STUDY OF ROADS CONNECTING LAOS WITH BURMA, CHINA AND NORTH VIETNAM

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000300310074-7

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RIPPUB

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December 28, 2016

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May 8, 2012

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Publication Date:

March 31, 1964

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MEMO

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/08: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300310074-7 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/08: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300310074-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/08: CIA-RDP78T05439A000300310074-7 -.16/cL ? 1. 31e ch 9 64 Co* A t Imt Mies, ne Bad Eel-vicar DivIvion, 'MM 25X1 i! t Chiai', )teach, nvcc..Iwo iecewe gip, o-- : Chief, CIA/Pm (w=) eft r Etvzy of rood* ao ecti.rW, Lr.*a %-itb , Chlre. one- nth Vietaers R : (1) CM Requirement W. C- -Ui,c'2G (( `') Pm project lam. C-?f~: j vL I '~i3s a ndh is a rerpcnte to the refereaced requirment wh eh rake tbr a etzy of roads co et1M Laos with Bsrim, China tna Worth V.: c r.. Thit stu4y will rnclttde rtete of c or. truction, F.if lit, eondItion, br_c1 1r , a sse t eanoft uction c roeds, ow -well at the 1cc tion of ell true: conw;syt giving direetlan of =uvevient taid at ber of -vehiel et. 2. porticos of the fcllowlxe pbomW adice.oxsr wm*w- titles in the 1~rocevr of ccap1etim t} lm raga Lre3r nt t e anc3.otect grcphice (CIS,%P~2/~-P-51I j s~# thz~au&h -4 ta ) cLsc%- the iacat:L am lima ear-erel coz d ition of des vhlch Wee obwerved nser.i re the Lec tien bar, oz cr &riztg it. 40 Slow ease, the diicuasion. of the roede bevo bear broken crcwr. into t}rrcc pvrte, cme ftw each boom,- country: Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/08: CIA-RDP78T05439A000300310074-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/08: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300310074-7 a. Buries Border. No roads were observed crossing the Laos - Bursa border. b. Leas - Chino Border. Only one Wed crosses the Leos - Chins border (wee C / - at approximately 21 268 - 1C1 lsyE. This is the newly constructed road, opened in 1963, which terminates at Priong Salt' (21 h1Z - 102 06E). This is a two-lone, impro' ed road which traverser en area 'with relative steep relief. There are may curves and rwitch-beckea which greatly reduce the grades. There are four single-lane unimproved roads radiating short diE- tances from K.aong Bing (21 1211 - 101 093). Qne of these roo=d's extends to within two nautical miles of the Laos - China border and to within four nautical miles of a single-lame, unimproved road in China, which mskee con- nections with the main two-lame road linking Leos with Chine (fee CIA/PIP1IB- P-518/64). C. Laos - Borth Vietnam Border. North crow Route 7 only lour roods were observ crossing the border.- There also were three other areas where roads were observed nearing the border; however, only trails erocred. An improved single-lane road,extemds generally northeast fron Houei Yeui (21 112 - _l02 49R), crosses the border at 21 1311 - 1C2 55E (see CIA/ PID/I3-P'-51:1/64), and continues on to Dien Bien Phu (21 23B - 103 ClE). This road has sany switch-backs near the border, as it crosses a divide. Vest t`toee Hopei Yeui this rood was single-lane and unimproved. It became a trail at epproximately 21 09N - 102 423C Near Hociei Yeui there are two fords. Route 6, an ved, single-lane road, crosses the Laos - North Vietnam border at 20 le - 104 29E (see CIA/PID/IB-P-52O/64), ctnd continues on to Sam Maus. (20 253 - 104 293). There is a ferry crossing the Pam W (River) at Ban Bop Bee_u (20 43N - i04 2=). There are many mall bridges along this route. Although Route 6 is designated as a single-lane rood, it appears that fro vehicles can pass at most points along the route if vehicle halts or slows down considerably. one A third rou te,, crossing the border at appZoximately 20 1.ER - 1Cl4 4TE, sakes connecti ons with Route 6 in Laos at 20 283 - 104 12E (tee CIA/ PID/IB-P 520/64)- Iftir is a single-lane, improved read which appears vide enough for vehicles to pass with extreme caution. A possible rmintensnce facility is located just inside the Laos border at approximately 20 11N - Route ( is a single-lone, improved road which is wide enough for vehicles to pass with caution in most places. This road crosses the border at 19 283 - 104 05E (see CIAjPIDJI)%-P-521/64). A truck convoy of appro ,ate1;- Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/08: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300310074-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/08: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300310074-7 3.4 vehieiet ;:ea obe.+eervec?t bc*ded west neer the border In )&y was tb ee arear VtM:rc rt.clz were eb erved =ear-Lug tae b r