OBSERVATION IN CONSTANTA HARBOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003500140002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 26, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPARED 26 November 1953.
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the Ri anian pilot from tugboat F r.40N
SARBO Cor tan to Toads wore a white uniform without insignia except for
a blue arm band with two w tits, horizontal and wavy stripes and had two crossed
anchors and the letters ROft between two oak leaves on the badge of his visor cap
He was accompanied by a .zrj rating who wore blue navy uniform with a shirt with 25X1
vertical blue and white sty?ipes, a broad collar cju1 a, sailor's ha with a
pxee-
nish band bearing, cin inscr~. do ?i in Cyrillic letters,
the 9;intries were between 18 to 22 years old. Each sentry was on guard
or 6 hours e sco' d ers who see d to bes env it ind~ gerent wera kind ?- nd
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The following is a tabulat:4on of rchamt ships seen i s Constanta harbor:
ARAHAT I
USSR
A Soviet tanker of about 3,,000 tdw
from. Odessa, which left harbor 125X1
full cargo on 3 August 195.3.
A rim ll Soviet tanker of about. f..ooo
d ailing in ba: last., i; i3 h put in
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Polish
`d' i 'P T t 4 Rumanian
at 4:30 p.m. on 4 August 1953,re-.
ocived oil cargo and left port at
9 porn. on 4 August 1953. 25X1
This tanker was in ballast and was Lo,
soon taking cargo fuel.
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A motor coaster which put in with
t~mber on 5 August 1953.
Arrived in Constanta on 5 August OIL
This passenger ship was observed at
0:30 abm6 on 3 August 1953 witin
passengers abroad. She put in a ;r w.rx 25X1
at 3 p.m. on 5 August 1953.
Shore--goers were carried by a commuter launch f r
;hd ship's berth to the custof house, at which they were superficially search d
for dutiable zoeds by one customs officer. one military officer ani two men,
The firm which handled the cargo fue
b i man. ?~rs in a eras ,~o petrol Iaboraterui Central, constant .n
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~?Co t Soviet t anke.R .KARAT is not registered
she observed outside the Black S:a:
~.yo .bnt, Large quantities of i umanian o :. are obviously exported from
Constants, to USSR ports o I
C et Iumanion !,VS ! L~ 6 623 CRT every two weeks trades
'between Constanta and D rssI6 ' (AibariU '')
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