ROUTE 914 PANHANDLE AREA LAOS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001800210001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 7, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
ATTACHMENT TO K-9791 25X1
07 JUNE 1966
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ROUTE 914
PANHANDLE AREA, LAOS
(SEE NPIC BRIEFING BOARDS K-7379 AND K-7801 FOR COMPARISON)
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE ALIGNMENT AND STATUS OF ROUTE 914
IN THE LAOTIAN PANHANDLE.
2. REMARKS:
ROUTE 914 WAS FIRST OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN DECEMBER 1965;
BY MID-MARCH 1966 THE ALIGNMENT OF THE ROAD WAS EVIDENT WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF AN 8.5 NM CENTER SEGMENT, AND BY LATE MARCH ONLY 0.5 NM SEPARATED THE
TWO SEGMENTS OF ROAD. THE COMPLETED ROAD EXTENDS BETWEEN ROUTES 91 AND
92 AND BY-PASSES ROUTE 9 THROUGH SEPONE AND BAN DONG.
3. MISSION READOUT:
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REVEAL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF ROUTE 914:
A. ROUTE 914, FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 91 AT 1645N 10608E TO
ITS JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 9 AT 1641N 10608E, APPEARS IN DISUSE. BY-
PASSING THIS SEGMENT OF ROAD, TRAFFIC MOVING SOUTH FROM ROUTE 911 COULD
CONTINUE ON ROUTE 91, SOUTHWEST ON ROUTE 9, THEN SOUTHEAST ONTO THE
MORE USED PORTION OF ROUTE 914. ROUTE 914 SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF
ROUTE 9 SHOWS MEDIUM USAGE (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC). RECENT RAINS
APPARENTLY HAVE NOT INTERRUPTED THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purpores only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular beefing 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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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
ATTACHMENT TO K-9791 25X1
07 JUNE 1866
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B. THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTID FORD ON ROUTE g14 ACROSS THE SE BANG
HIENG (RIVER) AT 1638N 10612E (UTM XD282405) IS UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO
HIGH WATER AND RECENT AIR STRIKES. NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO FILL
OR BY-PASS THE BOMB CRATERS ON THE SOUTHERN APPROACH. A NEWLY OBSERVED
FERRY CROSSING IS LOCATED 0.3 NM EAST OF THE FORD AT UTM XD286406. THE
APPROACHES TO THIS FERRY CROSSING HAVE BEEN KEPT IN REPAIR AFTER
RECENT AIR STRIKES. A POSSIBLE FERRY BOAT IS OBSERVED JUST EAST OF THE
FERRY CROSSING MOORED ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH RIVER BANK AT UTM XD287406.
LOCATED NORTH OF THE FERRY CROSSING AT UTM XD285408 IS AN UNOCCUPIED
FOUR-GUN HMGAA SITE.
C. VEHICLE TRACKS ARE OBSERVED ALONG A PORTION OF ROUTE g14 AT
1634N 1o614E.
D. A FORD IS OBSERVED ON ROUTE gl4 AT 1630N 10624E.
E. VEHICLE TRACKS ARE OBSERVED ALONG A PREVIOUSLY EXISTING TRAIL
CONNECTING ROUTE g14 WITH ROUTE g2. TRACKS EXTEND FROM ROUTE g14 AT
1627N 10628E (uTM xD568197) EAST-NORTHEAST TO ROUTE g2 AT 1627N 1062gE
(UTM XD5892o4), 10.7 NM SOUTH OF BAN DONG. THIS NEW ACCESS ROAD IS
LOCATED 1.3 NM NORTH OF THE ORIGINAL JUNCTION OF THESE TWO ROUTES.
ALL UTM COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM AMS SERIES L7012, SHEETS 6260 I, II,
IV AND 6261 III,
These notes have been prepared for briefing pur oses 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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 ROUTE 914
PANHANDLE AREA, LAOS