RIVER CROSSINGS ROUTE 23 BAN PAK PHA NANG AREA LAOS 1723N 10544E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001300140008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 12, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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RIVER CROSSINGS, ROUTE 23
BAN PAK PHA NANG AREA, LAOS
1723N 10544E
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NPIC/CSD 8/66
12 JANUARY 1966
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(SEE NPIC BRIEFING BOARDS J-9979, J-9562, AND J-1368 FOR COMPARISON)
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD REVEALS THE CONTINUING EFFORT BY PL/PAVN
FORCES IN LAOS TO MAINTAIN TRAFFICABILITY ON ROUTE 23.
2. REMARKS:
COLLATERAL REPORTS THAT THE PORTION OF ROUTE 23 SOUTH OF ROUTE
12 IS APPARENTLY A MAJOR ROUTE FOR THE TRANSPORTING OF VIET CONG
SUPPLIES AND SOME TROOPS TOWARD THE INFILTRATION ROUTES INTO SOUTH
VIETNAM, AND FOR SUPPORT OF PL/PAVN FORCES IN SOUTH CENTRAL LAOS.
3. MISSION READOUT:
INFORMATION REGARDING ROUTE 23 IN LAOS:
A. A LOG BRIDGE OVER THE SE BANG FAI (RIVER) AT BAN PAK PHA
NANG (1723N 10544E) HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY AIRSTRIKES. NO
ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE BRIDGE OR FORD THE
RIVER AT THIS POINT.
B. A PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY-PASS ROAD AND BRIDGE WITH AN
ADJACENT FORD (1726N 10542E) HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED
BY RECENT AIRSTRIKES. THE NORTHERN APPROACH TO THE BRIDGE
AND FORD HAS BEEN INTERDICTED AND IS IMPASSABLE. NO
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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ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.
C. A SECOND NEWLY-IDENTIFIED, ACTIVE, BY-PASS ROAD, PARTIALLY
CONCEALED BY HEAVY TREE COVER, IS OBSERVED BRANCHING FROM
ROUTE 23 AT 1724N 10544E (*UTM WE 788243), NORTHWEST TO
UTM WE 772254. THE ROAD THEN TURNS SOUTH, UTILIZING A
FORD TO CROSS THE SE BANG FAI (RIVER) AT 1724N 10543E
(UTM WE 770252), TO A JUNCTION WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF A
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY-PASS ROAD AT UTM 770250.
D. A NEWLY-IDENTIFIED, ACTIVE, BY-PASS ROAD, PARTIALLY
CONCEALED BY HEAVY TREE COVER, IS NOTED BRANCHING FROM
THE ORIGINAL ALIGNMENT OF ROUTE 23 AT 1724N 10544E, EAST
TO A FERRY ON THE SE BANG FAI (RIVER) AT 1723N 10544E
(uTM WE 792237), THEN SOUTHWEST TO A CAMOUFLAGED BRIDGE
AT 1723N 10544E (UTM WE 782227) CROSSING THE NAM PHA NANG
(RIVER) TO A JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 23 AT 1723N 10543E.
*UTM COORDINATES FROM AMS SERIES L7012, SHEET 6163 III.
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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RIVER CROSSINGS, ROUTE 23
BAN PAK PHA NANG AREA, LAOS
17-23N 105-44E
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