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Evaluation of alternative programs for bombing North Vietnam. Miscellaneous. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. TOP SECRET. Issue Date: Jun 1, 1967. Date Declassified: Jun 05, 1985. Unsanitized. Complete. 18 page(s).
to augment Routes 1A and 15. The route capacities of
almost all the major highways in Military Region IV have
increased during the past year as shown in the following
tabulation:
Route Number Dry Season/Wet Season Capacity
In Short Tons Per Day
August May
1966 1967
1A 900/100 960/120
15 450/100 740/250
101 610/120 610/120
137 450/100 500/100
7. The routes in Laos have not been maintained as
well as those in North Vietnam. The capacity of Route 12,
which leads from Mu Gia Pass, has been reduced by about
25 percent as compared to the last dry season, and the
capacity of Route 23 has been reduced by 40 percent. Despite
these reductions, the capacity of other roads has been
maintained and in some cases increased, and the logistic
network has been improved overall. During 1966, for example,
more than 400 miles of new road were constructed in Laos
more than doubling the road network. During the first three
months of 1967 at least 30 by-ass roads and 38 truck parks
or refueling areas were constructed in Laos. The net result
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Evaluation of alternative programs for bombing North Vietnam. Miscellaneous. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. TOP SECRET. Issue Date: Jun 1, 1967. Date Declassified: Jun 05, 1985. Unsanitized. Complete. 18 page(s). Reproduced in Declassified Documents Reference System. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008.
Document Number: CK3100205667
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