATED 4.5 NM NORTH OF SIEM PANG ON THE EAST BANK OF THE TONLE KONG (RIVER),.KNOWN AS THE SE KONG IN LAOS. 3. BACKGROUND/COLLATERAL: THIS BRIEFING BOARD, WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NPIC BRIEFING BOARDS K-7520, K-7579, K-7580, L-1022, L-1026, AND L-1037, DEPICTS NORTH AND NORTHEAST, ALONG THE EAST BANK OF THE TONLE KONG, FROM CAMBODIA ROUTE 15 TO THE CAMBODIA/LAOS BORDER. THE ROAD, DESIGNATED AS ROUTE 110 IN LAOS, EXTENDS NORTH AND EAST TO LAOS ROUTE 96, AND THEN SOUTHEAST TO ITS TERMINUS 1.5 NM NORTH OF THE CAMBODIA BORDER, NEAR THE TRI-BORDER AREA OF LAOS, CAMBODIA, AND SOUTH VIETNAM. THIS ROAD SYSTEM, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE "SIHANOUK TRAIL", WAS FIRST OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION NORTH OF SIEM PANG, CAMBODIA, ON PHOTOGRAPHY OF DECEMBER 1965. THE COMPLETED ALIGNMENT, INCLUDING LAOS These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should alt 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. GROUP i F..I.i.e lrem v.i.neris Approved For Release 2008/02/07 : CIA-RDP79-00849A000100030009-1 ? \?VI\1 IVLI' I II.L NPIC/CSD-340/66 ATTACHMENT TO L-1025 28 JUNE 1966 PAGE 2 REVEALS A SMALL VILLAGE ON THE EAST BANK OF THE TONLE KONG. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ROAD OR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS PRESENT. REVEALS A ROAD EXTENDING NORTH AND SOUTH NEAR THE EAST BANK OF THE TONLE KONG. THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE ROAD DISAPPEARS UNDER THE HEAVY TREE CANOPY SOUTH OF THE SMALL VILLAGE. A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED WOODEN DECK-TYPE BRIDGE IS OBSERVED. AT 1411N 10625E, AND VEHICLE TRACKS ARE EVIDENT ON THE ROAD. 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. Approved For Release 2008/02/07 : CIA-RDP79-00849A000100030009-1 CONFIDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION: COPY 1,2 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE 3 - CIA 4 - DIA 5 - NPIC/CSD 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. CONFIDENTIAL Approved For Release 2008/02/07 : CIA-RDP79-00849A000100030009-1