SOVIET CONSTRUCTION STAFF

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003700670008-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 1, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany,
SUBJECT Soviet Construction Staff
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
15 March 1954
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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---The Soviet construction staff located. at Olbrichtstrasse 1 to 3 Leipzig 1G P27
is responsible for the repair and maintenance of railroad tracks and bridge's,
within a fairly large area. The staff takes its orders from Berlin.
The staff is cc tried of about 25 officers and 50 enlisted men' Mo- t 0 ` .t;( -
enli.wbed men tie drivers The following officers are kno n by name:
Butkovski, Lieutenant Cole nel, chief engineer and supervisor.
Rakov, Aia or, chief of personnel.
Shari ov, 'Major, chief of transportation.
Shepak, Major, chief of German personnel.
Rishkov, Major, workshop supervisor.
Fda'tkov, Major, political officer.
'Popov,Major, political officerB.
Devyakovich, Senior Lieutenant, political training officer.
During the fall of 1953, parts needed for bridge construction-Mere frequently
produced in the workshop.
Comment t This staff appears to be identical with the "Soviet Construction.
Staff itvin although Colonel Litvinov,, believed to be
the comunman Ung officer of the staff, is not mentioned in the current report
Colonel Patuski, named + # Litvinov's deputy and LieuterAt
olonel 25X1
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Butkovski, listed above as chief engineer, may be be same person.
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