SOUTH CHINA/NORTH VIETNAM AND SINO-INDIAN BORDER PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE, 1 - 7 AUGUST 1967

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 8, 1967
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SUBJECT : South China/North Vietnam and Sino-Indian Border
Photographic Reconnaissance, 1 - 7 August 1967
1. The attached report on the subject by the Chairman,
Committee on Imagery Requirements and Exploitation (COMIREX), is
circulated for the information of the United States Intelligence Board
(USIB).
2. It is not contemplated that the attached report will be
placed on the USIB agenda unless a USIB Principal so requests prior
to the close of business on 11 August 1967. In the absence of such a
request it will be considered for record purposes that USIB "noted" the
subject report on that date.
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Report to the United States Intelligence Board
by
Chairman, COMIREX
on
South China/North Vietnam and Sino-Indian Border
Photographic Reconnaissance
1 - 7 August 1967
The following is a report on photographic coverage of:
a. Priority "Base Line" targets in South China and
North Vietnam, as defined by the Board on 3 March 1966a
(paras 2 - 6);
b. North Vietnam to detect the introduction of
offensive missile systemsb (paras 7 and 8);
C. Targets in Laos adjacent to the South China borderc
(no coverage);
d. Targets in the Sino-Indian Border aread
(no coverage).
South China/North Vietnam - "Base Line"
2. Changes to Priority Targets: Since the last report the total
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a. Because of its size Chang Ning/Hsin Hsu Army
Barracks was divided into two targets.
a USIB-D-41. 14/283 (COMOR-D-25/207), 4 March 1966
b Memo to Holders of USIB-D-41. 14/308, (COMOR-D-25/220), 23 May 1967
C USIB-D-41. 14/260 (COMOR-D-25/ 184), 13 September 1965 25X1
d USIB-D-41. 14/276 (COMOR-D-25/201), 19 January 1966
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b. The barracks at Chien Chuan, Hai Kang, and
Po Shang were added since they meet the criteria for indicator
tar ets of Chinese Communist build-up to enter the war in
Southeast Asia.
c. Two rail line segments, Kep to Thai Nguyen and
Hanoi to Ping Hsiang (Segment 4), were deleted from the
priority list. The segments are too long to get even near
complete coverage within a space of time pertinent to the
indications required to determine possible Chinese Com-
munist military build-up. Principal installations, however,
located along these rail segments remain priority targets.
d. The net loss of one in the base line score is
accounted for by the fact that whereas the split in the barracks
area described in "a" adds one to the base line total, the
dropping of the two rail se ments, both of which had base line,
results in a net decrease,
3. Missions during the Period:
According to field reporting, two BUMBLE BUG (formerly
BLUE SPRINGS) missions, flown 1 and 2 August, photographed priority
targets in South China. Two additional missions on 4 and 7 August
photographed targets in North Vietnam.
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Base Line/Surveillance Coverage: A BLUE SPRINGS and three
missions, flown in previous reporting periods, provided
surveillance coverage of 6 targets in North Vietnam and 3 targets in
South China.
5. Tab A: Lists all priority targets and shows the status of
Base Line/Surveillance coverage as follows:
Column 2 - Underlining iri.dic.ates base line or surveillance
coverage added since the last report.
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6. The Map at Tab B: Shows the distribution of II targets
illustrating the primary areas for lines of communication by shading.
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Column 5 - The number of times surveillance coverage
has been added to the base line photography.
Column 6 - Date of the most recent base line/ surveillance
quality coverage.
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targets listed in Tab A which have been covered by base
quality photography since 1 March 1966 are shown by a black dot, the
remainder of 0 by a black circle. Arrows indicate base line/
surveillance coverage added during the reporting period.
North Vietnam - "Offensive Missiles"
7. There has been no report of photographic detection of the
introduction of offensive missile systems into North Vietnam.
8. The Map at Tab C: Shows the high-resolution photographic
coverage of North Vietnam (80% or better cloud-free) that has been
reported in the three week period ending 7 August. This has been reported
in accordance with the photo reconnaissance area grid system. In addition
to area coverage, the map shows the nine targets that could most likely
reveal the introduction of offensive missile systems into North Vietnam.
Chairman
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