BURIAL OF EXPERIMENTIAL TEST CACHES, (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03639A001600050002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 19
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 22, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Memorandum for the Record
Subject: Burial of Expermential Test Caches
1. AREA:
2. DATE: 3 April 1956.
3. NUMBER OF CACHES: Four units consisting of four packages each.
4. METHOD OF CACHING: All four units were burial caches. Soil, sand
and clay.
5. PAC_: Each cache consisted of one stainless steel burial box,
one Japanese five gallon can, two sections of bamboo, and one
bare plastic dipped package.
6. DURATION: The caches will be exhur.:ed at six months intervals to
be checked as to their useability, and the protection afforded
by the different method of packaging used.
Caches arl about 25X1
120 yards from the river. This area is moue nous ungle.
The river will be within 20 yards of the caches during the
rainy season. There are all types of ants in this area as
well as other jungle inhabitants. During the rainy season
there will be an average of about three to four hours of
hard rain out of every 24 hours.
There are two ways to get into the area, one by walking
which will take a minimum of 5 days from Hua Hin, one by
helicoptor which takes about 35 to 40 minutes. This area
will be maintained as a cam as long as we are in the country
under the resent set up. 25X1
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Caches were " e in fro- of flag pole perpendicular to
the Troop Barracks toward the river. First cache is approxi-
mately 33 feet from flag pole on a azmith of 550 others are in
line with first caches at about 2 feet intervals. From large
tree near training area first cache is approximately 41 feet
on a azmith of 1060. From large triple trunk tree approxi-
mately 36 feet on a azmith of 135?. Check sketches and photos.
8. CONTENTS:
1. Ammo 9mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pack (3 rds)
2. Ammo 30 cal . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pack (5 rds)
3. Flare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Can
4. Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pack (2 each)
5. Matches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Box
6. Time Pencils . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pack (3 each)
7. Knife, Wrist . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 each
Brown Paper
Japanese 5 Gallon Can
1. Gun . . . . . . . . . HR45 . . . . 1 Each
2. Ammo 9mm. . . . . . . HR45 . . . . 1 Pack
3. Flare . . . . . . . . HR45 . . . . 1 Each
4. Ammo, 30 cal HR45 1 Pack
5. Bayonet . . . . . . . Rubber . . . 1 Each
6. Caps (can) . . . . . . HR45 . . . . 1 Can
7. Matches . . . . . . . HR45 . . . . 1 Box
8. Time Pencils . . . . . Rubber . . . 1 Pack
9. Film, 35mm . . . . . . HR49 . . . . 1 Box
10. Paper . . . . . . . HR49 . . . . 1 Pack
1. Watches . . . . . . . HR45 . . . . 1 Each
2. Ammo, 9mm . . . . . . HR45 . . . . 1 Pack
3. Ammo, 30 cal . . . . . Rubber . . . 1 Pack
4. Socks . . . . . . . . HR49 . . . . 1 Pack
5. Matches . . . . . . . Rubber . . . 1 Box
6. APC . . . . . . . . . HR49 . . . . 1 Box
7. Paper . . . . . . . . Rubber . . . i Pack
Bare in Plastic
CONRONA
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9. REmARKS:
This area should be the most severe of the areas thus
far used. The climate is tropical jungle. Sections of bamboo
were used as a local type container. It is suggested large supply caches are to be made, that the possibility of
using caves be explored. This either natural or man-made.
The local containers that were seen, such as the five gallon
square can, pottery and glass jars, and the large water crocks
could be used as local containers for burials. The crockery
and glass probably being the best.
Old mortor ammo cans could be used as a burial container
but would suggest that some interior packaging be used on
the items.
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Photo' "Fn Right corner shows flag pole base. Guest house in center rear. Caches
shown being placed.
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Photo Hill From caches looking toward troop barracks.
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Photo "IvIl Looking from stump D Photo "G" to flag pole caches in line with knifes
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Photo 'N' Materials Placked in each cache.
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Photo 1'0" Bamboo sections used as containers with items placed in each. No 1
shows items on bamboo and I shows tube after items were placed in it.
Same on NO. 2 and II.
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