NAVAL VESSELS AT SASSNITZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003800280006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 29, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
25X1 DATE OF INFO.
25X
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PLACE ACQUIRED
East Germany
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.
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO.
REFERENCES
29 March 1954
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The,foll.owing vessels were observed in and outside of the port of Sassnitz
during the period of 18 January to 5 February 1954.0
A large Soviet tug bearing the Russian markings Mb-83, but flying the East
German flags vas observed in the port of Sassnitzo The. tug was armed with a-r
twin-barreled-antiaircraft gun of between 20 and 25-mm: calibers This gun was
located behind the captaints bridge, the latter being located near the forward
side of the.poop.-----.The tug had a crew of between ~5 and 30 German seamen and
the directions and commands were given in German languages
A t 'o-funnel destroyer, aviragasilhouette similar to that 'sh r on the attached
sketch, was anchored In the no ?thernaiost part of the port of Sassnitz, near the
bank. to destroyer was about 110 meters in length and appeared_ta be about 20
years old, There was no armament or sign of life on board tho ' des Troyer
this destroyer was toed
into ' fl~assnitz by the aforementioned tug,=
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,Two- East German trawlers lay- at anchor near the ttfish smoking plant" in the
port of.Sassnitz The trawlers were unarmed and they each had a-erew of between
24 and 28 men o..
house near Koenigsstuhl; sout?i- of the port of Sassnitz near Dwasieden; and
furtker south in the area between Gran4tP Bad and Granitzer art. The cutter
observed three groups of East German fishing-cutters Itraviing' for
mines in the following three areas: north of Sassnitz and south of the light-
groups obse ed in the first two areiax -ib.served with glasses at a,distance of
two to three miles--were composed o? 1l. vesselea F- I 25X1
these cutters 'Were m z ned by East Getman Sea Police and each
cutter had at least two Soviet officers on board. The commands and directions
on board the cutters were given in German language,
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