THE BORDER GUARD IN WEST HUNGARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500800184-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 184
• Publication Date: February 25, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CE. TRAL IN J .LLfVEN CY
INFORMATION REPORT
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The Border Guard in West Hungary
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1. In the Alsoszolnok area the border guard at Janos Nagy has 64 men in the winter
and 46 in the summer. The commander is Lt. Ptil Gusztav; political c*ficer, Sub Lt
IstvE(n Toth. Alsoors has 26 men under Lt Janos Ceipan. At Ezust fogy Lra"i7 there
are 24 men belonging to an AA.A formation.
2. Along the border there are obstructions to a depth of 300 m and the woods have
been cut down so that the obstructions cannot be approached except across a
clear field of fire.
3. Within a zone of 10 on from the border not only are all the papers examined, but
also every individual must give the names of Communist Party membora in his
village as a roterenan. This is to prevent infiltration of the area by agents.
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