WEATHER DETERIORATION ROUTE 96 LAOS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000100080002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 6, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2009/04/14 : CIA-RDP79-00849A000100080002-3
CONFIDENTIAL
06 JULY 1966
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WEATHER DETERIORATION
ROUTE 96, LAOS
1525N 10700E
Declassification Review by
NGA/DoD
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE EFFECT OF THE SUMMER MONSOON ON A
PORTION OF ROUTE 96, LAOS.
2E LOCATION:
THE SEGMENT OF ROUTE 96 DEPICTED ON THIS GRAPHIC IS LOCATED SIX NM
NORTHWEST OF CHAVANE AND TWENTY-NINE NM SOUTHEAST OF BAN BAC.
3. MISSION READOUT:
REVEALS ROUTE 96 TO BE UNSERVICEABLE
TO VEHICULAR ACTIVITY AT 1525N 10700E. LANDSLIDES HAVE CLOSED APPROXI-
MATELY 300 YARDS OF THE ROAD FROM UTM YC14go62 TO UTM YC14g065. IN ADDI-
TION, THE EMBANKMENT OF THE ROAD AT UTM YC147o69 HAS COLLAPSED, CLOSING
THE ROAD TO VEHICLES. A WELL-USED FOOT TRAIL FOLLOWS THE ALIGNMENT OF
THE ROAD, CROSSING THE LANDSLIDE AREAS.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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