COASTAL DEFENSE SITE DO SON, NORTH VIETNAM
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CIA-RDP79-00849A000300010005-5
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RIPPUB
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C
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4
Document Creation Date:
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date:
February 15, 2006
Sequence Number:
5
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Publication Date:
August 2, 1966
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2 AUGUST 1966
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COASTAL DEFENSE SITE
DO SON, NORTH VIETNAM
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS A HARDENED BUNKER-SERVED COASTAL
DEFENSE SITE, TYPICAL OF MANY NEW HARDENED SITES BEING CONSTRUCTED
IN NORTH VIETNAM,
2. LOCATION:
THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF DO SON, ~.2 NM FROM THE COAST,
3. REMARKS:
THE DO SON PENINSULA IS HEAVILY CONCENTRATED WITH AAA SITES AND
COASTAL DEFENSE POSITIONS DUE TO ITS STRATEGIC PENINSULAR LOCATION
CONTROLLING ACCESS TO HAI PRONG.
~+. MISSION READOUT:
REVEALS FOUR MEDIUM, CONCRETE, DRIVE-
THROUGH COASTAL DEFENSE POSITIONS, EACH SERVED BY A BUNKERED PERSONNEL
AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA, TWO VEHICLE REVETMENTS, AT LEAST FOUR OTHER
REVETMENTS, AND THREE CAMOUFLAGED VEHICLES~PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE
OBSERVED IN THE AREA,
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used tm 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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