PORT INFORMATION: DAIREN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500100020-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: September 17, 1998
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONF11Z TIAL
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CENTRAL INTELU?ENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT P,:-rrt Zntors t1cn: Dairen
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1. A merchant mariner Who visited the port of Dairen, MU, in larch 1951 aboard his
ship provided the intoraatioa for this report.
2. the port Vast not very baay. Perhaps 10 or 12 merchant ships were noted duz the
parlod of the info.-aan~+s visit. In addition, me submarine and me 1ar1s destroyer,
or & light - and rare tie ester Pier e e0 l~ also :in iort The letter p two vessels flew the lariat flag
q 5537. The informant was vaeble
to furnish say-; description of a on
any of the Vessels in the port. Re stated that there
vare
15 or 20 lsad1e raft, about 20 feet in length, tied up in the vicinity of
Plax- No 'A -
k. The harbor p. ot- n Russian, aypesred to b competent. Be Was roll-dressed and
was shorn respect by the other local otfic and vorksrs. Boarding the vessel
at a point Approximately Let 380 Sts 1,0' t, Long 1210 41' 15' t, the pilot broogttt
the ship in with no difficulty.
5. Security net ores at Dairen vere very strict. The radio, cameras and binoculars
Were all ses?]le.i. Writing paper Was permit but every Liar one of the crew was
observes wri.;;iag anything, he was request# to explain Whit he vas 4oing. Also,
those of the Ic.: ev who did not turn in at at 2200 were asked to explain vh:. A
ompl?tt- -neck of t.:a.: 5Ri1p and tht crew conducted upon entering and learit[g
the tarbor. :D ore, nDt even the Naater, s permitted shore leave. Neither vere
mar meat?ers _It the :rtr pormittel to visit with any members or the crews of other
for?~i s~iFe~ in t}c ha. bar.
6. A br.~nYvater 1u,,t -'Ltt Yrf'Pier do 1 vas no noted. The informant stated that he
112 no?, t-l'rr 5u:h n breakwater existed,~but pe tould not be positive.
3. No navigational obstacles of nay kind revel noted. The informant stated that 10
Chart No 5537 appearedlto be accurate Insofar as he could romober.
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7. The nature of goods on the wharves and piers and in the warehouses was not observed.
Being restrictocc to his ship. the informant had little opportunity to obtain such
information.
6. At the time of the inforasatss visit, the all facilit.ea were still operating in'
tho Jijiko Pier area. He believes that he observed vessels take' on oil at this
point. However, his vessel fueled frog a barge iu the vicinity of Wharf So 1 an
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could 5e reeambered.
9. The into =::t could supply no specific information concerning loading facilities an
the piers. His vessel was unloaded by a floating crane which vas moved a:aogside
his ship by a tag. About 30 such floating cranes were observed in the harbor area.
Although the capacity of the crane was. not known by the informant, he
it bad no difficulty working tts cargo of his vessel; namely, peanuts and pea utl
oil. It was painted orange or perhaps yellow and sewed to be it good operating
condition.
10. The only cacmissary stores which could be obtained coyfitted of fish and fruit.
These two items were available in unlLsited quantities.
U. All guards were Chinese. She only two Russians observed duazing the visit were
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rags and were wader the domination of a Chlsese indiu,idnalin the boarding party,
who directed their every move and even gave than permission to speak, when asses-
sary, to the off..ears and crew of the informant's vessel.
12. The shipyard just west of Pier * was operating. In addition, two or three merebant ,r
ships were being repaired and some leading craft appeared to be smdkgoieg repairs
in the yard. No new construction was noted. The informant could furnish no infoasa-
tion concerning the dry docks or graving docks, new shipbuildingveys or floating
dry dock*.
13. No information concerning change of flag of naval or merchant vessels could be
furnished. However, vhile the informant was in Dal rem, a Pol.ish'merabant vessel,
arrived and was given a "big velcome which included the sounding of barn, the
setting off of firecrackers and a big parade.' Unfortunately, the only specific
details which could be recalled about this Polish ship was that it was a very large
freighter.
14. Because the informant visited Dairen in 1951, he could furnish nothing concernisg
the 8ina-Soviet agreement about 1952.
15. Inasmuch as all crew numbers were restricted to the vessel, nothing was
about any restricted or prohibited zones in and around the port.
16. no training activities were observed aboard the one Soviet subaaarine which ranaina4
at its berth during the inforsan.ss,visit.
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