ROAD AND RAIL ACTIVITY BAI DUC THON AREA NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001400060007-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 1, 1966
• Content Type: PHOTO

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ROAD AND--RAIL ACTIVITY
BAI DUC THON AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
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UE 405A/1 24 JANUARY 1966
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ROAD AND RAIL ACTIVITY
BAI DUC THON AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS RAIL ACTIVITY ON THE VINH -
DONG HOI RAIL LINE IN THE VICINITY OF BAI DUC THON, NORTH
VIETNAM, FROM 1805N 10547E TO 1803N 10550E.
MISSION READOUT:
UE 405A/1, 09 JANUARY 1966, REVEALS THE FOLLOWING ROAD
AND RAIL ACTIVITY IN THE BAI DUC THON AREA:
1. AN AREA OF RAIL-SERVED CAVE STORAGE 3.5 NM NORTHWEST
OF BAI DUC THON AT 1805N 10547E CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY
TEN SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND NUMEROUS CAVE ENTRANCES INTO A
SMALL HILL. NUMEROUS PILES OF AGGREGATE ARE NOTED IN THE AREA.
THREE PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK ARE OBSERVED ON THE RAIL SPUR
WHICH SERVES THE AREA. AN ACCESS ROAD LEADS FROM THIS AREA
TO ROUTE 15.
2. THREE BRIDGES ARE OBSERVED 2.5 NM NORTHWEST OF BAI
DUC THON AT 1804N 10548E: A SERVICEABLE HIGHWAY BRIDGE ON
ROUTE 15 (TRAI TRANH XOM HIGHWAY BRIDGE SW OVER STREAM --
, A SERVICEABLE RAIL BRIDGE, AND A NEW, SERVICEABLE25X1
These notes hove 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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
CONFIDENTIAL
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3. A HIGHWAY BRIDGE AND A RAILROAD BRIDGE ARE UNDER-
GOING REPAIRS ONE NM NORTHWEST OF BAI DUC THON AT 1803N 10549E.
THE REPAIR ACTIVITY AT THE BAI DUC THON HIGHWAY BRIDGE NORTH-
WEST OVER NGAN SAU SEVERELY DAMAGED BY U.S. 25X1
AIR STRIKES, IS NEARING COMPLETION. A SERVICEABLE FORD IS
LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE. REPAIRS ARE UNDER-
WAY TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH APPROACHES OF THE DAMAGED LA KHE
THON RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER NGAN SAU A TRUCK 25X1
IS OBSERVED NEAR THE APPROACH TO THE RAILROAD BRIDGE.
4. AN AREA OF RAIL- AND ROAD-SERVED CAVE STORAGE 0.5 NM
NORTHWEST OF BAI DUC THON AT 1803N 10550E CONSISTS OF FIVE
SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND SEVERAL CAVE ENTRANCES INTO A SMALL HILL.
NUMEROUS PILES OF AGGREGATE ARE NOTED IN THE AREA. FOUR
PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK (NOT ALL SHOWN ON GRAPHIC) ARE OBSERVED
ON THE RAIL SPUR SERVING THE AREA. A SERVICE ROAD LEADS FROM
THIS AREA TO ROUTE 15.
These notes hove 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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
C R E TIAL
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