NEW ACTIVITY ON ROUTE 108 RON AREA, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000400020006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 13, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
ATTACHMENT TO L-1731
13 SEPTEMBER 1966
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NEW ACTIVITY ON ROUTE 108
RON AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS NEW AND CONTINUING ACTIVITY ALONG
ROUTE 108 IN NORTH VIETNAM.
2. LOCATION:
ROUTE 108 IS OBSERVID FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH ROUTE lA AT 1751N
10626E TO THE UNLIT TO PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AT 175gN 10612E.
3. MISSION READOUT:
~tEVEALS ROUTE 108 TO BE SERVICEABLE
THE ENTIRE LENGTH OBSERVID.
TWO OCCUPIED FOUR-POSITION LIGHT AAA SITES ARE OBSERVED. ONE IS
LOCATED AT 1759N 10612E (UTM XE2828g6), AND ONE AT 1757N 10616E
(UTM XE356854) WHICH IS NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC. ALL POSITIONS ARE
CANVAS-COVERED, AND A TOTAL OF FIVE CAMOUFLAGED TRUCKS ARE OBSERVID
IN THE VICINITY OF THE TWO SITES. (INSET 1)
MULTIPLE STREAM CROSSINGS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED IN THE VICINITY OF
1751N 10623E (UTM xE465744). OBSERVED ON ROUTE 108 IS A SERVICEABLE
CAUSEWAY AND CULVERT. A BY-PASS ROAD WITH NO FACILITIES FOR CROSSING
THE STREAM HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED APPROXIMATELY 100 METERS SOUTH OF THE
ROAD, AND A BY-PASS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION APPROXIMATELY 300 METERS TO
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used (or 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 Me re~
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chiet, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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THE SOUTH. A PORTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE IS ALSO OBSERVED
IN THE AREA. (INSET 2)
ALSO OBSERVID IS NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION EXTENDING SOUTHEAST FROM
ROUTE 108 AT 1750N 10623E (~ XE474734 TO UTM XE476732) A1`ID A SURVEY
LINE CONTINUING FROM THAT POINT TO UTM XE479731. (INSET 3)
AN ACTIVE TRUCK PARK IS OBSERVED ADJACENT TO ROUTE 108 AT 1754N
10620E (UTM XE415803)? (INSET 4)
ALSO OBSERVED IN THIS AREA, BUT NOT SHOWN ON THE GRAPHIC, ARE SIX
HEAVILY CAMOUFLAGED TRUCKS ON ROUTE 108 BETWEEN 1757N 10615E A~ 1754N
10619E, AND A POSSIBLY ABANDONED TRUCK PARK AT 1753N 10621E (UTM
XE432786).
ALL UTM COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM AMS SERIES L701, SHEETS 6264 I AND
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 Dartcular 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 intormatian concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
s
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