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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
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
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