CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1967/11/15

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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15 November 1967
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
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North Vietnam: Long shipping delays are still oc-
curring in the Haiphong port area but essential imports
seem to be getting in.
Port congestion has eased somewhat in the last two
months. The turnaround time for ships calling at Hai-
phong averaged 19 days in October, down from about 30
days in August but still about one third longer than the
average for 1966. One factor in this decline has been a
reduction in imports from a monthly average of 128, 000
tons for the first half of the year to about 90, 000 tons in
October.
Silting problems continue to hamper entry into Hai-
phong. Some heavily laden ships have been forced to
wait ten days or longer for a high enough tide to carry
them over the sand bar into the main harbor channel.
If the problems at Haiphong become worse, the Com-
munists could begin to offload ships outside the port area.
There are many potential island anchorages nearby from
which cargo could be lightered by barge to shore. The
barges are vulnerable, however, and Hanoi would prob-
ably use them only as a last resort.
In the Laos panhandle area, it is clear that the re-
sumption of supply shipments to South Vietnam following
the rainy season is now well under way./
120 trucks moved
in a southerly direction along Route 23 just south of the
Mu Gia Pass. Stockpiling has been under way in the pass
area since September.
over 300 trucks were operating on Route 912�
e second road from North Vietnam into Laos--during
late October.
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South Vietnam: Military action in the central high-
lands has slackened at least temporarily. Two American
facilities in the Dak To area were hit by heavy mortar as-
saults on 13 November, but only light casualties were sus-
tai ned.
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