NAVAL INFORMATION FROM STRALSUND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002700140009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Naval Information from Stralsurai
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DATE DISTR. 10 November 1953
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THI?i COCUIiERT CONTAI'83 INFORUATI ON R FFRC76NGTHG NATIOHA7.7EFW49E
OF T$S UN MO STATES. WITHIN THE SEARING OF TITLE 8. SECTIONS 783
AND 79.3. VF THE 11. 6. CODE. AS AUENOED. IT:.; TRAN891SSION OR REVEL- ?
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY A41 UNAUTHORIZED PERSON t;
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
-L,. h/o Soviet. w ship ' called at Stralsund harbor during the period from 28"
July to 6 August 19538 Sea Police v,=sse1 ras in hr),r durinc, the 25X1
period of abservatton
(shipyard.) 1 SHD` ships i- t , A -S, L TZ, ALFRED,t`7ERZ, MECKL,EENBUR.G
SCHWALBE and MOEWE also were in harbor during the period of observation
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kI.so in harbor were East German passenger ships SWAT TI NAUTILUS SWWr NTE
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Large tent- camps were observed at -P:^ank.enkaserne and on Daphhol-nr Island
A total of about 3:;000 y6 men, a fed ibetween 18 arid ' 30 years, ware in the
tent camps, They wore khaki. uniforms and. blue shirts, while the instructors
carried a blue arm band enlettered Sportleiter. (Athletic instructor) on the
left forearm The units were given ?-raining in boat sailing and boat nuiling.,
Large , sporting events were announced
? the tent
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camps from 5 to 9 August 1953e they were
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I I after -.1 August 1953., aboL t three freight barges daily
unloaded ricks? components at Yhuildin scaffolds, concrete mixi;rxg machirzea
and siinilarequinment in Stralsund harbor.
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building materials were hauled to the town for housing construction,
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