TRUCK PARK ROUTE 9 BAN DA LANG LAOS 1639N 10620E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001600030007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 23, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

TRUCK PARK, ROUTE 9
BAN DA LANG, LAOS
1639N 10620E
NPIC/CSD-17066
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND LATER BOMB
DAMAGE INFLICTED UPON A TRUCK PARK NEAR BAN DA LANG, LAOS.
2. REMARKS:
ROUTE 9 IS AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF THE LAOTIAN ROAD NET THAT IS
BEING USED BY NORTH VIETNAM TO TRANSSHIP PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES TO
SOUTH VIETNAM AND SOUTHERN LAOS.
3. LOCATION:
THE TRUCK PARK IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF ROUTE 9 AT BAN DA
LANG, 6.2 NM EAST OF SEPONE AT UTM XD427217.
4. MISSION READOUT:
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REVEALS A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED
ACCESS ROAD GENERALLY PARALLELING ROUTE 9 IN THE BAN DA LANG AREA.
THE ROAD APPEARS TO BE LIGHTLY USED. AN UNOCCUPIED AW POSITION IS
OBSERVED.
PRE-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY OF
REVEALS NUMEROUS NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PARKING SLOTS ALONG THE ACCESS ROAD;
HOWEVER, NO VEHICLES ARE OBSERVED. TWO OCCUPIED CAMOUFLAGED AW POSI-
TIONS ARE NOTED.
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
heir use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
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POST-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY OF
REVEALS NUMEROUS BOMB CRATERS AND HEAVY BOMB DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE
AREA. AT LEAST FORTY CARGO TRUCKS (THIRTY-EIGHT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC)
ARE OBSERVED TO BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED WITHIN THE TRUCK
PARK. CARGO AND SUPPLIES ARE SCATTERED OVER THE AREA.
THE TWO PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED CAMOUFLAGED AW POSITIONS OBSERVED
SOUTH OF THE TRUCK PARK ON ROUTE 9 (BAN DA LANG HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER
STREAM,
ARE NOW UNOCCUPIED. A HIGHWAY BRIDGE IMMEDIATELY
IS DESTROYED, BUT IS BEING BY-PASSED.
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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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TRUCK PARK, ROUTE 9
BAN DA LANG, LAOS
16-39N 106-20E
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