ALLEGED SABOTAGE AT THE VOLGOTANKER PETROLEUM BASE, ASTRAKHAN/OFFSHORE UNLOADING FACILITIES/NEW STORAGE CISTERNS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500080154-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 154
• Publication Date: June 12, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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"Two cases of alleged sabo&.age occurred at the. VOLGOI01 B petroleum base at the
beginning of April 1953 during the. unloading of petroleum frock a tanker near the
port of Astrakhan. A flexible pipeline leading froze the tanker to large petrole-
um cisterae broke twice during the nigh., arul large quentztiea of petroleum were
"A apecial cormission r,ri?ived from Idoeeow on 7 April and conducted a.thorough
investigation. The manager of the base, (fnu) Kuchkin, accused Eng (fnu) Molke
weli-kept secret of the exisl,cnce of special instollationo for unloading pe-
troleum from tankers for ?afFehore carte to light. These ir,3tallattong, called
from the shore. A flexible pipeltnc learle fror: the rafts to large petroleum
ctstexco "Quilt on the chore. This flerib1c Pipeline consists of Separate
not spectfiedJ aril unleaded IT, the above way were hastily built between November.
1952 and Marcia 1953 at the VOLGOTANKER base. They are built entirely under the
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