CABLE TO AIG 7840 FROM NPIC WASHDC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04555A000100040018-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2008
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: February 12, 1969
• Content Type: CABLE

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1203241 YEB 69
FM NPIC WASHDC
TO AIG 7840
RUMUGKD/COMNAVFORV
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C 0 N F I D E N T I A L
CITE NPIC 5655'
CPIR NPIC 'SER F01100 GN MSN T072 '20JAN69H DAY PHOTO..
CAMERA ON/OFF TIMES UNK
REF NPIC MSG 5252 DTG 132127Z DEC 58
SER F00995. . AMS SERIES L7015 SHEETS 6439 ' IV9 63411.9 .III
6340 I, 88, AND 6242 III, SERIES L7014 `SHEETS .6441 I',. IV
ALL 1ST ED.
PART I. SIGNIFICANT PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS
B. NEW TARGETS AND SIGNIFICANT-CHANGES
ZZZ 0 1 : BY-PASS U/C -ROUTE 96 (NEW). SGM 96B ,CTY LA 15204 7N 107 33 pT
A NEW BY-PASS IS OBSERVED EAST OF ROUTE 96. THE 3.5 NM =PEAS
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1'
EXTENDS NORTH FROM ROUTE 96..AT ' 15-20-47N 107-03-30E (UTM -"7
YB209975) . TO. YC 194028, WHERE -IT TURNS WEST TO REJOIN. ROU E-7.76-
AT YC 180027. .
ZZZ02.:POSSIBLE TRAINING AREA (NEW) SGM 92E. CTY,LA 16133ON106
A NEWLY OBSERVED TRAINING AREA,, POSSIBLE INFANTRY ASSOCIA
IS LOCATED EAST OF ROUTE 92:AT 16-13-30N 106-42-20E (UTM
AND. CONSISTS OF'THREE NEARLY PARALLEL CLEARED SWATHS APPR
IMATELY.100-2 00.YARDS IN LENGTH. NO OTHER ACTIVITY -.IS OB
ZZZ O3:ROAD TRK PK REACTIVATION SGM 92E CTY LA 160725N106
THE PREVIOUSLY EXISTING TRUCK PARK' COMPLEX A 16-07-25N 106
(UTM XC795831), SERVED.BY A ROAD' CONNECTING WITH ROUTE 92
AT XC815855 AND XC797772. HAS BEEN REACTIVATED.
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ZZZ04:REACTIVATED MILITARY AREA 'SGM 96A CTY LA 154SOON 1065030E
A PREVIOUSLY REACTIVATED TRUCK PARK AND_ MILITARY AREA LOCATED
EAST OF ROUTE 96 AT 15-48-OON 106-50-30E AND BOUNDED BY UTMS
XC965494, AXC980490, AC980470, AND XC965470, CONTINUES TO'. SUSTAIN
HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH EXTENSIVE .VEHICLE TRACKS, DEFENSE POSITIONS,.
AND FOOT TRAILS OBSERVED WITHIN THE AREA.
ZZZ05:SUSPECT COMMO FACILITY (NEW) SGM 96A CTY LA154230N1065042E
A SUSPECT COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY-IS LOCATED WEST OF ROUTE
96 AT 15-42-30N 106-50-42E. VEHICLE TRACKS"EXTEND SOUTH FROM
ROUTE 96 AT'UTM:XC972411 TO JOIN THE ALIGNMENT OF LAOS/SOUTH
VIETNAM OPEN-WIRE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE 2 IN.THE VICINITY, OF
XC976375.
.DENSE TREE CANOPY AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE A MORE.DETAILED INTER
FACIdhed frc :Wa?
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6:ROUTE 23 SERVICEABLILITY SGM 23H CTY L A I 63152N 1060105E .
OUTE 23 IS SERVICEABLE AND SUSTAINING MODERATE TRAFFIC BETWEEN
ITS JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 9 AT 16-31-52N 106-01-05E.(UTM XD086278)
SOUTH TO THE NORTH BANK OF THE XE'BANGHIANG.RIVER.AT 16-19-30N.
ZZZ07:ROUTE, 548 SERVICEABILITY SGM 548 CTY. VS 160700N1.072000E
ROUTE 548 IS PROBABLE'SERVICEABLE FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC'ONLY
AS FAR SOUTH AS THE A SHAU AIRFIELD (16-07N 107-20E) AREA.
THE ROAD BED IS CRATERED AND IN DISUSE SOUTH OF THE LAOS/
SOUTH VIETNAM BORDER AT 16-03-52N 107-22-33E . (UTM YC54 1773)'.
ZZZ08:ROAD CONSTRUCTION (NEW) SGM B84 CTY LA161758N1065700E
NEWLY OBSERVED ROAD CONSTRUCTION, IN . EARLY. STAGES, EXTENDSS
ENE FROM ROUTE 9221 AT 16-17-58N 106-57-OOE (UTM YD083029'),
CROSSES THE LAOS/SOUTH VIETNAM BORDER AT YD103039, AND IS.OBSERVED
ITERMITTENTLY NE TO 16-21-ION 106-59-40E (YD 130088) . AN EARLY
STAGE CLEARING OPERATION,. POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED, EXTENDS. NORTH
FROM A PREVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED' BY-PASS AT 16-22-35N 107-06-36E
ZZZ09:EXPANDED MILITARY ACT SGM 92C'CTY LA161950N1063950E
A PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TRELLIS-COVERED TRAIL EXTENDING FROM ROUTE
92 AT 16-17-50N 106-38-52E (UTM XD760024) TO THE.LIMIT OF
PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AT XD770043 .(REF ) IS OBSERVED TO HAVE
BEEN EXPANDED.
VEHICLE. TRACKS PROCEED PAST XD7'7:0043 TO AT LEAST .16-19-50N
106-39-50E (XD777061).
PART II. OTHER PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS -NONE
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