REACTIVATED SEGMENTS ROUTE 92 BAN BAC AREA LAOS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001700010004-0
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 18, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
REACTIVATED SEGMENTS ROUTE 92
BAN BAC AREA, LAOS
(SEE NPIC BRIEFING BOARD K-7349 FOR COMPARISON)
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD REVEALS TWO REACTIVATED SEGMENTS OF ROUTE 92
NEAR BAN BAC, LAOS.
2. REMARKS:
PHOTOGRAPHY OF FEBRUARY 1966 REVEALED THAT THE ORIGINAL ALIGNMENT
OF ROUTE 92 NEAR BAN BAC APPEARED TO BE UNSERVICEABLE AND IN DISUSE.
THE ROAD ALSO APPEARED TO BE IN DISUSE ON THE EAST BANK OF THE SE KONG
(RIVER), WHERE ROUTE 92 EXTENDS SOUTH.
3. LOCATION:
BAN BAC IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN LAOTIAN PANHANDLE, APPROXIMATELY
THIRTY-FIVE NM NORTHWEST OF CHAVANE.
?4. MISSION READOUT:
ACTIVITY IN THE BAN BAC AREA:
A. EVIDENCE OF RECENT VEHICULAR ACTIVITY IS NOTED ON ROUTE
92 SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 92 ALTERNATE (NOT AN OFFICIAL
DESIGNATION) AT 1556N 1o644E. VEHICLE TRACKS ARE OBSERVED AT 1551N
10646E (UTM xc896541 TO XC903533) AND THEN INTERMITTENTLY SOUTH
ON THE EAST BANK OF THE SE KONG TO THE LIMITS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AT
1548N 10646E (UTM xc889478), 2.8 NM NORTH OF THE REPORTED SOUTHERN
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.
GARFIU" ENTIAC
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TERMINUS OF ROUTE 92.
B. A ROAD EXTENDS EAST FROM ROUTE 92 AT BAN BAC AT 1550N
1o645E (UTM XC902525) ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE SE KONG. TWO
RIVER FORDS ARE OBSERVED AT 1550N 10647E (UTM XC908522). THE
ROAD JUNCTIONS WITH ROUTE 923 ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE SE KONG
AT UTM XC909519.
NOTE: ROUTE 923 IS A SINGLE LANE ROAD LINKING ROUTE 92 WITH THE
NORTHERN TERMINUS OF ROUTE 96.
C. THREE LARGE DESTROYED CANOES AND ONE SUBMERGED CANOE
ARE OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FERRY CROSSING AT THE TERMINUS
OF ROUTE 92 ALTERNATE AT 1550N 10645E (uTM xC8875o9).
D. AN ACCESS ROAD EXTENDS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FROM ROUTE 92-AT
1549N 10645E (UTM xC8885o8) TO A POSSIBLE TRUCK PARK AT UTM
xC890505. A VEHICLE TURN-AROUND IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE
ACCESS ROAD. VEGETATION HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE ROAD IN AN ATTEMPT
AT CAMOUFLAGE.
ALL UTM COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM AMS SERIES L7012, SHEETS 6358,.I, II,
III9 AND IV.
ALL GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM USATC SERIES 200, SHEET 0738-
04 HL
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.
SONFIDEaTIAL
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