MILITARY ACTIVITY ROUTE 65 LAOS

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R000900020004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 29, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 19, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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MILITARY ACTIVITY
ROUTE 65, LAOS
REVEAL A CONTINUING REDEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY ACTIVITY ALONG ROUTE 65
IN NORTHEASTERN LAOS. MANY CAMPS, NOT CONCEALED IN PART BY TREE CANOPY
OR BY KARST CLIFFS, ARE BEING DISMANTLED AND MANY OF THE REMAINING AREAS
ARE BEING CAMOUFLAGED AND IN SOME CASES EXPANDED. AAA DEFENSE IS BEING
STRENGTHENED IN THE BAN NAKAY NEUA AREA AND PLACED ALONG ROUTE 65 IN THE
KANG PABONG AREA. THE PRESENCE OF A HIGH NUMBER OF STAGING/BARRACKS/
STORAGE AREAS ALONG ROUTE 65, AND THE WELL TRAVELED APPEARANCE OF THE
ROUTE IN CONTRAST TO THE LITTLE-TO-MODERATELY USED APPEARANCE OF ROUTE 6
FROM THE JUNCTION OF ROUTE 6 AND 65 EASTWARD, IMPLY THAT ROUTE 65 IS THE
PRIME ROUTE BEING USED TO SUPPLY MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE SAM NEUA AREA.
REVEALS NUMEROUS AREAS OF MILITARY
ACTIVITY ALONG ROUTE 65. THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS SEVENTEEN SUCH AREAS
AS FOLLOWS:
1. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2027N 10l+11E) ONE NM NORTH-NORTHWEST
OF BAN NA THENE AND JUST SOUTH OF ROUTE 65 CONTAINS AT LEAST SIX
LARGE BUILDINGS PARTIALLY CONCEALED BY TREE CANOPY. ONE UTILITY TRUCK
IS PARKED PARTIALLY ACROSS ROUTE 65, 0.1 NM NORTHWEST OF AREA.
2. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2025N 10)+13E) 0.)+ NM WEST-NORTHWEST
OF BAN NONG KOU AND JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 65 CONTAINS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN
LARGE BARRACKS/STORAGE BUILDINGS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY TREE CANOPY.
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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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3. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2022N 10)416E) 0.3 NM NORTHEAST OF
NA VIT TEU CONTAINS AT LEAST THIRTY-NINE BUILDINGS (SOME OF WHICH
ARE CAMOUFLAGED), APPROXIMATELY FIVE PROBABLE POL DRUMS IN THE CENTER
OF THE AREA, A POSSIBLE REVETTED STORAGE AREA AND POSSIBLE CAVE
STORAGE IN AN ADJACENT CLIFF.
4. A POSSIBLE BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2022N 10416E) 0.2 NM
SOUTHEAST OF NA VIT NEUA CONTAINS NINE LARGE BUILDINGS AND SEVERAL
SMALL MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS. HEAVY TRACK ACTIVITY ADJACENT TO
AREA AND IN FRONT OF A CLIFF JUST WEST OF AREA INDICATES POSSIBLE
CAVE STORAGE.
5. A STORAGE AREA (2022N 1O)17E) 0.6 NM SOUTHEAST OF NA VIT
NEUA AND IMMEDIATELY NORTHEAST OF HOUA THONG CONTAINS TWELVE LARGE
BUILDINGS (MOST OF WHICH ARE CAMOUFLAGED), SEVERAL SMALL BUILDINGS,
MINOR TRENCHING, AND POSSIBLE CAVE STORAGE IN CLIFFS ADJACENT TO
6. TWO SEPARAGE STORAGE AREAS (2022N 10416E) ADJACENT TO A
CLIFF IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF XIENG LOUANG CONTAIN AT LEAST TEN SMALL
STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND PROBABLE CAVE STORAGE. ONE CARGO
TRUCK IS OBSERVED IN AREA.
7. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2021N 1o418E) 0.2 NM SOUTHEAST OF
XIENG LOUANG CONTAINS A TOTAL OF TWELVE LARGE BUILDINGS (ONE OF WHICH
IS CAMOUFLAGED), AND SEVERAL SMALL MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS. TWO
CARGO TRUCKS ARE OBSERVED IN A VEHICLE HOLDING AREA PARTIALLY OBSCURED
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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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BY TREE CANOPY IMMEDIATELY EAST-NORTHEAST OF AREA. POSSIBLE CAVE
STORAGE IS OBSERVED NEAR THE VEHICLE HOLDING AREA.
8. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2020N 10419E) 0.2 NM WEST-NORTHWEST
OF NA KHAO AND JUST SOUTH OF ROUTE 65 CONTAINS AT LEAST THREE
CAMOUFLAGED AND EIGHT BUILDINGS PARTIALLY CONCEALED BY TREE CANOPY
AND AN ADJACENT POSSIBLE OPEN STORAGE AREA. A SMALL POSSIBLE
MILITARY CAMP ADJACENT TO AREA IS BEING DISMANTLED, AND AN ADJACENT
POSSIBLE MILITARY CAMP HAS BEEN DISMANTLED.
9. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2020N 10420E) IS LOCATED 0.5 NM
EAST OF NA KHAO AND ON BOTH SIDES OF ROUTE 65. ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF ROUTE 65 A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA CONTAINS AT LEAST TWENTY-EIGHT
BUILDINGS WHICH ARE CAMOUFLAGED AND/OR PARTIALLY CONCEALED BY TREE
FOLIAGE, AND ADJACENT PROBABLE CAVE STORAGE. ON THE NORTH SIDE
OF ROUTE 65 A BARRACKS AREA CONTAINS TEN PROBABLY CAMOUFLAGED
BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS AND ONE PROBABLY CAMOUFLAGED T-SHAPED
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. (FACILITIES ON NORTH SIDE NOT OBSERVED
DUE TO SEMI-DARKNESS).
10. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (202ON l0420E) 0.3 NM WEST-NORTHWEST
OF BAN KHO AND JUST SOUTH OF ROUTE 65 CONTAINS SIX BUILDINGS (FOUR OF
WHICH ARE CAMOUFLAGED AND/OR PARTIALLY CONCEALED BY TREE COVER).
11. A PROBABLE REST/REFUEL AREA (2019N 10423E) IS LOCATED 0.2
NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SOM POY AND JUST SOUTH OF ROUTE 65. A HEAVILY
TRAVELED ACCESS ROAD LEADS FROM ROUTE 65 TO AN AREA OF DENSE TREE-CANOPY.
NO RTTTTDTNGnS OR VEWfCLES OBSERVED _
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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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12. TWO OCCUPIED FIVE-GUN LIGHT AAA SITES ARE LOCATED 0.4
NM WEST OF AREA 13 AT 20-19-31N 104-24-51E AT UTM VH388475?
13. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2019N 10425E) 0.5 NM EAST OF
KANG PABONG AND JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF ROUTE 65 CONTAINS AT LEAST
NINE BUILDINGS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY TREE CANOPY. A CAMOUFLAGED
OCCUPIED FIVE-GUN LIGHT AAA SITE IS LOCATED 0.1 NM WEST OF AREA
AT UTM VH393472.
14. A MILITARY CAMP (2018N 10428E) 4.1 NM EAST OF KANG PABONG
AND JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 65 IS BEING DISMANTLED. CAMP CONTAINS SEVEN
LARGE BUILDINGS, NUMEROUS BUILDING.'SCARS AND AN ADJACENT UNOCCUPIED
FIVE-GUN AAA SITE.
15. A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA (2018N 10435E) 0.8 NM WEST-NORTHWEST
OF BAN NA MANG AND JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 65 CONTAINS A TOTAL OF
THIRTEEN CAMOUFLAGED BUILDINGS.
A BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA 0.1 NM NORTHEAST OF BAN NA MANG AND
JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 65 CONTAINS FOUR LARGE AND ONE SMALL BUILDING.
(NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
16. A PROBABLE CHECKPOINT (2017N 10436E) 0.6 NM WEST-NORTHWEST
OF MUONG DAI ON EITHER SIDE OF ROUTE 65 CONSISTS OF ONE PROBABLE
INSPECTION BUILDING, ONE PROBABLE BARRACKS BUILDING, AND ONE PROBABLY
OCCUPIED AW POSITION ON THE HILLSIDE ADJACENT TO CAMP.
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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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17. A REST AND REFUEL AREA (2017N 1O)39E) 1.9 NM EAST OF
MUONG DAI AND JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 65 CONTAINS SEVERAL VEHICLE
PARKING AREAS CUT OUT OF THE SURROUNDING VEGETATION. TWO PROBABLE
VEHICLES ARE OBSERVED.
ALSO ANNOTATED ON GRAPHIC ARE BAN NA THENE VEHICLE PARKS (SEE
NPIC BRIEFING BOARD K-0410), BAN NAKAY NEUA STAGING AREA (SEE NPIC
BRIEFING BOARD K-0354), AND,MUONG DAI STAGING AREA (SEE NPIC
BRIEFING BOARD K-0)+08.
AREA HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY LAZY DAISY,
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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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6 CAMOUFLAGED BUILDINGS
30 ENLARGEMEN
NPIC (0504
GUTE 65
ROUTE 65
PROBABLE REST/REFUEL AREA
~1]2O-19N 104.23EF
AAA SITESJ
0-1&21N 104.24-DIE
30 ENLARGEMENT
SAM NEUA ~ ':, , pOUTE 6-~
6.5 NM
z VEHICLE PARKS
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BAN NA THENE, LAOS 9
BARRACKS /STORAGE AREA
2O-27N ID4-IIEg..;:
STAGING AREA;,.
BAN NAKAY NEUA, LAOS
CUMO OF LAG ED
BUILDINGS
BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA
2O-22N 104-1AE
PRSBABLE P01 DRUMS
POSSIBLE REAGITOD
STORAGE AREA
RI IEASi B LRRLE RUILCINBS
BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA
20.25N 1W-19E
AT LEAST lB LARGE BOILDINESE 30 ENLARGEMENT
POSSIBLE BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA
2T-22N 104-IRE
9 LARGE BUIIDINGS
(70 ENLARGEMENT 90
ENLARGEMENT
G LARGE CAMDUMAGED BUILUINGS
BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA
2O-21N 1O4-IBE X
STORAGE AREAS
20-22N 104-lEE
ROUTE ES
AT LEAST 1D BUILDINGS
POSSIBLE MILQARI
LAMP DISMANTLED
Al LEAST 28 BUILDINOS
ENLARGEMENT
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MILITARY ACTIVITY
ROUTE 65, LAOS
'STAGING AREA
NUONG DAI, LAOS
BARRACKS/STORAGE AREA
~20-2ON 101.19ER~
CAMOUFLAGED BUILDINGS
POSSIBLE OPEN STORAGE
30 ENLARGEMEN
15 CAMOUFLAGED BUILDINGS
PROBABLY OCCUPIRD AM POSITION
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