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CABLE TO AIG 7840 FROM NPIC WASHDC

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78B03817A000900030053-5
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
4
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
January 16, 2007
Sequence Number: 
53
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
November 8, 1967
Content Type: 
CABLE
File: 
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Approved For Release 2007/01/16: CIA-RDP78BO3817 0 y SECRET 1967 NOV 8 00 02Z R 072312Z NOV 67 FM NPIC WASHDC TO AIG 7840 S E C R E T CITE NPIC 2190. CPIR:NPIC S 0 11BX MSN:006734 30OCT 67H DAY PHOTO. CAMERA ON 0342Z OFF 0516Z. REF (A) SER F . L00864 , IV^ 070OZ, OCT 67. (B) ER. L00865, DTG 11 0Z, OCT 67. (C) SER. L00866, DTG 010200Z, NOV 67. (D) NPIC MSG 2145, DTG 012257Z, PACOM NORTH VIETNAM CPFL ICOD 29 SEP 67. CAMERA TYPE IS 115A. THIS CPIR SUPPLEMENTS INTELLIGENCE REPORTED IN REF MESSAGES. THIS IS A BLACK SHIELD MESSAGE. ((NOTE: TEXT THAT FOLLOWS IDENTICAL WITH THAT OF MISSION ON BLACK SHIELD 6734)) END OF MESSAGE Dec J3 0 U T 6 3 AM SECRET 01 Wi hd frw UW Itt NM~~t11/1 ud IwI *IflallN f Wi fq fc- k t-- ApproveLl-Eor Release 2007/01/16: CIA-RDP78BO3817AO0090OD30053-5____ Approved For Release 2007/01/16: CIA-RDP78B03817AO00900030053-5 PART I. SIGNIFICANT PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS B. NEW TARGETS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ZZZSISVN OFFENSIVE SSM SEARCH SGM NONE CT's VN 9 9'900NORSAA6$E NO EVIDENCE OF OFFENSIVE SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE EQUIPMENT OR *IlticT1 i3'+r4M aTRn 8rTT%iTTY n trDl cr 0 0 r 0 0 S Approved For Release 2007/01/16: CIA-RDP78B03817AO00900030053-5 Approved For Release 2007/01/16: CIA-RDP78B03817A0009000300-53-5 PART I. SIGNIFIC~` PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS 16J: B NEW TARGETS ANt7 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EZ281$VN OFFENSIVE SSM SEARCH SGM NONE CTY YN 900000N880088SE NO EVIDENCE OF OFFENSIVE SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE EQUIPMENT # R A1ISSILIE-RELATED ACTIVITY OPS1 RVFl_ 4 0 0 0 0 RMKIC CONCURS WITH THE ID IFICATION OF A NEW SAM SITE LOCATED 12.8 NM'WNW OF HA NOI AT UTM WS676354 AS REPORTED IN ITEM 62 OF REF as SITE CONSISTS OF 3 UNREVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY LAUNCHERS ONLY AND AN UNREVETTED GUIDANCE ITMs2$HA NCI SAM SITE 8398-2 02 * SeMS6A11A CTYSVN 218715N10539044E LF GS O AL 25X1 ITM03SHAI PHONG POSS SAM SITEONEWU SGMS68188 CTY$VN 219815N1062425E DESSNPIC DOES NOT CONCUR WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF HAI PHONG AREA OCCUPIED BY 4 VANS. MISS3 LAUNCHERS. ELCS4 VANS. POSSIBLE SAM SITE AS REPORTED IN ITEM 08 OF REF B. AREA AT REFERENCED GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES IS A SMALL DRIVER-TRAINING AREA. AREA AT REFERENCED UTM XJ461371 (WHICH DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATESn IS A BORROW P'I,T. NO MISSILE iCTIVYTY TS nFtcrRVrn AT FTTMrR ARFA_ ITM84SMA NOI SAM SITE 825-2 011X RMKSSITE IS UNOCCUPIED. SGM$6A6B CTYSVN 265453NIO53656E ITmO5SHAI HO SAM SITE C28-2973u GMS68 A CTYSVN 2 N B E RMKSSITE IS UNOCCtiPIEn_ ITM8 SHAT PHONG SAM SITE A31A-2 - - SGMS6858 CTYSVN 20543GNIO63528E SITE APPEARS UN?Cr_UPTRn_ IT H PHONG SAM SITE A14A*'2 SGM569509 CTYSVN 28 B 1146 08E SITE IS UNOCCUPIED. ITMOSS HAI PHONG SAM SITE C27-202244USS RMK%SITE YS 11NAtriiPTFn_ 108 CTYSVN 295922NIS617 SE i 9 I 46 ITMOVV"Al PHONG C2 - U G D CTTSVN 8E RMK4LSITF TS t140 CrttDTFn_ ITMIflHANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD SOMS6811A CTYSVN 210222N1055326E RMKSNO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS SINCE F_ I 25X1 A085 FAGOT/FRESCO GAT AIRFIELDU. 2 POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT GUNDER SHELTERED REVETMENTS AT SSE END OF RUNWAYar AND 2 FAGOT/FRESCO IN FLIGHT AT UTM rJ94524tA ANn WJQ27294. AREA ? A01C s1 FAGOT/FRES O OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS. ITMSIIPHUC YEN AIRFIELD SGM$6A2A CTYSVN 211313N1O54838E RMKSAIRFIELD IS 85 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED. SERVICEABILITY OF -RUNWAY CANNOT BE DETERMINED. CRATERS OBSERVED THROUGHOUT Approved For Release 2007/01/16: CIA-RDP78B03817AO00900030053-5 4 xi I 81t QOQ J106434ilE. 25X1 IMACM"A RMKSNO APPARENT C AN+ IN FACILITIES .OUD"FREE AREAS SINCE APPROX. 4#499 FT OF RUNWAY IS SERVICEABLE. 25X1 AQ"Z COLT AT UTM XJ79 $ AND 1 PARTIALLY C MOUFLAAFn TN RFVFTMF NT AT UTM X 1 X31 no ? ICI P iRT FACILIT SGH~5 YSVN 2G 5N R WO-'-l P A ENT CHANGE IN IT ES SING 25X1 NVL 01 ~Mi 6 P T 01 SUNKxs, 3 SWATOW PGM 91 IN GRAVING DOCK, i STOOP" DOWN AT NAVAL BASE*. 3 SL"1r 1 PROBABLE WHAMPOA, 3 "OLE VP, t LIED-YUN

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