VOYAGE OF DUTCH MERCHANT SHIP TO LENINGRAD/HYDROGRAPHIC INFO/ SECURITY MEASURES/NEW SOVIET MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT/VESSELS SIGHTED/OBSERVATIONS ASHORE

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• Publication Date: December 28, 1953
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INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Voyage of Dutch Merchant Ship to Leningrad/liydrographic
Info/Security measures/New Soviet Motor Torpedo Boat/
Vessels Sighted/Observations Ashore
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dissemination in accordance with paragraph 3c of IiSCID -?~'T. This information was
obtained by DIO-3ND and was forwarded as ONT_ report 209-5"'.
LW:o.a char,?t.~ referred to below ere Deutsche, Hydrographischen Institut Charts #79, 154,
181 and 1.53_7
1. Hydrographi.:c Informat:.cn.o When. entering the harbor at Leningrad, the. track shown must
be fol1,ow.~d, to avo.. m.i.nef.i.elds,. the exact locations and Limits of which are tnlcnown.
This is d:iffioult be,;a:ucce the Sovietl~, continually change the codes of the lights and
light bucya.
2. Securi.t,y Meac .;:C'e : At.. the end. of the third, leg at Hogland, a motor torpedo boat is
picked up, which escc. the entr.iirg ship into the Leningrad .Lightship. At this point
a pilot and. r.:-.,atoms mess board t.h ship, together with s.-vn7-r ty police, who consist
mostly of women. A small ratter replaced the motor torpedo boat escort after passing
Leningrad. lightship, and made obserui.. d.iffic:ult, because the ship, especially the
bridge, wa- is pt u.ndr.,r conz t:anv ,-:%_-vei.llance and all. binocular: were confi~;sated.
3. Naval. Vessel.rs: Several types: of small torpedo boats were observed in and. around.
Kronstadt.. A "vexyy large" battles rip wa,, moored to a buoy at, approximately the point
marked on chart kl5l. below Kronstadt by a red (1). A "very heavy" cruiser was also
moored in Leningrad harbor. Neither of these ships had any hull number or name visible.
Many subr^arines of different types were based at Mitteihafen in Kronstadt, as shown
o... chart #181.
4. New Soviet Motor Torpedo Boat: We saw a new Soviet motor torpedo boat on what was
presumably a'shakedown cruise in the canal between Leningrad and Kronstadt. The boat
in question was about 100-110 feet long, and its lines closely resembled those of a
USCG 83 foot cutter. its armament consisted of two torpedo tubes mounted well forward,
one on each side of the how, on a flush deck. This torpedo boat was making between
65 and 70 knots.
5. Merchant Vessels: Besides "several" Soviet flag vessels, we observed one Finnish
merchant man and one "new" Icelandic motorship (about Is. years old) of about 600 tong.
on. :>e
6. Aircraft: "Many" jet aircraft weleseen, presumably patrolling the codsr,. LFv
description furnished by source, it would seem that they were either MIG-15 or Lavochkin
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7. Harbor Defenses: Hogland (Chart #79) .'s said to be fortified. Military personnel and
several large guns were observed on the island.
8. Observations Ashore: While in Leningrad the crew was berthed in the International
Seaman's Club. A car was furnished, and they were taken on a tour of the city. On
this tour, they spent a good deal of time on Lenin Blvd, which extends for 13 Km.,'
and is filled solidly with new, modern, apartment houses, parks, and stores, The
people all seemed well-dressed and fed. Female entertainment and companionship was
also furnished the crew at a dance one night at the Seaman's Club. We noticed no
anti-US or great pro-Ccmmrrnist feeling, and no attempt was made to influence the
crew politically. The quality of Soviet television and movies compared favorably
with the US variety.
/Collecting Office's Comments: The validity of all the above information is unknown,
since source was contradictory in his political comments. After beginning the
interview with the statement that he was a member of then Dutch "Secret Service" and
a member of the Dutch Labor Party, which he characterized as violently an''".-Communist,
he x..de numerous adml,ring comments about things Soviet and also stated rather
bitterly, that he would prefer to go back to Leningrad because he was treated much
better there than he was in New York. He said that if he never came back to New
York again he would be happy-
/Available on loan from CIA Library are photostatic copies of the Deuteches
Hydrogra hisches Institut Charts #79, 153, 151+ and 181 referred to in the above
report
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