NORTH VIETNAM'S OVERLAND ALTERATION TO SEABORNE IMPORTS

Approved For Release I 999/ j DP82S00205R000200060002-5 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Directorate of Intelligence 2 October 1969 North Vietnam's Overland Alternative to Seaborne Imports Introduction North Vietnam relies on ocean transport to bring in about 85 percent of its annual imports, princi- pally through'the port of Haiphong. A closure of the port of Haiphong and an imposed denial of sea access to North Vietnam would seriously disrupt North Vietnam's seaborne trade and force an extensive re...