ROAD CONSTRUCTION, RED RIVER VALLEY NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000300040007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 12, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2006/02/27 :CIA-RD~~~~~~b0040007-0
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
ATTACHMENT TO L-1533
12 AUGUST 1966
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ROAD CONSTRUCTION, RED RIVER VALLEY
NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS ROAD CONSTRUCTION NORTHWEST OF YEN
BAI, NORTH VIETNAM,
2. MISSION READOUT:
ROAD CONSTRUCTION OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-THREE NM NORTHWEST
OF YEN BAI ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RED RIVER, FROM 2158N 10435E (UTM
VK580290) WESTWARD TO 2158N 10434E (UTM vx553293), THEN NORTHWEST TO
ITS PRESENT TERMINUS AT 2201N 10430E (UTM VK494349), THE CONSTRUCTION
CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SEGMENTS OF INITIAL ROAD CLEARING OPERATIONS AND
EARTH MOVING ACTIVITY,
THIS ROAD CONSTRUCTION COULD POSSIBLY BE A NORTHERN EXTENSION OF
THE UNNUMBERED ROAD WHICH PARALLELS THE HA NOI~LAO CAI RAIL LINE
NORTHWEST FROM YEN BAI AT 2141N 10453E TO TRAI HUT AT 2158N 10435E,
ALL UTM COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM AMS SERIES L701, SHEETS 5976 IV AND
5977 III.
These notes have been prepared far 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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