CHIEF DIRECTORATE OF HE NORTHWESTERN FLEET - MMF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000100580007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL -INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
9SICRNT
ilCURITY IN~ORhUT10N
COUNTRY tT$8R (DTorthweat)
SUBJlCT Chief Directorate of the
1~orthwestex~L Fleet - MM8'
DATE OP INFO.
This Dooumeat oontsins lafosmation sitieotinQ the Na-
tional Defense of the Unlted 6tates, within the mean-
!n6 of Tltla 16, Beotfone 793 a~d 764, of the U.9. Qode, s?
amended. Its traaaniplon or revelation of its ooatenye
to or Heefpt by an uniiuthorlaad person !e prohibited
by law. , Ths reproduction of this form !e prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 17 ,A,pril 1~5~
NO. OP PAGES 3
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REPERENClS
TM! SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS RE-ORT ARE DEf1NITIVl,
TH! AF~RAISAL OF CONTENT IS ilNfATIVE.
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1. The Chief Directorate of the Northwestern Fleet ~arnoye Upravleniye Setero adnogo `
Flota i portov -. f~1a~SeTZapFlo 10 chief directorates ~lstks of the
Ministry of the Merchant Fleet subordinate to the Ministry throtagh ~;
the 2nd. Deputy Minister P.CF. ~rd~F. airootor of the Northwestern Fleet vas Gleneral
Director 2nd Class (M8') BrsS'iero5r._ _?Hetlt~'~e~'oiF had twa~ deputies: the first deputy, _ __ _ .
orations ~oction, General Director 3rd Cias3s (MF)G; M3aBiiSeY-S~-. The Chief Direc-
torate of the Northwestern Fleet was responsible for the operation of the maritime
fleet in the UBSN northwesters basins, namely in the Baltic, B~rsnts
and White Seas.
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Fite steamship companies were subordinate to the Chief Directorate of the Northwester>~,
Fleet. They worst the Dal-tic, Murmansk, Northers, Latvian, and Nstt~nian 0te~lmship
companies. ,
2. Until 1946 the Chief Directorate of the Northwestern Fleet was referred to as the
Central I3ectorl~te of the Northweat.err~. Fleet , lh 19~F v the irl~:#rstz~ ..D~= ~~e~
Fleet was reorganized and all its eentra,l di~ei~tortlrtee ~,*ere deia3,gne~tec~ iehief d:i.re?t+
orates.
3. The 161 transport plasi of the-Chief ~1lreatorate of the Northwestern Fleet .called
for the transport of 16,000,000 tons of freight with the following breakdoMni
a. Baltic Steamship Compaay
b. Murmansk Steamship Company
c. Northern Steamship pvmpaay
d. ~atonian $teamehip Company
e. Latvian Steamship Company
STATE x s~ ARMY ~ NAVY ~ ~i A 1 R = I~I FB1
Md 6y ,.x~,~ Fuld Qtelri6uften
6,.000,000 toast:
4,000,000 teas
4,400,QOO tons
800,Q00 to 1,000,000 tone
B00,?00 to 1,400,000 tons
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