SOUTH CHINA/NORTH VIETNAM AND SINO-INDIAN BORDER PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE 26 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 1967

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• Document Release Date: September 25, 2003
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• Publication Date: October 3, 1967
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South China/North 'Vietnam and Sino-Indian
Border Photographic Reconnaissance
26 September - 2 October 1967
1. The attached report on the subject by the Chairman, Committee
on Imagery Requirements and Exploitation (COMIREX), is circulated for
the information of the United States Intelligence Board (USIB).
2. It is not contemplated that the attached report will be placed
on the agenda unless a USIB Principal so requests prior to the close of
business 6 October 1967. In the absence of such a request, it will be
considered for record purposes that USIB "noted" the subject report
on that date.
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 Report to the United States Intelligence Board
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Chairman, COMIREX
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South China/North Vietnam and Sino-Indian Border
Photographic Reconnaissance
26 September - 2 October 1967
1. The following is a report on photographic coverage of:
a. Priority "Base Line" targets in South China and North
Vietnam as defined by the Board on 3 March 1966a (paras 2-6);
b. North Vietnam to detect the introduction of offensive
missile systemsb (paras 7 and 8);
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c. Targets in Laos adjacent to the South China borderc (no
d. Targets in the Sino-Indian Border aread (no coverage).
South China/North Vietnam - "Base Line"
2. Changes to Priority Targets: No changes were made to the
priority list during this period. The total remains at i targets.
a USIB-D-41. 14/283 (COMOR-D-25/207), 4 March 1966
b Memo to Holders of USIB-D-41. 14/308 (COMOR-D-25/220), 23 May 1967
c USIB-D-41. 14/260 (COMOR-D-25/184), 13 September 1965
d USIB-D-41. 1.4/276 (COMOR-D-25/201), 19 January 1966
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3. Missions during the Period: According to field reporting, a
BUMBLE BUG mission, flown 30 September, photographed the Phuc Yen
Airfield.
4. Base Line /Surveillance Coverage Reported during the Period: Two
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missions, flown in a previous reporting period, acquired
surveillance coverage of two priority targets in North Vietnam.
5. Tab A: Lists all priority targets and shows the status of Base Line/
Surveillance coverage as follows:
Column 2 - Underlining indicates base line or surveillance
coverage added since the last report.
Column 4 - Base Line coverage
by date.
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Column 5 - The number of times surveillance coverage has
been added to the base line photography.
Column 6 - Date of the most recent base line/ surveillance
quality coverage.
6. The Map at Tab B: Shows the distribution of the targets 25X1 D
illustrating the primary areas for lines of communication by shading. The
150 targets listed in Tab A which have been covered by base line quality
photography I are shown by a black dot, the remainder of
thelby a black circle. Arrows indicate base line/ surveillance coverage
added during the reporting period.
7. There has been no report of photographic detection of the intro-
duction of offensive missile systems into North Vietnam.
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8. The Map at Tab C: Shows the hotographic coverage
of North Vietnam (80% or better cloud-free) that has been reported in the
three week period ending 2 October. This has been reported in accordance,
with the photo reconnaissance area grid system. In addition to area coverage,
the map shows ten targets that could most likely reveal the introduction of
offensive missile systems into North Vietnam, the Kun Ming railroad yards,
the eleventh target, is at 2501N and is consequently off the map.
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