COMPARISON OF INSURGENT ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R000800070001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 7, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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CSD/NPIC 228/65
7 MAY 1965
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COMPARISON OF
INSURGENT ACTIVITIES
1. THIS BOARD REPRESENTS A COMPARISON OF INSURGENT ACTIVITIES
OBSERVED IN LAOS AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE, CONGO (LEOPOLDVILLE).
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REVEALS THE MILITARY AREA.AT MUONG DIONG, LAOS, !RE NUMEROUS ANTI-
HELICOPTER LANDING STAKES ARE OBSERVED SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
COLLATERAL REPORTS INDICATE MUONG NONG TO BE A POSSIBLE DISPERSAL AREA
FOR I-1 ILTRATION INTO SOUTH VIETNAM.
OF THE CONGO (LEOPOLDVILLE) ON 20 MARCH 1965, REVEALS SIMILAR ACTIVITY
AT WATSA AIRFIELD, WHERE AT LEAST 120 PROBABLE OIL DRUMS AND NUMEROUS
PROBABLE ANTI-HELICOPTER STAKES ARE OBSERVED SCATTERED OVER THE RUNWAY.
COLLATERAL REPORTS INDICATE WATSA WAS RECAPTURED FROM REBEL CONTROL BY
GOVERNMENT FORCES APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THIS MISSION WAS FLOWN.
3EVEALS THAT LIENART AIRFIELD, ALSO LOCATED IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF
THE CONGO, WAS UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF PROBABLE ANTI-
HELICOPTER STAKES AND OVERGROWTH ON THE RUNWAY. COLLATERAL INDICATES THIS
FIELD TO BE CURRENTLY UNDER REBEL CONTROL.
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 olid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. ? I
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MILITARY AREA
MUONG NONG, LAOS
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (LEOPQLDVILLE) 16-22N 106-30E
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