SETTLEMENTS IN THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002200140040-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 2, 2009
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: October 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Number of Homes
180
160
145
120
over 200
50-60
70-80
60-70
145-50
65-70
135-140-
5o-6o
Arpa) 25-30
110-5o
210
55-160
1140-150
170-180
120-130
145-50
35-140
37-38
35-140
115-160
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SECURITY INFORMATION
USSR (Armenian SSR)
Settlements in the Armenian-
Turkish Border Area
Number of-Evacuated Homes
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The following is a
settlements in the
,homes also include
breakdown of-the number of homes (domov) in the various
Turkish-Armenian frontier area. The figures under
stables and storage barns.
Settlements
Odzhakhkuli
Badzhogly
Okhchiogly
Karamamed
Gyullibulag
Kizildash
Chakhmakh
Gudashen
Mumukhan
Synykh
Khondzhuli
(new) Ibish
Shurabat* (near Lake
Kuzukyant*
Verkhniya Kalindzha
Nizhniya Kalindzha
Kops
Karachata
Amasiya
Dash-Kerpi.
1st and 2nd Tapakey*
Gyu31i*
Chivinli'
Yeni-Yol*
Dzhalab-Gegut
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tional Defense of the United States. within t e mean-
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DATE DISTR. 3.0-'.October 1953
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REFERENCES
20
10
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Evacuation pending
None
None
21
55
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
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Number of Evacuated Homes
New and Old Bandivan
150
None
Baytar
75-80
None
Kizil-Kilisa
45-50
None
Chiftali* .
40-45
None
Duskharaba*
70-80
None
B oz ekliush*
35-40
None
Esagul*
75
4
Orta-Kill. sa*
140-145
8
Two Ketas*
210-220
10
Taknalli*
40-45.
None
nyu*
35-45
None
Dzhadzha~hhlar*
230-240
None
Gyullibulag
100-13Q
None
Khugosyan*
200-230
None
Korakh-Bur* (on
Georgian
border)
3d-35
None
Bovra*
40-45
None
Leninakan (approximate population of 500,000) Over
* Spelling considered unreliable.-
50
2.
`As can be seen from the table above,a number of persons have been evac-
uated'from their home's: The people who'have been evacuated or those
whose evacuation is pending are or have been kul*ke'or are considered
to be opposed to Ooimnu4ism. It was rumored that all the Armenian settle-
ments on-the border would be evacuated in the future. According to this
rumor, all the settlements lying: between ;the :,Turkish, border .arid,.!.A'line: runxling approximately, north and, south and pai~.Allel to the border and
passing through the village of Verkhniya Kalindzha are to be evacuated.
This evacuation is to take place as.soon as all the, former kulaks and
alleged anti-Communists have been evacuated. Furthermore, a similar
evacuation is, accor'ding:to:,the,rumor, to take place in Azerbaydzhan.
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