LOCATIONS OF A SOVIET OPERATED CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS TRAINING SCHOOL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS STORAGE FACILITY IN VIENTIANE, LAOS

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2017
• Case Number: F-2012-01432
• Publication Date: November 18, 1986

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SUBJ: LOCATION OF A SOVIET OPERATED CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL
WEAPONS TRAINING SCHOOL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS STORAGE
FACILITY IN VIENTIANE, LAOS
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TEXT: 1. SOVIET ADVISORS WERE OPERATING A (b)(1)
CHEMICAL WARFARE TRAINING SCHOOL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS STORAGE SITE IN (b)(3)
VIENTIANE CITY, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (LPDR). THE SITE
WAS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF DONGDOK TEACHERS COLLEGE (TE 5094), WHICH IS
LOCATED AT ABOUT ONE KILOMETER SOUTHWEST OF THE DONGDOK TEACHERS
SCHOOL ACROSS THE DONGDOK ROUTE ROAD AND NORTHWEST OF THE BAN PHON
TONG-HONG XENG ROAD. LOCATED ACROSS THE BAN TONG-HONG XENG ROAD FROM
THE SITE IS A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP WHICH WAS A FORMER U.S.
GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION UNDER THE ROYAL LAO GOVERNMENT. A VIETNAMESE
ADVISOR COMPOUND IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE CHEMICAL SITE AND DONGDOK
ROUTE ROAD. A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE CHEMICAL
SITE ON THE PHON TONG-HONG XENG ROAD.
2. THE CHEMICAL SITE CONSISTED OF A CHEMICAL WEAPONS TRAINING
-SCHDOIL,A CHEMICAL WEAPONS STORAGE AREA AND QUARTERS FORCSOVIET
ADVISORS. tHERE WERE 20-SOVIET ADVISORS, INCLUDING TWO WOMEN,
LOCATED AT THE SITE. THE SITE WAS FORMERLY USED AS A WEAPONS AND
EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE BY THE SOVIETS. THE CHEMICAL TRAINING COURSE WAS
SEVEN TO EIGHT MONTHS IN DURATION. ABOUT 100 STUDENTS FROM THE RANK
OF SUB-LIEUTENANT AND ABOVE ATTENDED THE COURSE. THE SITE COMPOUND
WAS PATROLLED BY A UNIT OF 30 PEOPLE'S ARMY OF VIETNAM (PAVN)
SOLDIERS. THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE WAS SURROUNDED BY A DOUBLE
BARBED-WIRE FENCE. THE MAIN GATE OF THE SITE WAS GUARDED BY A LAO
PEOPLE'S ARMY UNIT OF 60-70 MEN. ALSO LOCATED AT THE MAIN GATE WERE
TWO ARMORED
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MOBILE RADAR. ON 28 AUGUST, A LARGE SHIPMENT
OF TEACHING MATERIALS ARRIVED AT THE SCHOOL ON TWO TRUCKS DRIVEN BY
VIETNAMESE PERSONNEL.
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