(Sanitized) SAM STORAGE AND PROBABLE ASSEMBLY FACILITY CANH NAU, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000200050005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 29, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved. For Release 2006/02/27: F,OI~{G}~~~A000200050005-2
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS A NEWLY IDENTIFIED SAM STORAGE AND
PROBABLE ASSEMBLY FACILITY NEAR CANH NAU.
2. LOCATION:
THE FACILITY IS LOCATED 0?g NM SOUTH OF CANH NAU AND APPROXIMATELY
THIRTY_FOUR NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HA NOI.
3? BACKGROUND:
THIS IS A PROBABLE FIFTH SAM STORAGE~ASSEMBLY~SUPPORT FACILITY TO
BE IDENTIFIED IN NORTH VIETNAM.
4. MISSION READOUT:
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SAM STORAGE AND PROBABLE ASSEMBLY FACILITY
CANH NAU, NORTH VIETNAM
21-32-54N 106-05-42E
ATTACHMENT TO L-1363
2g JULY 1966
PAGE 1
AND PROBABLE ASSEMBLY FACILITY TO CONSIST OF FOUR MISSILE CANISTERS,
TWO PROBABLE MISSILE CANISTERS, TWO OXIDIZER TANKS, ONE PROBABLE TRUCK-
MOUNTED CRANE, FIVE UNIDENTIFIED CRATES, FOUR LARGE THATCH-ROOFED
BUILDINGS, AND AT LEAST FOUR OTHER SMALL BUILDINGS. AN EXTENSIVE ROAD
NETWORK IS INTERMITTENTLY VISIBLE BETWEEN HEAVY TREE COVER.
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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