TURNU-SEVERIN HARBOR/DANUBE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600030049-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2011
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: September 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION S
. CENTRAL INTELLIGENT"" AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Rinania _
DATE DIJIR. D SE~~j2
SUBJECT Turnu-Sevrrin Harbor/Danube ,vv k'- PAGES 3
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED
NO. OF ENCLS. 1
(LISTED BELOW)
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SUPPLEMENT rO
REPORT NO.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
CLASSIFICATION S
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Turnu-Sr ac not baiieve that the
Tin 1i;rbor ;ras o," militare i aortance because.
war usej solely t.o :,,nstruct and repair tugs and barges witch
were used f, r t':e Danube traffic. However, t: is h, rbor was
of ccn e' .ence to the R erchunt I?,arine and much used
by that serv`.;e. ch of the Turr.'i-Severin
Farbor area See and (,(
sites: -/ pinpoi:.ted the following
Point X11 The Cnly Entrance to the Harbor Area. The entrance
was guarded by militiamen armed with rifles or
pistols. Only shipyard workers, harbor employees,
sailors and occasiona~ passengers ere admitted
throw-h the ?ate. The shipyard .worke--s had to go
directly irto the shipyard aren without loitering
_n the harbor area.
brick, and
!ad a low
hipped, tile Covered roof, Itmeasuredapproximately
twelve by eight meters. T;,is builjing waI equipped
with a radio transmitter and had four or five offices.
The fol?lodino -actions :ere in the Scvrom of,'iee
buil in': the Scvrom representative's section, the
materials section, registry section and the radio
section. Tie Sovrom representative who Jas also
in charf;e of oclitical affairs was a Rumanian
(name unknown). i'h? building was not ;carded.
Point #2 The :.cvr. r Office. Th single-story building was
constructed of c- t
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#3 The Customs Office. This building was constructed of
r s a s ogle-story structure and had a hi 2p
y
file covered roof. It measured a ro by
eight in, and was located about four pm distance from
Point #2. Besides the customs office, the office of
the Chief of Harbor Militia was probably located there.
#4 Double Track Normal Gauge Rail Line
? . This track crossed
1 a groan eve a ra road station, not
shown on this sketch, was located west of the street of
Point .41
#5 The Harbor ,master's office. This building also contained
e supp y inance an personnel sections of the Sovroa
transport company. It was constructed,and had the same
dimensions as the building mentioned in Point #2, above.
This building was located about two a from Point #3.
#6 Fence. This fence was a wooden board fence about 1.5 a
RTgF.-- it probably surrounded the whole harbor area.
#7 Street. This street was surfaced with granite stone,
a ou four m wide, and was in good condition.
#8 Park Area. It extended across the street of Point #1
wee war and northward to the outskirts of the town.
The distance between the southern border of this park and
the fence at Point #6, was approximately eight m. The
width of th park area (month - south direction) was
about 200 m.
#9 The SDGP Transport Co office. The SDnP is a Soviet
wa er ranspor conrpary, e P o?ficc building was
constructed of ccment-covered brick, was a single story
structure, and had a gabled, tile-covered roof. It
measured approximately 14 by six m. The distance between
this building and the building at Point #5 was approxi-
mately TO in.
#10 Stor a Buil'?in This building served as a storage
space or ma Her al (not freight) used by the SDGP. The
building was of the same construction, appearance and
size as thj building mentioned in Point #9,
#11 Rail Track. This was a single track normal gauge rail
nT~ ri eD extend
ingfrom the ra 1 l~nw o.,, .
the harbor area. P
#12 The Sovrom Shij . T
nort and
late area extended about 40 a
- s-avi an Oo a east .-? west. Construction
and repair of Danube 3 barges were undertaken at
this shipyard. this installation operated
24 hours a day and 000 grople were
employed there, the manager of this
installation was an name unknown).
wooden board fence, approitiaately two to;wo and ones half
a high along the eastern side of the shipyard area. The
gate, located In front of the building at Point #12A,
was guarded by a shipyard guard, who possessed no visible
weapons.
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-2 -= i1in building was constructed of brick, and had
a sheet metal roof. The building extended about 10 m in
a north - so.^,th i?cc?st1o
n. It probably contained offices.
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extending ar t 12 m above this structure.
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#13 Two Re air ;~ar?ges. These two barges were tied at the
quay near ti,. shipyard. They were equipped with repair
fac1114ina vessels ( deta
~etaiis unialown)
#14 Frontier Trco' Office Building. This building was
cons ructe: of cement-covered brick, was a single-story
structure and had a sheet metal roof (gabled). It
measured approximately eight by six m. Frontier troops
guarded the harbor area.
#15 Two Pontoons. The pontoons were of metal construction and
a wooden decks. They served for embarkati.on and debarka-
tion of pera-oonne1.
#16 Harbor Sanitary Service Building. This building was con-
s true e the same as 't a bu,l ing mentioned in Point #14.
The area between building Point #14 and #16, approximately
six by six m, was cement surfaced and had a sheet metal
roof. There were no walls on the northern and southern
sides.
#17 The Lay. It was of granite stone construction, and about
eight m wide, extending about 100 m eastwards from the
shipyard's area, Point #12. The quay was approximately
three m above'water level (depth of the river along the
quay unknown).
#18 Storage building. This building was constructed of cement-
covered rickT,was a single story structure and had a
gables, tile covered roof. It measured about 14 by six m.
This building was used by Sovrom for storage of equipment,
such as signal lights, cables, accumulators and distilled
water.
#19 Stora a building- This building was of the same construc-
tion as ,ne .u .ding mentioned in Point #18 and was used
by Sovrom for the same purpose.
2. The area between the street at Point #7 and the quay at Point #17 as
surfaced with granite stone. One row of trees extended along the
middle of this area in an east - west direction. The harbor area,
located on the southern outskirts of Turnu-Severin, extended eas ward
and westward from the harbor center.
There were no piers
protruding from tie quay into the stream. The basin was located about
it could cc o
barges and tugs (hearsay information).
Passenger boats
opera ors y owns :Pant ram u- ever n. Rumanian Infantry
&1d Air Force troops and Soviet ground forc
es
personnel but can
give no details.
Enclosure (A):
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sketch of Turnu-Severin 5438N-22405 Harbor Area
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ENCLOSURE (A)
sktecn of
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ik3SN-.2d4oa
arbor Area
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