RAILROAD AND AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION NEAR KARAGANDA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001500250004-4
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 15, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional?Defenso of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 qnd 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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SECURITY INPORMAT;ON
COUNTRY USSR (Kazakh SSR) REPORT
SUBJECT Railroad and Airfield Construction near DATE DISTR. 18 June 1953
Karaganda
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This is UNEVALUATED Information
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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Railroad Construction (April-October 1948)
Workers on t sector begin-
- ng at Tansyk consisted of Germans, Hungarians Leveline of
the bed and building
As the work'progressed,the workers
were'moved from their camp south of Karairanda to tent cam6x alony thA rail
line.
the Tansyk-Alma Ata line also was double-tracked,
2. It is not known whether the Tansyk-Semipalatinsk line is single-or double-
tracked. The Karaganda-Balkhish sector apparently is double-tracked, but
this is not known for certain. It is not known if any stations besides
the one at Karkaralinsk'were constructed. Track-laying at Karaganda station
was done by other crews. The passenger station is on the west side of town,
east of the main line. It has two covered platforms, each having two tracks,
and there are pedestrian bridges over the tracks. The station building was
of stone, 30-35 m long, and had two rows of windows. There were eight to
ten sidings west of the through line which were 300-400 m long. West of the
sidings, almost opposite the passenger station, was the freight station,
containing many ramps, sheds, and a coaling installation. South of the
freight station was the locomotive shed, which had about fifteen entrances.
South of the locomotive' shed was a large water tank made of steel sheeting,
mounted on a brick base. Under the tank was a h6ating installation to pre-
vent the water for the locomotives from freezing.
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Airfield Construction (May-June 1950)
3. There is an airfield 300-400 m northeast of Tokarevka (N 50-06, E 73-08).
The field is of packed earth, surrounded by a concrete runway 40-50 m
wide. The dimensions of the field were about 1000 (north/south) x 300m,
but an extension apparently was being carried out toward the north, as
Soviet soldiers and civilians were leveling the ground; the length of
.the extension was not determined. Aircraft were occasionally seen taking
off and landing.
Sketch of Airfield near Tokarevka
Legend.
1. Two large hangars. On aeveral
occasions twin- and four-engined
aircraft were seen taxiing in'
and out. Plane types unknown.
2. Storage area for metal drums,
eatimated'to total several
thousands. Contents unknown.
3. Four or five stone huts, 30-40
meters long, occupied by Soviet
Air Force personnel; permanent
telephone line from direction
of Tokarevka.
4. Small stone hut some distance
from the other huts. There were
two antenna masts nearby.
5. Storage area for construction
materials.
5K
Packed
earth
About
1000 m
300-400 m
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