CABLE TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX FROM NPIC WASH DC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001600030008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 18, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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P 19:4,42Z OCT 66
FM NPIC WASH DC
TO AI6 NINE SEVEN SIX
RUEKDA/DIA PRODCEN
RUEKDA/NIC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L
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CITE NPIC 8805.
INITIAL SCAN
BY NPIC OF MISSION TROJAN
OUT60141
HORSE T707/T800
OF 3 OCTOBER 1966 REVEALS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE
STATUS OF ROUTES 110 AND 96 IN THE SOUTHERN LAOTIAN PANHANDLE:
1. THE FORDS ACROSS THE DAK XOU AT 1445N 10717E (UTN
YB457322) AND AT 1444W 10716-. (UTW YB453322) ARE IN DISUSE,
HOWEVER THERE IS EVIDENCE OF RECENT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON
ROUTE 96 SOUTH FROM THIS AREA TO THE ROUTE 96/110 JUNCTION
AT 1442N 1071SE (UTM YB485276) AND THEN WEST ON ROUTE 110
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TO THE VICINITY OF 1441N 10708E (UTM YB311254). INTERDICTIONS
HAVE BEEN BY-PASSED ON THIS SEGMENT AT 1443N 10716E (UTM
YB447289) AND HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT 1442N 10712E (UTM'S YB
377276 AND YB 379276). THROUGH TRAFFIC IS CURRENTLY PREVENTED
BY A COLLAPSED ROAD BED AT 1442N 10711E (UTM YB 354266); A
WELL-USED TRAIL TRAVERSES THE AREA.
2. ROUTE 110 IS IN GENERALLY POOR CONDITION WITH POSSIBLY
LIMITED SERVICEABILITY WEST FROM 1441N 1070SE (UTM YB311254)
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TO THE VICINITY OF 143EN 10643E. A LARGE CRATER INTERDICTS
THE ROAD IN THIS AREA AT UTM YB846183, 300 METERS SOUTH OF
THE FORD ACROSS THE NAM KONK. THE ROAD IS GREATLY DETERIORATED
AND PARTIALLY OVERGROWN WEST OF THIS POINT TO THE END OF
PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AT 1435N 10637E (UTM XB756142).
MAP REF: UTM COORDS FROM AMS SERIES L7012, SHEETS 6354IV,
635511, 645511, 6455111
GEOGRAPHIC COORDS FROM USATC SERIES 200, SHEET 0738-10HL
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