1. BORDER INFORMATION, SHTIT VILLAGE 2. PERSONALITIES, SHTIT VILLAGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003901150010-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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.
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1. Border Information, Shtit Village
2. Personalities, Shtit Village
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 19 April 1954
NO. OF PAGES 3
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Border Zastava
1. The headquarters of a Border Guard zastava (code name "Temenugh" or "Yagoda")
is located on the northeast side of Shtit village (N 41-49, E 26-22), Svilengrad
Okoliya. The headquarters building was built in the summer of 19539 has one
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story and about 20 rooms the zastava complement 25X1
consists of 60 men, and. 40-50 men. There are two
non-commissioned officers and two officers. The following are the officers in
the zastava:
a,, First Lieutenant Stoyanov (fnu)
1952
commanding officer of the zastava since
2. Two man patrols are dispatched from the zastava headquarters and are on duty for
three to four hours when they are relieved by another patrol. One man of each
patrol carries a submachine gun, the other carries a rifle, and each has one,
handle-type grenade. Each patrol is equipped with signal flares. The patrols
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follow designated paths along the border. Upon encountering anything suspicious,
the patrols fire either a colored flare or a designated number of shots.
There are six-s dnas attached to the zastava center. Dogs accompany only
night patrols. 77 ~ At
night, ambushes are formed in an area located due south of Shtit known as
"Davutcha" and in a heath known as "Petmezto Prav" located southwest of Shtit.
Border Conditions
4. The land in the vicinity of the border near Shtit village is flat and is not
wooded. The border is delineated by a small stream. Border marker pyramids are
located at 2000 meter intervals. There is a 2-3 meter wide strip of tilled land
about 15 meters from and paralleling the border. During 1953, Border Guards
erected a one kilometer long barbed wire fence. this 25X1
fence is located 10 meters inland from the plowed strip between Shtit and Pashovo
(N 41-49, E 26-22), consists of 7-8 parallel strands stretched between stakes, and
is about two meters high.
5. There is a mine field, about 40 x 10 meters, located between a small stream and
the border southeast of Shtit in a place called Kindrite. According to rumors
in Shtit, there is a mine field located south of the village. 25X1
6. Along the border there are hidden flare tra s. These traps are generally placed
in areas suitable for border crossings. one located due south 25X1
of Shtit in the area known as "Davutcha" and in a ea nown as "Ivan Tepe"
located southwest of Shtit. Both flares were located "very near" the border.
The trip cords are set about 80 centimeters above the ground.
In 1953 Atanas Dimitrov, a native of
Khaskovo, working as a shepherd in Shtit, was blinded in one eye when he picked
up a flare to examine it, releasing the firing mechanism.
Fortifications Near Shtit
7. There is a fortification line built during the summer of 1953 by Trudovaks located
in the "Karabash" area located 4000-5000 meters north of Shtit. The line is
northwest of and parallels the eastern tributory of the "Kalamiza" stream. The
terminal points of the fortification line are unknown. The fortification line
consists of a zig-zag trench, underground shelters with wooden roofs and concrete
bunkers having two embrasures towards the east.
8. There is a 200-meter long fortification line along the southern slopes of a small
rise located 100-200 meters north of Shtit.
Travel Controls
9. Shtit is located in the first border zone. Sladun village (N 41-51, E 26-27) is
also in the first border zone. The nearest villages located north of Shtit are in
the second border zone. Residents of Shtit are allowed to till their fields near
the border only on Wednesdays and Fridays when they are accompanied by Border
Guard privates.
embers of the State Security or Militia located in Shtit.
there are no Soviet forces located in the vicinity of Shtit, and
aircraft do not fly near the border in the vicinity of Shtit.
Personalities!. Shtit Village
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a. Vasil Ivanov Lambantov, chief of the Shtit People's Council since 1952 and
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b. Angel Stovanov (aka Morlyuvite or Morolyute), tax collector of Shtit
Dimittfr Ivanov (Dimitroy), clerk in the Shtit People's Council
d. Yano Nikolov Yovchev, forester attached to the Shtit People's Council;
Milcho (lnu) aka D a ite
People's Council
Kooperativno Zemedelski Stopanstvo; Labor Cooperative Agrarian Farm)
consisting of 30 of the 300 families in Shtit
GVplsV Residents and. Banished Families
12. There are five gypsy families settled in Shtit. There are employed as
shepherds and tinsmiths.
13. About 1950 Purlev (fnu), and his family were banished from Shtit for
criticizing the Communist regime.
Road Construction Near Shtit
14. A new road is to be built from Shtit to Dervishka Mogila (N 41-55, E 26-21) via
Mustrak (N 41-52, E 26-.18). As of February 1954 only the ballast stones had
been piled along the route.
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founder of the TKZS (Trudovo
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