NEW TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITY AND PROBABLE POL BARGES HAI PHONG AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
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December 28, 2016
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February 15, 2006
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October 19, 1966
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ATTACHMENT TO L-2148
19 OCTOBER 1966
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NEW TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITY AND PROBABLE POL BARGES
HAI PRONG AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
2053N 10637E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS PROBABLE POL BARGES NEAR A NEWLY
IDENTIFIED TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITY.
2. LOCATION:
THIS FACILITY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE CUA CAM
(DISTRIBUTARY), ADJACENT TO LOI DONG ARMY BARRACKS
AND 3.9 NM NORTHWEST OF HAI PHONG.
3. BACKGROUND:
PHOTOGRAPHY
EVIDENCE OF A TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITY AT THIS LOCATION. LOI DONG ARMY
BARRACKS CONSISTS OF NINETEEN BARRACKS BUILDINGS AND FIVE SUPPORT
BUILDINGS IN ONE AREA, AND SEVENTEEN BARRACKS BUILDINGS, TWO LARGE
WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS, AND SEVEN STORAGE BUILDINGS IN A SECOND AREA.
4. MISSION READOUT:
I EVEALS SEVEN PROBABLE POL BARGES
NEAR A NEW TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITY CONSISTING OF TWO NEWLY CONSTRUCTED
OFFSHORE WHARVES. A RAIL SPUR IN THE EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION
EXTENDS FROM THE HA NOI/HAI PHONG RAIL LINE TO THE VICINITY OF THE
TWO WHARVES; AT LEAST FOURTEEN BUILDINGS OF THE LOI DONG ARMY BARRACKS
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 particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re
poi ng period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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ATTACHMENT TO L-2148
19 OCTOBER 1966
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HAVE BEEN DISMANTLED TO MAKE WAY FOR THIS NEW RAIL SPUR. APPROXIMATELY
TWENTY-THREE POL STORAGE TANKS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE OFFSHORE WHARVES
ADJACENT TO ROUTE 5. THE TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITY IS SERVED BY ROUTE 5,
AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE RAIL SPUR, BY THE HA NOI/HAI PHONG RAIL LINE.
5. REMARKS:
THE PROBABLE POL BARGES DEPICTED ON THIS GRAPHIC ARE SIMILAR TO
THOSE IDENTIFIED ALONGSIDE TANKERS IN HAI PHONG ROADS (SEE NPIC
BRIEFING BOARDS L-1882 AND L-2010).
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 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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