MORALE AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN BREST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002601060010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
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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1, Most of the inhabitants of Brest "wait for war as for salvation', The White
Russian and Poles have particularly strong feelings against the present
regimey the Great Ruaeiane are more moderate in their views,
2. Prices on the black market in Brest include the followings
Item ?riot in ruble.
300 To 350
Man 0 amt
Man's ehoes(good quality handmade) 150
Man's wrist watch (goldjhokha'') 700
Woman's watch (Swiss make) 350 to 1400
Shoes we much cheaper on the black market in April 1953 than previously,
Watches were more expensive in April because most of the blaoknarketeers
who smuggled watches in large quantities had been'arrested. Watches are
purchased mainly by pilots and railroad employees, The flour supply in Brest
improved in April.
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14, Some other prices of goods in Brest follows
Item Price in rubles
Men'sined leather dream gloves 49 (approximate)
Man's dress cap with visor H110
Man's silk tie .Mania handkerchief, 44 cm square 7
Smoked cod, a mny5,, ?01O ,,i of cod 7
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STATE X
USSR (Belorussian SSR)
Morale and Living Conditions in
Brest
ARMY NAVY
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