CABLE TO AIG 7840 FROM NPIC WASHDC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04549A000600030055-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: March 13, 1968
• Content Type: CABLE

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REF A NPI
CAMERA TYPE IS 115A.
DAY PHOTO. CAMEP,A ON/OFF TIMES UNK.
MSG 3053, DTG 1921402, FEB 68, SER F006?0. B. NPIC MSG 2939, D ~' Sec.o.r.?~t7
0721502, FE3 68. C. NPIC MSS 3210, 68G SER2F00595ARE68NPICR FO 665.
D. NPIC MSG 2867, DTG 31003~,Z, J s
MAP 68. F. PIR SER L01084, DTG 0905132 ~SERRL08084 ~ D - .-
RTS SER L01085, DTG 0913502, MAR 68. H? SERIES L7014 ~~
0919302, MAR 68. AMS SERIES LTO1, SHEET 6
SHEETS 6342 III, 6441 IV, 6538 III ; AND SERIES L7015, SrIEETS 6_ ,
6242 I II 6341 I, II, IV, AND 6441 III, 1ST ED. THIS CIPIR S
MENTS Ii~TELLIGENCE REPORTED IN REF MESSAGES. THIS IS A BLACK S
MESSAGE.
ALTHOUGH A LARGE PORTION OF THIS MISSION t~;TAS CLOiJD COVERED,
DID PROVIDE GOOD !QUALITY COVERAGE OF THE CP.MBODIA/SOUTH VIETNA
BORDER, THE Tl?I-EORDEI~ AREA AND THE LAOS/SOUTH VIETNAM BORDER
AREA t~?EST OF KHE SANH.
THE MISSION ~:?AS OF PARTICULAR VALUE II~l DISTINGUISHING T~?0
SEPARATE OPEN-t;-IRE FELEGOMMUHIT~~I~O~,~~CTIONIOFTNUMEROUSOISOLATEDD,
THIS t~?AS ACCOMPLISH:~D THROUG
SEGMENTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRACES PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY NPIC.
A NEy~ ROAD IN THE TRI-BORDEN ARR~ '~. ~~~ ?-EXTE~It'~~TAOFO THE
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SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF LAOS RO~TTH~IVITAL TRIUBORDEREARFASION OF THE
COMMUNIST LOGISTIGS NETt,ORK I
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PART I. SIGNIFICANT PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS
B. NEt~? TARGETS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
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REPORTED
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON TH~
EAST FROM ROUE 92 AT 1~~~Q~NTHE6~EST~BANKMOFDTHE2SE)POpETCRIVER)
LAOS/SOUTH VIETNAM BORD
AT 162922N 1063948E CXD775?36) CREF D) . VEHICLE TRACKS EXTEND
FROM THE ORIGINAL ALIGFR~P+~ITTHISCPOINT,NTRACKSRCONTINUETGENERALLY
OUTCROP P.T XD 777235.
NORTH ALONG THE ALIGNMENT OF A PREVIOUSLY EXISTING TRAIL TO
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APPROXIMATELY 16313lN 1064033E
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ZZZ02:CONTINUE?~ ROAD CONST, VS SGM NONE CTY US 164348N1063427E
ROUTE 9~ EXTENDED IS SERVICEABLE AND IN USE BEYOND ITS
PREVIOUSLY RFPORTEDNGECE~I~gALLY~EASTU?P.RDIP:N3ADDITIONAL7?.3 NM
(XD 67850?) , ~XT~ND to OF KHE SANH.
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SGM NONE CTY VS 142950N1073?45E
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A NE~~! ROAD IS OBSERVED EXTENDING EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN
UNNUMBERED EXTEi?SION OF LAOS ROUTE 110 IN SOUTH VIET~?AM. THE
NEt~! ROAD EXTENDS FROM 142950N 107345E CYB743041) TO 143005N
1073730E CYB829046) , FOLLOG~ING THE CONTOUR OF THE LAND. THE
SOUTHERN UNNUMBERED EXTENSION OF LAOS ROUTE 110 IS ALSO OBSERVED
EXTENDING SOUTH FROM 142950N 1073245E (YB743041> TO 142445N
ZZZ04:TELECOM TRACE SGi1 NONE CTY LA 163320N 1062252E
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPEN-4:~IRE TRACES IN THE LAOTIAN PANHANDLE
St~~ OF THr VIETNAM DMZ, AS DESCRIBED I~! REF B, ITEMS 2 AND 3,
APPARENTLY CONS?ECTED TO FORM ONE TRACE AivD DO NOT CONNECT TO THE
SEPONE-BAN BAC TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRACE' AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
THF. COMPLETED ALIGNMENT OF THIS TRACE IS AS FOLLOGIS--FROM ITS
NORTHERN VISIBLE TERMINUS AT 164930N 1051958E (UTM XD419605) , THE
TRACE IS INTERMITTED?TLY OBSERVED EXTENDING SOUTH TO THE' VILLAGE
OF BAN PRAI AT 1633?ON 106225?E (XD473308>, 5 NM Stir OF BAN DO`aG.
IT IS THEN INTERMITTENTLY OBSERVED CONTI"JUINC SE TO 162405?~i
106?947~: (XD597138) , THEN NE TO 1 6262011 1063210E (XD 640183) ,
THEN EP.ST TO ITS VISIBLE TERMINUS AT 16?750n1 10640?OE (XD785209) ,
10 NM SE OF KHE SANH, SOUTH VIETNAM. THIS TRACE IS A PORTI01`? OF
THE LINE DESIGNATED LAOS/SOUTH VIETNAi~ TELECOM"^,UNNICATIONS
ZZZ05:TELECO'~ OPEN-',~~IRE TRACE SGM NONE CTY LA 161410N1065700E
THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPEN-~~lIRE TF.ACE
(REF C) , ~?HICH EXTENDED EA.STts1ARD FROM THE SEPONE-BAN BAC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE, HAS BEEN FURTHER EXTENDED. THE GENERAL
ALIGNMENT OF THIS EXTENSION, LOCATED SOUTH OF AND GENERALLY
PARALLEL TO ROUTE 9??., IS AS FOLLOt,!S--THE TRACE E'XT~'~?DS NORTH
FROM ITS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TERMINUS AT 1614101'1 1055700E
(YC083959> TO YC0909S4, THE"1 EP.ST, PARP.LLELING THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRACE DESCRIBED IN ITEM 04, TO APPROXIMATELY
161746N 107070?E (YD?610?7), tc;HERE THE TRACE IS OBSCURED BY
SCATTERED CLOUDS. THIS TERMINUS LIES ?00 YARDS INSIDE SOUTH
VIETNAM THIS TRACE IS DESIGNATED LAOS/SOUTH VIETNAM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPEN-G?IRE BRANCH LINE 9.A (REF E).
PART II. OTHER PHOTO INTERPRETATIONS - P10NE
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