MILITARY ACTIVITY ROUTES 912/137 LAOS/NORTH VIETNAM BORDER AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 31, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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31 MAY 1966
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MILITARY ACTIVITY
ROUTES 912/137
LAOS/NORTH VIETNAM BORDER AREA
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS INCREASED MILITARY ACTIVITY ALONG
ROUTES 912/137.
2. MISSION READOUT:
ACTIVITY ALONG LAOS ROUTE 912 AND NORTH VIETNAM ROUTE 137.
A. TWO DEFENDED VILLAGES ARE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY THREE NM
NORTHEAST OF THE LAOS/NORTH VIETNAM BORDER NEAR ROUTE 137. THE
VILLAGE OF BAN KATOI, CONTAINING TWO PERSONNEL TRENCHES, IS LOCATED
AT 1721N 10611E (UTM XE261194). AN UNNAMED VILLAGE CONTAINING TWO
PERSONNEL TRENCHES AND FOUR AW/AA POSITIONS IS LOCATED AT 1720N
10611E (UTM XE267178). PERSONNEL TRENCHES WITH A TOTAL OF TWELVE
AW/AA POSITIONS AT UTM XE272181, UTM XE27418O, AND UTM XE278178,
ARE LOCATED ALONG A TRAIL CONNECTING THE VILLAGES WITH ROUTE 137.
B. TWO AREAS CONTAINING SIX AW/AA POSITIONS WITH AN INTER-
CONNECTING TRENCH SYSTEM ARE LOCATED EAST OF ROUTE 137 AT 1718N
10612E (UTM XE283146 AND UTM XE285142). ALSO WITHIN THIS AREA
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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1715N 10610E (UTM XE251086).
C. MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED ALONG LAOS ROUTE 912 CONSISTS OF
THREE AW/AA POSITIONS LOCATED AT 1713N 10608E, SIX AW/AA POSITIONS
AND AT LEAST TWELVE TWO-MAN FOXHOLES LOCATED AT 1712N 10609E, AND
SEVEN AW/AA POSITIONS LOCATED AT 1712N l0608E.
D. AN ALTERNATE ROAD SEGMENT, BY-PASSING THE TRELLISED SWITCH-
BACK ON ROUTE 912 AT 1712N 10609E, IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE NEW
SEGMENT EXTENDS FROM UTM XE231022 AND FOLLOWS THE HILL-LINE TO ITS
JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 912 AT UTM XE232013. THE CONSTRUCTION APPEARS
TO BE IN EARLY-TO-MID STAGES OF COMPLETION.
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ALL UTM COORDINATES FROM AMS SERIES L7012 AND L701, SHEETS 6262IV AND
6263111.
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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