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Title:
Appraisal of the bombing of North Vietnam (through 14 May)
Date of Creation:
May 21, 1966
Date of Declassification:
November 25, 1977
Type of Document:
Directorate of Intelligence memorandum
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
11 p.
Abstract:
An Appraisal of the Bombing of North Vietnam (through 14 May) [strikes were primarily armed reconnaissance against lines of communication, infiltration routes, dispersed logistic targets, and land and waterway traffic; although North Vietnamese infiltration continues and possibly at an increased rate, US efforts below the 20th parallel have disrupted management and control of LOC's; previously estimated damage to the North Vietnamese economy has been confirmed, increasing amounts of resources are being drawn from agriculture and industry, reallocation of management has resulted in a decline of production, and strikes against Cam Pha port have substantially reduced coal exports]. Directorate of Intelligence Memorandum No. 1356/66. May 21, 1966. 11 p. Annex: Results of Strikes on NVN Targets thru May 1966 [targets struck, sorties flown, and effect on national capacity]. Chart. 1 p. SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM. SANITIZED copy. Released Nov. 25, 1977. Johnson Library, White House Central File, Confidential File, ND 19/CO 312.
Indexing Terms:
HO CHI MINH
VO NGUYEN GIAP
PHAM VAN DONG
US BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER
ASSESSMENT OF US BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM
IMPACT OF US BOMBING ON NORTH VIETNAMESE INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPACT OF US BOMBING ON NORTH VIETNAMESE ECONOMIC SITUATION
IMPACT OF US BOMBING ON NORTH VIETNAMESE POPULATION MORALE
IMPACT OF US BOMBING ON NORTH VIETNAMESE INFILTRATION INTO SOUTH VIETNAM
CAM PHA PORT
UONG BI THERMAL POWER PLANT
HANOI - DONG DANG RAIL LINE
THANH HOA PROVINCE
MU GIA PASS
VINH
NORTH VIETNAMESE MILITARY REGION 4

Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1980-228B
Link to Full Text:
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=04110134003