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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B03817A000100010035-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: March 20, 1967
• Content Type: CABLE

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REFERENCE A: DIAXX-1 MEMORANDUM OF 27 FEBRUARY 1967 ADDRESSED
TO CHAIRMAN, COMOR PWG (TOP SECRET WORKING PAPER)
REFERENCE B : DIAXX-1 MEMORANDUM OF 14 MARCH 1967 ADDRESSED
TO CHAIRMAN, COMOR PWG (TOP SECRET WORKING PAPER)
PART I. IN RESPONSE TO YOUR VERBAL REQUEST THIS IS TO
RECONFIRM NPIC POSITION ON DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE ON NINE w'f_L
TARGETS DISCUSSED IN REF A.
(A) 0 TIEN YEN COMPLEX, MISSION BLUE SPRINGS Q168,
4 NOVEMBER 1966. DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE. THERE IS NO `-~
EQUIPMENT DISCERNIBLE ON PHOTOGRAPHY, HOWEVER, THE RESOLUTION, i-;,a
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COVERAGE (STEREO) AND OBLIQUITY DID NOT PRECLUDE IDENTIFICATION -1 F? ~.~c~
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OF VEHICLES, BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION OR AREAS OF OPEN STORAGE.
(B) OKEP AIRFIELD, MISSION BLUE SPRINGS 0168p 4
NOVEMBER 1966. DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE.
(C) OHA NOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD, MISSION BLUE SPRINGS
Q168, 4 NOVEMBER 1966. DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE. ALL
AIRCRAFT COULD BE IDENTIFIED.
(D) HA NOI/BAC MAI AIRFIELD, MISSION BLUE SPRINGS
Q168, 4 NOVEMBER 1966. DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE. ALL
AIRCRAFT AND AREAS OF OPEN STORAGE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. NO
NEW AREAS OF POL STORAGE WERE IDENTIFIED.
(E)l AO BANG COMPLEX, MISSION KEYHOLE,
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NON-DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE. NPIC ORIGNALLY
REPORTED THIS AS DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE ON 16 DECEMBER BY
CABLE TO YOUR OFFICE I I HOWEVER RE-ANALYSIS
INDICATED (A) THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THIS COMPLEX WAS COVERED
BY CLOUD SHADOW AND IDENTIFICATION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT, IF
PRESENT, COULD NOT BE MADE AND (B) AN AREA OF 15 NM RADIUS
AROUND THE COMPLEX WAS NOT CLOUD FREE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF NEW
OR UNREPORTED COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.
THIS CHANGE IN STATUS WAS REPORTED TO YOUR OFFICE VERBALLY
OUR ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT WITHIN THE
TARGET LIMITS AS DEFINED BY DIA, CLOUD SHADOW PRECLUDES
IDENTIFICATION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF THIS COMPLEX.
(F) l HAI PHONG/KIEN AN AIRFIELD MISSION BLUE TREE
930T, 5 JANUARY 1967. DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE. THIS
MISSION NUMBER IS VALID AND WAS RECEIVED IN NPIC ON 11
JANUARY 1967.
HA NOI/PHUC YEN AIRFIELD, MISSION BLUE TREE
791B/2, 15 JANUARY 1967. DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE.
(H)~ HA NOI/BAC MAI AIRFIELD, MISSION BLUE SPRINGS
Q169, 18 JANUARY 1967. NON-DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE.
(I)0 HA NOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD, MISSION BLUE SPRINGS
Q169, 18 JANUARY 1967. NON-DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE.
PART II. THE FOLLOWING IS THE NPIC POSITION ON DATA BASE
QUALITY COVERAGE ON TWO TARGETS DISCUSSED IN REF B.
(A) lI HIA PHONG/CAT BI AIRFIELD, MISSION BLUE SPRINGS
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Q547, 1 MARCH 1967. DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE.
(B) HON GAY PORT FACILITIES, MISSION BLUE TREE
56OJ, 6 MARCH 1967. THIS MISSION WAS RECEIVED IN NPIC ON
16 MARCH. THIS TARGET WILL BE REPORTED OUT IN A SUBSEQUENT
CABLE TO YOUR OFFICE.
PART III. THE FOLLOWING IS THE NPIC POSITION ON DATA BASE
QUALITY COVERAGE ON THE EIGHT TARGETS DISCUSSED IN THE
ATTACHMENT TO REF B.
(A) II TIEN YEN COMPLEX, BS Q168, 4 NOVEMBER 1966.
SEE PART It ITEM A FOR DETAILS.
(B) II HA NOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD, BS Q168, 4 NOVEMBER
1966. DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE. SEE PART It ITEM C FOR
DETAILS.
(C) OHA NOI/BAC MAI AIRFIELD, BS Q168, 4 NOVEMBER
1966. SEE PART It ITEM D FOR DETAILS.
(D) I1 CAO BANG COMPLEX t
SEE PART It ITEM E FOR DETAILS.
(E) II HAI PHONG/KIEN AN AIRFIELD, UE 930T, 5 JANUARY
1967. NPIC CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THAT THIS IS DATA BASE
QUALITY COVERAGE.
(F) II HA NOI/BAC MAI AIRFIELD, BS Q169, 18 JANUARY
1967. NON-DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE. REF A INDICATES THAT
DIAXX-1 CONCURS IN THIS ANALYSIS IN THAT REF A STATES THAT
DIAAP REPORT OF 3 FEBRUARY 1967 INDICATES THIS COVERAGE IS
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NOT ACCEPTABLE v HOWEVER AN EARLIER LITER IM REPORT OF 30
JANUARY 1967 HAD INDICATED COVERAGE WAS ACCEPTABLE.
(G) OHA NOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD, BS Q169, 18 JANUARY
67. NON-DATA BASE QUALITY COVERAGE. REF A OMMENTS ON
THIS TARGET READ VERBATIM FOR TARGET ITEM F IMMEDIATELY
ABOVE).
(H) CAM PHA PORT FACILITIES, UE 918T, 4 JANUARY
1967. RE-ANALYSIS BY NPIC INDICATES THAT THIS TARGET IS OF
NON-DATA BASE QUALITY AS IMAGED ON THIS MISSION.
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