PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE NGUYEN KHE NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000100060002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 6, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
REFERENCE: UE/RT 979F ATTACHMENT TO L-1099
06 JULY 1966
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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE
NGUYEN KHE, NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS STRIKE DAMAGE ON NGUYEN KHE PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS STORAGE, NORTH VIETNAM.
2. LOCATION:
THIS INSTALLATION IS LOCATED 0.4 NM SOUTHEAST OF NGUYEN KHE AND
8.3 NM NORTH OF HA NOI.
3. REMARKS:
COLLATERAL REPORTS THAT THE NGUYEN KHE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE
IS THE FOURTH LARGEST POL STORAGE AREA IN NORTH VIETNAM. THE INSTALLA-
TION HAS A REPORTED CAPACITY OF 3,422,000 U.S. GALLONS. THE AIR
STRIKE AGAINST THIS TARGET WAS CONDUCTED ON 30 JUNE 1966.
4. BACKGROUND:
REVEALED THE FENCE ENCLOSED
POL STORAGE AREA TO CONSIST OF NINE LARGE BURIED TANKS, FOUR VERTICAL
TANKS, THREE HORIZONTAL TANKS, AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND POL DRUMS, AND
THREE POL TANK TRUCKS. APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN BUILDINGS WERE OBSERVED
IN THE FENCE-ENCLOSED AREA, FIVE OF WHICH APPEARED TO BE USED IN A
RECONDITIONING PROCESS FOR POL DRUMS.
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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CONFIDENTIAL
ATTACHMENT TO L-1099
06 JULY 1966
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5. MISSION READOUT:
UE/RT 979F, 30 JUNE 1966, REVEALS ONE LARGE VERTICAL POL TANK
DESTROYED (APPARENTLY EMPTY AT TIME OF STRIKE) WITH FIRE AND HEAVY
SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE AREA WHERE POL TANK TRUCKS HAVE BEEN
PARKED PREVIOUSLY. THERE IS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE REMAINDER OF
THE FACILITIES EXCEPT FOR MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND STRIPPING.
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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