STUDY OF ROADS CONNECTING LAOS WITH BURMA, CHINA AND NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300310074-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2012
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: March 31, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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a. Buries Border. No roads were observed crossing the Laos -
Bursa border.
b. Leas - Chino Border. Only one Wed crosses the Leos - Chins border
(wee C / - at approximately 21 268 - 1C1 lsyE. This is the
newly constructed road, opened in 1963, which terminates at Priong Salt' (21
h1Z - 102 06E). This is a two-lone, impro' ed road which traverser en area
'with relative steep relief. There are may curves and rwitch-beckea which
greatly reduce the grades.
There are four single-lane unimproved roads radiating short diE-
tances from K.aong Bing (21 1211 - 101 093). Qne of these roo=d's extends to
within two nautical miles of the Laos - China border and to within four
nautical miles of a single-lame, unimproved road in China, which mskee con-
nections with the main two-lame road linking Leos with Chine (fee CIA/PIP1IB-
P-518/64).
C. Laos - Borth Vietnam Border. North crow Route 7 only lour roods
were observ crossing the border.- There also were three other areas where
roads were observed nearing the border; however, only trails erocred.
An improved single-lane road,extemds generally northeast fron Houei
Yeui (21 112 - _l02 49R), crosses the border at 21 1311 - 1C2 55E (see CIA/
PID/I3-P'-51:1/64), and continues on to Dien Bien Phu (21 23B - 103 ClE).
This road has sany switch-backs near the border, as it crosses a divide.
Vest t`toee Hopei Yeui this rood was single-lane and unimproved. It became
a trail at epproximately 21 09N - 102 423C Near Hociei Yeui there are two
fords.
Route 6, an ved, single-lane road, crosses the Laos - North
Vietnam border at 20 le - 104 29E (see CIA/PID/IB-P-52O/64), ctnd continues
on to Sam Maus. (20 253 - 104 293). There is a ferry crossing the Pam W
(River) at Ban Bop Bee_u (20 43N - i04 2=). There are many mall bridges
along this route.
Although Route 6 is designated as a single-lane rood, it
appears that fro vehicles can pass at most points along the route if
vehicle halts or slows down considerably.
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A third rou
te,, crossing the border at appZoximately 20 1.ER -
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4TE, sakes connecti
ons with Route 6 in Laos at 20 283 - 104 12E (tee
CIA/
PID/IB-P 520/64)-
Iftir is a single-lane, improved read which appears
vide
enough for vehicles to pass with extreme caution. A possible rmintensnce
facility is located just inside the Laos border at approximately 20 11N -
Route ( is a single-lone, improved road which is wide enough for
vehicles to pass with caution in most places. This road crosses the border
at 19 283 - 104 05E (see CIAjPIDJI)%-P-521/64). A truck convoy of appro ,ate1;-
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3.4 vehieiet ;:ea obe.+eervec?t bc*ded west neer the border In )&y
was tb ee arear VtM:rc rt.clz were eb erved =ear-Lug tae b r