CABLE TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX FROM NPIC WASH DC

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001400030030-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: September 10, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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P 100251Z SEP 66
FM NPIC WASH DC
TO AIG NINE SEVEN SIX
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INITIAL SCAN BY NPIC OF MISSION TROJAN HORSE 7137/7900
OF 24 AUGUST 1966 REVEALS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN CAMBODIA;
AND ADJOINING AREAS OF SOUTH VIETNAM ON SUSPECT INSURGENT
ACTIVITY, INCLUDING STORAGE AND BIVOUAC AREAS AND ASSOCIATED
VEHICULAR ACTIVITY ON ROUTE 19 BOUNDED BY UTM COORDS
XU 100700, YU 400700, YU 400300, XU 100300 AND YA 500500,
YA 600500 YA 600400, YA 500400 AND BETWEEN XV 203800 AND
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XA 560010. NO DEFENSES ARE DISCERNABLE AT ANY OF THE FACILITIES.
A. THE FOLLOWING SUSPECT STORAGE FACILITIES WERE OBSERVED
IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ROUTES 14, 131 AND THE CAMBODIAN/SVN
BORDER AND CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS PARTIALLY CONCEALED BUILDINGS
IN HEAVILY WOODED AREAS. EXTENSIVE TRAIL ACTIVITY OBSERVED AT
ALL THE FACILITIES.
1. 1218N 10709E (UTM YU345614) 6 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE,
VEHICLE TRACKS EXTEND NORTH TO ROUTE 14..
2. 1216N 10700E (UTM YU174572) 6 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
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1217N
10702E (UTM YU210588) 10 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
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1217N
10703E (UTM YU233580) 5 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
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1215N.
10704E (UTM YU250557) 6 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
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1212N
10658
E (UTM YU146494) 6 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
7.
1211N
10645
E (UTM XU912474) 5 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE,
EXTENSIVE VEHICULAR TRACKING OBSERVED IN AREA.
8. 1210N 10645E (UTM XU906459) 6 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE,
EXTENSIVE VEHICULAR TRACKING OBSERVED EXTENDING TO ROUTE 131.
1209N 10654E (UTM XU063445) 3 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
10. 1212N 10602E (UTM XU 120490) 4 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE,
EXTENSIVE VEHICULAR TRACKING OBSERVED IN AREA.
STORAGE AREAS IN SVN:
11. 1208N 10704E (UTM YU242435, YU247422, YU260424) 15
BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE, RECENT BOMB CRATERS FROM B-52 STRIKE
OBSERVED SW APPROXIMATELY 2 NM.
12. 1212N 10710E (UTM YU356502) 5 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
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B. THE FOLLOWING SUSPECT BIVOUAC/STORAGE FACILITIES WERE
OBSERVED IN CAMBODIA IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO NUMEROUS MOTORABLE
ROADS AND THE CAMBODIAN/SVN BORDER. ALL THE FACILITIES WERE
OBSERVED IN HEAVILY WOODED AREAS AND CONTAINED EXTENSIVE
TRACKING ACTIVITY.
1. 1207N 10655E (UTM YU096415) 4 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
IMPROVED TRAIL OBSERVED EXTENDING SOUTH TO THE LIMITS OF
INTERPRETABLE PHOTOGRAPHY AT YU120355. APPROXIMATELY 15
PERSONNEL OBSERVED ON TRAIL AT YU084413.
2.' 1202N 10639E (UTM XU800300) S BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE,
VEHICULAR TRACKS OBSERVED EXTENDING NORTH TO ROUTE 131.
3. 1208N 10635E (UTM XU722415) 4 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE,
VEHICULAR TRACKS OBSERVED EXTENDING SOUTH TO ROUTE 131.
4. 1204N 10629E (UTM XU610335) 4 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE,
VEHICULAR TRACKS OBSERVED EXTENDING TO ROUTE 13 EAST AND NORTH
OF THE SNUOL PLANTATION. _
BIVOUAC AREA IN SVN:
5. 1211N 1070SE (UTM YU312484) 6 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE,
FRESH ROW CROPS OBSERVED ADJACENT IN TWO SEPARATE AREAS.
C. THE FOLLOWING SUSPECT BIVOUAC AREAS WERE OBSERVED IN
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NE CAMBODIA ADJACENT THE SVN BORDER AND CONSISTING OF NUMEROUS
CONCEALED BUILDINGS IN HEAVILY WOODED AREAS.
1. 1356N 10722E (UTM YA560414) S BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
2.
1359N 10723E (UTM YA572465) 4 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
BIVOUAC AREA IN SVN:
3. 140ON 10723E (UTM YA585479) 6 BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE.
D. NEW ROADS AND ASSOCIATED VEHICULAR ACTIVITY IN CAMBODIA
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. HEAVY VEHICULAR TRACKS OBSERVED EXTENDING FROM
VICINITY OF MEKONG AT CHHLONG 1215N 10600E (UTM XU078545)
SOUTH THENSE EAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 NM TERMINATING WITH
ROUTE 13 AT 1218N 10618E (UTM XU420600). PROBABLE CAMBODIAN
MILITARY INSTALLATION CONTAINING 4 LARGE BUILDINGS COVERED
WITH CAMOUFLAGE PAINT AND NUMEROUS SMALLER. SUPPORT BUILDINGS
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 1 NM NORTH OF JUNCTION. THIS ROUTE
BY-PASSES POPULATED AREAS OF KRATIE LOCATED 15 NM NORTH AND
IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROUTE 131 SERVES AS A MORE DIRECT ROUTE
BETWEEN PHNOM PENH AND THE DAK DAM/CAMP LE ROLLAND AREA.
ROUTE 131 AT 1207N 10635E (UTM XU718400 AND XU787402) TO WHERE
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THEY JGIlN- WITHIN A SUSPECT BIVOUAC/STORAGE AREA AT THE LIMIT OF
INTERPRETABLE PHOTOGRAPHY AT XU805290.
E. THE FOLLOWING SUSPECT BIVOUAC/STORAGE AREA AND ASSOCIATED
VEHICULAR ACTIVITY WERE OBSERVED IN THE STUNG TRENG AREA
ADJACENT RT 19:
1. 1324N 10613E (UTM XV313820) 6 PARTIALLY CONCEALED
BUILDINGS DISCERNABLE, EXTENSIVE VEHICULAR TRACKING OBSERVED
IN HEAVILY WOODED AREA.
2. TWO (2) LARGE PROBABLE 10 WHEELED TRUCKS OBSERVED
HEADING NE ON ROUTE 19 AT 1334N 10626E (UTM XA540010).
3. TRUCK CONVOY CONSISTING OF 11 PROBABLE TRUCKS
PARTIALLY CONCEALED ON ROUTE 19 PARKED BETWEEN 1327N 10608E
(UTM XV240860) AND 1324N 10614E (UTM XV330815).
MAP REF: UTM COORDINATES FROM AMS SERIES L7011, SHEETS 6147 It
6247 It II, IV; 6251 III; 6347 It II, 111; 6452 I; SERIES
L 701 SHEET 6447 III, IV
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES FROM USATC SERIES 200, SHEETS SO 738-15HL;
SO 738-19HL; SO 738-24HL; SO 739-25HL
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S/C NOTE: ALSO PASSED PRITY SAIG INFO DIR VETN UDOR CLAR CITE NPIC 8427.
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