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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001000040050-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2007
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: December 9, 1965
• Content Type: CABLE

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T O P S E C R E T CITE NPIC 60169.
A CONTINUING SCAN BY NPIC OF MISSION
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CHINA NEAR THE CHINA-NORTH VIETNAM BpER:
1. A ROAD IN LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION OBSERVED AS FOLLOWS:
FROM MENG-TZU, CHINA AT 2322N 10324E (UTM UL370850); SOUTH SOUTH-
EAST TO TU-CHI-CHAI AT 2311N 10332E (UTM UL510650); SOUTH SOUTH-
EAST ALONG THE EAST BANK OF AN UNNAMED STREAM TO APPROXIMATELY
2301N 10339E (UTM UL615460); SOUTH SOUTHWEST ALONG EAST BANK OF THE
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED UNNAMED STREAM TO THE RED RIVER AT 2253N
101333E (UTM UL520315); SOUTHEAST ALONG NORTHEAST BANK OF RED RIVER
TO HO-KOU AT 223ON 10358E (UTM UK940890) ON THE CHINA-NORTH VIETNAM
BORDER. THIS ROAD TRAVERSES RUGGED TERRAIN AND HAS NUMEROUS CUTS,
FILLS AND SWITCHBACKS, HOWEVER NO TUNNELING IS NOTED. ALL BRIDGES
ARE EITHER COMPLETE OR IN LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION. SCALE OF
PHOTOGRAPHY PRECLUDES STUDY OF ROAD BED.
2. A SECOND ROAD WAS OBSERVED AS FOLLOWS: FROM WEN-SHAN
(KAI HWA), CHINA AT 2322N 10415E (UTM VL230845); SOUTH SOUTHEAST
TO MA-KUAN (AN-PING) AT 2301N 10424E (UTM VL380450); SOUTHWEST TO
LU-CHAI-CHUNG AT 2257N 10421E (UTM VL330390); WEST TO MU-CHANG AT
2256N 10411E (UTM VL165360); SOUTHWEST TO CHIAO-TOU AT 2252N 10408E
(UTM VL110290); SOUTH ACROSS THE NORTH VIETNAM BORDER; WHERE IT
JUNCTIONS WITH ROUTE 411 AT MUONG KHUONG AT 2245N 10407E (UTM
VC100170). THIS ROAD APPEARS COMPLETE AND SERVICEABLE WITH ALL
BRIDGES COMPLETED. MANY CUTS, FILLS AND SWITCHBACKS NOTED ALONG
ITS ENTIRE LENGTH.
MAP REF: GEOGRAPHIC AND UTM COORDINATES FROM AMS SERIES L500,
SHEETS NF4S-1 & 2 JOG (G) SERIES 1501, SHEET NF49-6 GP-1
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