1. MILITARY INFORMATION FROM GOTTWALDOV 2. BARRACKS INSTALLATION IN NOVE MESTO NAD VAHOM AND SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN THE SLAVICIN MLADOTICE AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002900510009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 17, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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.I.OplC l iilitary Information from eottwaldov
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2. Barracks Installation in Nove Mesto -xad Vahom and Supply Installation. in the
2 Slavicin ~;ladotice Area
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story ouildings painted gray-green was observed northwest of the city of Nove
Mesta (P 49/T 36), abouthalfway between Nove Mesto and I34irlce (P 49/T 36). The
barracks installation was on the west side of a new concrete road, which came frow
the southwe.,tern.sector of Wove Mesto and led to the connecting road between
Nave N-sto and Bzince. The barracks area, at which only a limited number of
sentries was observed, vas about 250 x 150 to 20.' meters.2
On 17 September 1953, no indications of the construction of galleries or other
storage yards for military supplies were observed in the town of Slavicin
21adotiee (P 50/0 30) and its hilly environs. or were there any field railway
or Bier tracks. The town of Slavicin was an unfrequented village without motor
traffic and troops.3
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1. From 15 to?20 September. 1953, no barracks installations and milita -.:Islets
were located in Gottwaldov (P 50/0 21).1 1 25X1
dirt-gray three-storied old house north of the east-bound road from Gott%raldov
to Prziluk (P 50/0 21) was entered and left by numerous officers with briefcases
who included senior lieutenants and captains and wore reel collar patches, go
sentry was in front of the building. 1 Most of the.. soldiers who seemed to watch
the International 6-iay Race as lookers-on wore rod-bordered black epaulets. Arm
insignia observed included white-metal tank ins.?aia, AAA insignia and engineer
insignia. Engino : rs wore black service color with unidentified piping. Engineers
and AA artillerymen outnumbered the tank soldiers in ti.e streets. Numerous cadets,
who ;,.!ere 14 to 16 years old and, residents. said, were not stationed at the city,
were observed in the post area on Sunday, 20 September. They had no conspicuous
insignia. Motor vehicles observed in the area of the city and in the 6-day drivers'
camp included 6-wheeled Skoda.trucks The right side
of the driver's cabs of these military trucks had a hinged hatch. Other motor 25X1B
vehicles.o0se-ved included 4-wheeled trucks driven by soldiers
wearing fatigue uniforms without insignia. A milifAry motor vehicle of tYA
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vehicles. A local resident said that a restricted area had long been on the
eastern perimeter of the city, about 50) meters southeast of a tall building.
Informant in this area observed the entrance to a gallery, which was surrounded
by newly dug-out earth and was served by a field railway track.
2. On 16 September 1953,an apparently new modern barracks installation of three-
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25X1A I. OCorarient~ It is known that Gottwaldov is no r. ilitz:ry post. The office
observed probably is the IC '3V military district headquarters for t hE administrative
district of Cottr:aldo:r.
25X1A 2. 1 __j Corr acute the signal trsiriiag center including the signal corps aoade.ay
is carri d in this barracks installation.
25X1A 3. I1 Co ::lc~ntd .failed to identify t?ae large ordri n ae
depot which is oca e: In a wooded area about 2 k,m northeast of the town ;Am l -has
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