BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA CHIENG SAN TO, NORTH VIETNAM
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CIA-RDP79-00849A000700040018-4
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RIPPUB
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C
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5
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December 28, 2016
Document Release Date:
February 13, 2006
Sequence Number:
18
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Publication Date:
March 20, 1967
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20 MARCH 1967
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BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA
CHIENG SAN TO, NORTH VIETNAM
2051N lo442E
1.
SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS A NEWLY-IDENTIFIED BARRACKS/STORAGE
P.
AREA IN NORTH VIETNAM.
LOCATION:
THE AREA IS LOCATED 0.9 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHIENG SAN TO, IN
THE VICINITY OF UTM VJ697054, AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF ROUTE 6.
3.
MISSION READOUT:
BARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA
CONSISTING OF 21 BARRACKS/STORAGE BUILDINGS,
AT LEAST 123 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND AT LEAST 127 PILES OF
UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL IN OPEN STORAGE. THE AREA IS APPARENTLY
ASSOCIATED WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY WHICH IS EXTENSIVE IN THIS
VICINITY, AND THIS MATERIAL IN OPEN STORAGE PROBABLY CONSISTS OF
HARVESTED CROPS.
ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CAMOUFLAGE MANY OF THE BUILDINGS.
NUMEROUS VEHICLE AND STORAGE REVETMENTS AND PERSONNEL TRENCHES ARE
SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA, IN WHICH EVIDENCE OF TRACK ACTIVITY
IS HEAVY.
THE COMPLEX APPEARS AS FOLLOWS ON THE GRAPHIC (TWENTY-FOUR OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED BUILDINGS ARE NOT DEPICTED):
NGA Review Complete
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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1. AREA A (UTM VJ680050) CONSISTS OF 21 BARRACKS/STORAGE BUILDINGS.
2. AREA B (uN v16goo4g) CONSISTS OF SIX STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS
AND 4 LARGE REVETMENTS.
3. AREA C (uTM vJ695o53) CONSISTS OF 31 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
4. AREA D (UTM VJ708057) CONSISTS OF 12 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS
AND SIX LARGE REVETMENTS.
5. AREA E BAN XOM LOM STORAGE AREA, NORTHWEST CONSISTS 25X1
OF 40 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND FIVE REVETTED STORAGE BUILDINGS.
(UTM VJ705045).
6. AREA F (UTM VJ709039) CONSISTS OF FIVE CAMOUFLAGED STORAGE BUILDINGS.
TWO ADDITIONAL AREAS (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC) ARE ALSO LOCATED IN
THIS VICINITY.
1. BAN CHIENG DI BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA LOCATED ON THE NORTH EDGE
OF THE VILLAGE OF BAN CHIENG DI (UTM VJ700008) ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
ROUTE 6 CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 151 BARRACKS/STORAGE BUILDINGS, AT LEAST
552 PILES OF UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL IN OPEN STORAGE (PROBABLY HARVESTED
CROPS), AND 10 CARGO TRUCKS LOCATED IN TWO SEPARATE TRUCK PARKS.
ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CAMOUFLAGE THE BUILDINGS. NUMEROUS VEHICLE
AND STORAGE REVETMENTS AND PERSONNEL TRENCHES ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
THE AREA AND TRACK ACTIVITY IS HEAVY. THIS AREA ALSO APPEARS TO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY.
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
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OF MOC CHAU CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 56 CAMOUFLAGED BARRACKS/STORAGE
BUILDINGS. SIX CARGO TRUCKS ARE PARKED IN ONE OF THE MANY TRUCK
PARKS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA. TRACK ACTIVITY IS HEAVY,
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
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CHIENG SAN TO, NORTH VIETNAM
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