THE PORT OF VARNA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600880003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 8, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains lnformstlon affectlag the Na-
tional Defense of the United 8tatea, within the mean-
!ng of Tltie 18. Scctloas T09 and 791. of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its tnnamisslon or revelstlon of its ooatents
to ar receipt by an unauthorlaed person 1s prohibited
by law. The reproduetlon o[ this form id prohibited.
SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFIC~IA.LS ONLY
SECURITY IkfORMATION
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT The Port of Varna
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
REPORT
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The sketch of the port of Varna on page 2 shows the following installations:
Varna railroad station.
Old railroad station of Varna.
"Nemihk" (sic) Naval Shipyard.
Naval 'shipyard, construction building is of reinforced concrete.
Port of V:~ nay cranes of 3- to 15-ton capacity were noted.
Underground fuel depot.
Textile factory.
Antiaircraft batter~:~ae.
Hydroelectric plant with ta:/I~ turb3.nes. Furnishes power to Dobrich and all.
of northeast Bulgaria.
Rope factory.
Coat factory {fur-tr:Lmmed coats).
Abandoned military airfield.
Bridges 150 meters long, raised and lowered e3.ectrically.
Observation posts (for the whole cpast from north to south).
Coastal batteries (o the north and-.the sou`th~ not indicated on the sketch).
Earth-works.
Barracks of 1 Marines Regiment {another barracks is farther north).
War-School.
Steel-working factory
`Submarine net extending batwe~n. tl~~y tips ~Y the:'moles.
Barracks for Border (Juard personnel.:
Georgi Dimitrov State Naval Shipyards (buildings constructed of concrete).
~1avy barracks.
Airport.
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