BOUNDARIES OF THE EUROPEAN USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T01018A000200010003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 10, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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Security Info tion
CE'PPRAL DUELLICEMJCE AGENCY PH 1170
Project PrqP0ftl yim==
TO: Project Review Cazadtteo
Geographic Area o CM
FROM Acting Chief, D/CG
la Sub,',' ect of Proposed Pro eet: Boundaries of the European USSR
2a Statement of Project:
Problem: The descriptions of the European boundaries of the USSR
prepared by the Territorial Studies Branch for the border studies
(requested by 1=1/M) form separate motions of these studies
that could be issued in another form without substantial change.
It is belie-red that by grouping these descriptions together with
Material from the Nom ay boundary study (Cm i .o.4) and material
to be prepared on the portion of the Finland boundary in any border stud, a report could be c not covered
as a ~ reference on the compiled that d serve
European boundaries of the USSR.
Scope: Would cover the baauLdaries of the USSR with Norway, Finland,
Poland, Czechoslororal da? Hungary and Ronda. For each country
theses would be:
(a) Brief discussion of the documentary history of the
boundary (not yet written in most instances).
(b) Detailed description of the boundary and the immediate
boundary area (already done).
(c) Discussion of maps of the boundary (alreagy done but
nay need saw revision).
(d) Border security measures (done for the most part).
3. Need for Pro jet: Demand for Information an Soviet borders in this
and other Agencies in obvl oats. Reports by other agencies have dealt
with the legal aspects of Soviet border security, OB of border
mss, barriers, etco By combining these features with topographic
and .da sentry discussion this report would attevt to give a more
complete pi ctur+e
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5a Estimated in-Hours Re qu tt red to Ccxupl ewe pro set:
D/CG: 250 irours
D/Gq: See oc nment under 6.
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