CABLE TO AIG 7840 FROM NPIC WASHDC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04549A000600010061-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2007
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: January 17, 1968
• Content Type: CABLE

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DAY PHOTO CAMERA ON/OFF TIMES UNK. REF. A FICPACFAC SER 003437
081115Z JAN 68. AMS SERIES L7014 SHEET 6450-I, IV AND 6350 -
IV,1ST ED. THERE IS A GROWING AMOUNT OF INTEREST OF WATER LEVE
CAVES IN NORTH VIET NAM AS THEY MAY RELATE TO THEIR POTENTIAL F
MILITARY OPERATIONS. WE ARE TRANSMITTING THIS DATA ALONG WITH
ROUGH MENSURATION OF THE CAVE ENTRANCES IN PART IB FOR YOU IN-
FORMATION.
PART I. SIGNIFICANT PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS
A. TRANSIENT TACTICAL TARGETS
ZZZO1:DOAN XA NAVAL DISPERSAL FAC SGM:6BW58 CTY:VN 205122N1O64
DES:TWO VESSELS REPORTED AT UTM XJ794078 (ITEM 19, REF A) ARE
TRAWLERS VTCF S tATnw PGM
B. NEW TARGETS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
ITMO2:ILE DE LA MEDUSE CAVE (NEV) SGM:NONE CTY:VN 205005N 1071658E
DES:WATER LEVEL CAVE WITH ENTRANCE APPROXIMATELY 65 FT WIDE AND
40 FT HIGH IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ILE DE LA MEDUSE
AT UTM YJ375053. MENSURATION IS APPROXIMATE DUE TO OBLIQUITY
OFlPHOTOGRAPH AND DIFFICULTY IN DETERMINING LIMITS OF CAVE
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ITM03:ILE DU SOUFFLEUR CAVE (NEW) SGM:NONE CTY:VN 204946N1O71342E
DES:TWO WATER LEVEL CAVES ARE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF A SMALL
ISLAND 1.1 NW WEST OF ILE DU SOUFFLEUR. ONE CAVE (AT UTM
YJ318046) HAS AN ENTRANCE APPROXIMATELY 70 FT WIDE AND 30 FT
HIGH. THE OTHER CAVE (AT YJ319048) HAS AN ENTRANCE APPROXIMATELY
45 FT WIDE AND 30 FT HIGH. MENSURATION IS APPROXIMATE DUE TO
OBLIQUITY OF PHOTOGRAPH AND DIFFICULTY IN DETERMINING LIMITS
OF CAVE ENTRANCE,
ITM04:ILE DES ARENES POSSIBLE CAVE SGM:NONE CTY:VN 20495ON1071210E
DES:A WATER LEVEL CAVE IS LOCATED ON THE SW SIDE OF A SMALL
ISLAND 1.7 NM EAST OF ILE DES ARENES AT UTM YJ291049. ENTRANCE
SIZE IS UNDETERMINED. DUE TO LOOK ANGLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
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ITM05:ILE DES TROIS SOMMETS CAVE SGM:NONE CTY:VN 205158N1070215E
DES:A WATER LEVEL CAVE WITH AN ENTRANCE 40 FT WIDE AND 50 FT
HIGH IS LOCATED ON THE NE SIDE OF THE ILE DES TROIS SOMMETS
AT UTM YJ119085. TWO UNIDENTIFIED CRAFT ARE OBSERVED IN THE
CAVE ENTRANCE. MENSURATION IS APPROXIMATE DUE TO OBLIQUITY
OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIFFICULTY IN DETERMINING LIMITS OF CAVE
ENTRAN(F_
PART II. OTHER PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS - NONE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L
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