THE PORT OF VARNA

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CIA-RDP80-00810A001600880003-5
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RIPPUB
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S
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 22, 2016
Document Release Date: 
October 8, 2009
Sequence Number: 
3
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Publication Date: 
July 6, 1953
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Release 2009/10/08 :CIA-RDP80-00810A001600880003-5 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 DATE DISTR. NO. OF PAGES F July 1953 REQUIREMENT NO. RD THE SOURCE: EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEfINITIVE. THE A-PRAISAL OP CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (fOR KEY SEE REVERSE} 1. 2. ,3? 4: 6. 7. a. 9? 10. 11. 12. 13 1lt. .15, 16. l7. ls. 19. 20. 21. 22.. 23. 21~. 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. SECRET/C(N'TROL - U.S. OFFICIAI3 ONLY Approved For Release 2009/10/08 :CIA-RDP80-00810A001600880003-5 Approved For Release 2009/10/08: CIA-RDP80-00810A001600880003-5 SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY The. Port of Varna: ._ Approved For Release 2009/10/08: CIA-RDP80-00810A001600880003-5 ~, 25X1