1. ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY IN LEPAYA 2. RADAR INSTALLATION AT FORMER CIVIL AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 10, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 8, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (I+saviaa SsR) :,:REPOR'~
SUBJECT ~-o ~.~tiaircraft ~rti~.lery ix~ ~epa~ DATE -DISTR. 8 October 153
_ 2, Eadar InstallAticn at B,~rme~e
Civil Airfield NO. OF PAGES S
REQUIREMENT NO.. RD
PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1S TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The area south of the entrance to the 1Pava1, Harbor at Lspa~+a is surrvuaded
by a barbed wire fence (80.1 ?n Sketch Ne. 1)e and there are antiaircraft
guns is-the dunes toward the outer harbor (R?. ~ ?a Sketch 8e. 1). T`~ae
number sad tTpee of these antiaircraft guns are ualmowa. The soldiers who
operate. these gags live in single storT weeders barracksp er in heusee
which were taken ewer from their termer civilian occupants. ?ther soldiers
live in tents within the fenced-off area. The soldiers stationed in this
enclosure wear infant,, uniforms with black sh?ulder beardso on which the
words BJ~LTIYSBIY HOOT are inscribed.
2. bppreximatelT 2DO meters south of the feaced~in area, there are four.
wo?den guar placed in the dunesp believed to be for dece~r purposs?
(8v. 3 on Sketch 8v. 1).
. Te the east- of ~eatspils Isla, dust south of the 8avrtrl Harbor. (8e. S en
Sketch 80. 1), there are four er five heard antiaircraft guns, situated sa
aencrete platforms. The 6~ Draws lino in tents is this area. sad are
dressed in infantry ~an~rma with black shoulder beards, on which the
words E~LTIYSKIY BZOT are inscribed.
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~. On the north aide of the entrance to the Merchant Aarbor Canal (A?, 1 en
Sketch No. 2) there are eight,~light~antiaircraft guns, The area ie
svxreunded by a wire mesh fence. In the two corners ?f the enclosure,
at the entrance t? the Merchant $~,rborD there are aeatrT bozos, raised
approzimately three or four meters above the ground. The gun crews live
in tents inside the area., and wear infantry uniforms with black shoulder
b?arde, an which the w?rde BALTIYSFIY SLOT are inscribed.
~. On the former defense wall, west of Padem~u Fr?spekte. (No. 2 on Sketch
No. 2)a there are antiaircraft guns. The gone are placed on the former
defense wall ae eh?wn in Sketch N?. 3b they are situated on concrete
platf?rms. and are not visible from the sea, but theT c?uld, if neceesarg,
fire at targets at sea. The area is snrr~aunded by a barbed wire fence, and
civilians are not permitted inside it.
gev t? Sketch No. 4
1.
Antiaircraft guns.
2.
Antiaircraft gone.
3,
~n.tiaircraft guns.
4.
Antiaircraft guns.
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Antiaircraft guns,
Sentriesp aezt t? wooden pests with what appears to be rungs;
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these poles are about siz or seven meters high. See Sketch loo. S.
Sentriesa aozt to wooden poste Frith what appear to bs rungsp
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these polo? are about siz or .even meters high. See Sketch Re. ~.
A device, the purpose ?f which is unknown, in the center behind the
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defense wall (Sketch &o, 6). Ro sables have been observed leading
from this device tm the antiaircraft guns,
Two trailers, as shown in Sketch N'?. 7.
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Oas trailer, as shown in Sketch Ro. 8.
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Area where the gun crews live in five or six teats. Some of the gu,n
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crows wear naval uniforms with blue shoulder boards, but there are
also soldiers in infantry uniforms with black sh?ulder boards, on which
the words BALTTYSgIY SOT are inscribed.
Drill ground, for soldiers stationed in the enclosure.
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Barbed wire fence.
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Sketeh Nbe 3 CrQSa-Seetion of Defense Wall. at I,epaya
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Defer~ee Well e~'a Lepe,yE~,
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3~~4~i ae. .5 : ' S+ic~od.en Pouts Sk~,csh lPe. 6 : ;7avice be~~ind nefense Wall
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3 - 4 meters.
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