CABLE TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX FROM NPIC WASH DC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001400020034-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 2008
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: August 27, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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FM NPIC WASH DC
TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX
RUEKDA/DIA PRODCEN
RUEKDA/NIC
BT
C O N F I D E N T I A L
CITE NPIC 8258.
REF A: MISSION TROJAN HORSE
REF B: 8113 DTG 160113Z, AUG 66
INITIAL SCAN BY NPIC OF MISSION
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REVEALS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE NORTH
VIETNAM TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK:
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CSD
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1. POLES GENERALLY PARALLEL ROUTES 101 AND 1011 FROM THE
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END OF PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AT 1707N 10648E (UTM XD916933) `D
IAD
SOUTHEAST TO THE END OF INTERPRETABILITY AT 1704N 10653E (UTM PA ---y
DIANX-4
YD 015887). A PROBABLE JUNCTION POLE IS LOCATED ON THE LINE ,PA
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AT UTM XD 942928, APPROXIMATELY 1500 YARDS SOUTH OF A TELE- DIA.AP
COMMUNICATIONS TRACE EXTENDING NORTH FROM 1707N 10649E (UTM
Advance Op:'
XD941946) TO THE VINH/DONG HOI RAIL LINE AT 1710N 10649E (UTM nttiza
XE943000), REPORTED IN REF A.
2. POLES EXTEND GENERALLY ENE FROM THE NORTHERN TERMINUS 5 /9
OF A LINE REPORTED IN REF B TO PARALLEL ROUTES 102 AND 101
BETWEEN 1701N 10653E (UTM YD017823) AND 1702N 10656E (UTM
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YD 063859) TO INTERSECT AT 1703N 10658E (UTM YD 093868) A
NW/SE LINE OBSERVED WITH WIRES BETWEEN THE ENDS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC
COVERAGE AT 1704N 10657E (UTM YD078883) AND 1702N 10659E
(UTM YD 118857) .
3. THE POLES OF AN OLD LINE ARE OBSERVED NORTH FROM THE END
OF PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AT 1705N 10657E (UTM YD072913) TO THE
END OF INTERPRETABILITY AT 1707N 10657E (UTM YD075944). THIS
LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED OR SUPPLEMENTED BY POLES WITH CROSSARMS
OBSERVED FROM 1705N 10657E (UTM YD077909) NORTH TO 1707N 10657E
(UTM YD076944).
4. POLES ARE INTERMITTENTLY OBSERVED PARALLELING ROUTE 1A
BETWEEN THE ENDS OF INTERPRETABILITY AT 1704N 10700E (UTM
YD 128888) AND 1706N 10658E (UTM YD 101922) .
5. SEVENTY-FOUR POLES ARE OBSERVED (SEVEN PILES OF 4 TO 16
POLES EACH) ALONG ROUTE 1A BETWEEN 1706N 10658E (UTM YD 106918)
AND 1707N 10657E (UTM YD086943). ALL POLES HAVE ROUND CONCRETE
BASES AND SOME HAVE CROSSARMS WITH VARYING NUMBERS OF INSULATORS.
ADDITIONAL POLES WITH CONCRETE BASES ARE ALIGNED ON THE GROUND
BETWEEN 1705N 10659E (UTM YD 112914) AND 1706N 10658E (UTM
YD103915) OBLIQUELY CROSSING ROUTE 1A.
MAP REF: GEOGRAPHIC COORDS FROM USATC SERIES 200, SHEET 0617-20HL
UTM COORDS FROM AMS SERIES L701, SHEET 636211
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S/C NOTE: ALSO PASSED PRITY SAIG INFO DIR VETN UDOR CLAR
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