MILITARY OBSERVATIONS IN NORTHERN BOHEMIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000300480005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE .GENCY RE N
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INFORMATION REPORT
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DATE DISTR.
6
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SUBJECT..
Military Observations in Northern Bohemda
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aOn 6 Noverr.'her 1952 there was little activity at the Y iron airfield.
!'bout 50 aircraft were parked in front of per.ranent baildi.ngs on
the southern side of the airfield, anr1 about 20 aircraft were parked
on the northern side in the vicinity of some wooden barracks. Seven
sr .li one-en ?ine planes, flying from. the south, landed on the air--
fi eld during the day. Two identification numbers. V-25 and LZ 3e7
were noted m
b, The civilian population of l3ezdez (051/ F 93) will be evacuated and
the town included in the l-;iron training area. Estii.tes of the 1M3 U(3
of rTi-,rate houses in l3ezdez are being made for the purpose of regL :-
si tinning by the military authorities.
c 0 Cons' derable military ? construction activity was observed on 5 Novem-
ber 1952 in the area about one kilometer east of Svitava (051/ F >~) )
along the road to Zakupy (051/ F 85) o The activity consisted of the
strengthening of some natural caves in the sandy }round for unknown
purposes,, The site was ri arded by soldiers.
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. tip br;1 i.nr .np of 'November 1952 about 400 to 500 dra_f-t-as arrived at
Yarns:?off,, They are billeted in a .former h.osrita.l e It i r-curored that
the draftees belong to the Border Guards (PS) and that they w .-I.1 receive
'f sic military training tk rou? h the winter months in the town,,
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