SHIP MOVEMENTS TO AND FROM ALBANIAN PORTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600960009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 4, 2009
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 8, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Ne-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 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 INFORMATION F
SUBJECT Ship Movements to and
from Albanian Ports
PLACE ACQUIRED
This is UNEVALUATED Information
Vessel
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 8 July 1953
NO. OF PAGES 3
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Date of Activity
SS BERESINA
(Rumanian)
SS BULGARIYA
(Bulgarian)
STATE I XI ARMY x NAVY
15 June 1953
Activity
Expected at Durres after 15 June
1953 with 3,501 tons of Portland-
400 cement. At Durres this ves-
sel will load 1,199 tons of
chrome ore.
28 May 1953 Left Durres for Sfax.
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SS CHIATURY
(Soviet)
S5 IMANDRA
(Soviet)
Date of Activity Activity
27 May 1953 Left Durres for Odessa with 1,720 tons
of cargo including 1,560 tons of asphalt,
20 tons (207,000 pieces) of skins,
5 tons (50 bales) of wool, and 10 tons
(150 pieces) of copper.
l4 June 1953 Expected at Durres at approximately
this date with unspecified cargo. At
Durres this vessel will load 150 tons
of asphalt.
26 May 1953 Arrived at Vlone from Durres to unload
unspecified cargo. At Vlone she will,
load approximately 502 tons,
31 May 1953 Left Vlone for Poti.
3S KHRISTO SMIRNENSKI 25 May 1953 Left Istanbul on 23 May 1953 for Trieste
(Bulgarian)
SS LEftMONTOV
(Soviet)
in tow by the tugboat TURMOIL,-
7 June 1953 Arrived at Durres from Odessa with
3,459 tons of yellow corn, 1,419 tons
of other grain, 12 tons of Diesel
grease (sic) and unspecified heavy items
of cargo.
3 June 1953
SS MARCHELEWSKI
(Polish)
as MIDIA
(Rumanian)
30 May 1953
Left Vione with 9,544 tons of petroleum.
Left Danzig for Durres with 59 tons of
paper, an unspecified quantity of nails,
100 bales of jute sacks, and one steel
sterilizer..
23 May 1953 Left Durres for Varna with 525 tons of
chrome ore.
SS NICHOLA VAPTZAROV 27 May 1953 Entered the port of Durres from Black
(Bulgarian)
Sea ports with approximately 1,6240 tons
of wheat, 1439 tons of cement, 620 tons
of general cargo, and an unspecified
number of motor vehicles. At Durres
this vessel will load 1,2499 tons of
chrome ore and 1,001 tons of petroleum
asphalt.
? June 1953 Expected at Durres during the second
half of June 1953 to load 1,499 tons
of chrome ore.
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Date of Activity
SS SULINA
(Rumanian)
SS TRANSYLVANIA
(Rumanian)
MS TEUTA
(Albanian)
SS VOROSHILOV
(Soviet)
21 May 1953
11 May 1953
Activity
Left Durres for Varna with approximately
525 tons of chrome ore.
Arrived at Durres from Constanta,
14 May 1953 Left Durres for Constanta with passen-
gers and unspecified cargo.
30 May 1953 Arrived at Durres from Constanta with
the following cargo:
394,0 tons of cement
6.8 tons of casein
5.9 tons (100 boxes) of seeds
3.0 cases of womenst hosiery
32.0 sacks of "chamotte" (sic)
two 3,200 KW transformers
2.0 RR cars (214. tons)
8.0 crates of miscellaneous items.
1 June 1953 Left Durres with an unspecified
number of passengers and with general
cargo including 6,5 tons (60 bales)
of folia lauris.
2 June 1953 Arrived at Durres from Trieste via
?June 1953
Venice with 336 tons of cargo including
200 tons of lubricating oil, 8 tons of
DDT and 1 ton of casein. One automobile
was carried as deck cargo.
Expected at Durres with unspecified
cargo. At Durres she will load 25X1
3,500 tons of asphalt.
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