VOYAGE OF M/V JOKULFELL TO WARNEMUNDE

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000500170106-3
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RIPPUB
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C
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2
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December 15, 2016
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May 25, 2001
Sequence Number: 
106
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Publication Date: 
August 19, 1953
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REPORT
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NAVY Declassification/Release Instructions ori`Fiii":= ,,Ir^RNIA7i_P. Approved For Release 2003/10/01 : CIA-RDP80-00809A000500170106-3 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT 25X1A 25X1A COthsriFtv Germany (SCAriet Zone) SUSJECT Voyage of miv Jokulfell. to Warnem4n4:: PLACE ACQUIRED rev sclusec) DATE ACQUIRED (By senoct) DATE (Or SOURCE 25X1A NO. OF ENCLS. SUPP, TO REPORT NO. ghe Ctireo' Nuval intel:tgente furnished the follovir4 infOrMatiOn to CIA tor IAC eseminotion In accordance vith paragraph 3c of NSCID fq. This Information vas obtained by DI0-3ND at vas fervarded as ONI report 129-C-53,g 1. Charter InforaaLIOn: The D'elandic motor vessel Jokulfell, owned by Saraband IslerlaDra NoVIOnljelaRe, Reykjavik, arrived at Warnminde, East Germany, on 12 May 1953 and discharged 90.) tons of fieh whith ,rIginAted in numerous small ports in Iceland; she departe! .alast cm 16 May. Thr4 wovage vas =de for Melo; ancoUnt. 2. Butz-x.2rd 0scurity Mes!cures: TrA Kokilfell vu be:thed on the western side of New The ship vas subjected to the 1.4ual security measures Upon arriving and departir.s, she vu hoarded by arp:eximaIftly 10 Germans under the command of two Soviet ser-..sIty -f1cr' a.membsrs of the crew were detained in the crew's mess and a complete eear..1 of the qhip vet made. Cornetist), binoculars, magazines, nevsmotril - books ard ite'=w4 Irsle p.t ardor --al. The crew was allowed ashore until 2300 eac y yponsy Imr.:_sed en .-*/-81u mombers of the crew who were about 15' minattv lat.* rm.s.r.g anciard vs* tnat thty were teetrleted to the ship for the rest of the Atey. se 4.1,y c-fftclers stated that additional violations of security regalstlt;navt result In a reavy il,s taloa levied agqinst the owners of the ship. 3. N'erchant Ves.*1 : The i-elandi. *hip Dettifoss (2918, owned by lift was berths4 Ot ttA vastern gide of Ikus Werrov r.art -f *ht tlms th* was in port; she was discharGing a carg0 Of fi-;h 1:e1aad, criliscaried 2=bs1st, Two Flamish nerchant ships of approlimately rot.% fr.'tt ao4 clr.4 ktkvlet ms,rchant ahip of approximately 5000 grOes wel- 1,4.rthel *1 no( *te we.tern eld.e cf Ne.10 warnew; caracole being loaded or 411s.'ha.rAtd us:* ,1,??-trv?). Thers 11; a ,anli:ya:d loe;ateA delatt4 :1=er=Ang 7t we:r ship* htrthtd ad,pli;ent tha ohlpyar uatInallty could wt. deteradnod ci ,7.onatxt-itt ;:r merely .nier repair. Ot tht mort,her= side of Harbour Basin no Thcire were two largo passenger -type merchant a,:h approximately 12,000 gross tons. Their cir..ether tcsy were in the last stages of LtuY....,11tties.: The catiT,t, ler.gtb of- the western side of Neue Warnaw is used tcr ntrthir, and wcrling stip; tie qday area in of masonry construction with a arr;.1,%. There tr=.7 or three single-storied weoden varehouses adjacent to lhoy .stptarel te it-dt In a eenerany runaova cOnditirm. U.S. Officials Only rcIfFID:10T1AL :s Thtls riTK-st Os tcsr lh, szttilth :he LSA of the IntPlitichce compor..nts of the Departments or wer.cloo .71,Wdle,1 At.'%. :7 te trscrponitted cversesA wit!loot tto concurrence of tie . c.? .11f ()free of Colter,ton and Dinsnrntration. CIA Approved For Release 2003/10/01 : CIA-RDP80-00809A000500170106-3 Approved For Release 2003/10/01 : CIA-RDP80-00809A000500170106-3 CONFIDENTIAL/US OFFICIAIS ONLY Secu.rity Ini'ormation 25X1A A shoreside ji,:?-tyre crane mounted cn railroad tracks was used. to discharge the cargo of fish; this crane was estimated tc have a capacity of approximately 5 tone. Source also observe& 5Hto 7 oiher cranes of similar type and capacity on the same ! 6. Naval Vessels: No naval vessels of any kind were observed at Warnemunde. A smali! barber craft carrying Men in Soviet uniforms was seen; its use could not be determined. ? ? Defense Installations We had nct observed defense installations or preparations in the poxt area at Warnemande. 8. Construction: No signs of cc.nsxvction was observed in the port area -end- COMPIDENTIAL/U9 OFFICIALS ONLY Secuzliy if , Approved For Release 2003/10/01 : CIA-RDP80-00809A000500170106-3