MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON STALIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004000200005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 26, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Thl?.2Dact""nt conta::aa a afo?m;%tdon allfeo t g the Na-
tto;n*I Lecfeii.Aa of the Un1tcd gates, within the me %n-
1'19 of Title 19. Section, 793 and 194, of the V.S. Code. as
amended. Its traxasrai;aaion or rove1etiou of its contents
to or reoa4pt by an Unauthorized irareon is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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B algaria.
Miscellaneous Information on Stain
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26 April. 1954
At least up to December 1952, the 8 Rifle Regimen;, occupied the barrack
the
northeast sector of Stalin. The barracks also contained a naval annex
t is be ie ed that the regiment was still there in November 1953.
2, No armored formations ha 'e been observed,
3. An antiaircraft unit is stationed in -barracks on Point Galata, which was
declared a military zone in late 1951 or early 1952.
25X1
4, A Trudovak unit Is located in barracks to the west of the 25X1
prison and direr y adjacent to it. The prison is situated in the western
outskirts of the town. In early 1953, this Trudovcak unit was provided with
personal weapons for which each Trudovak was individually responsible.
5. There is a Marine unit in barracks south of the canal, joining Lake .Ueda with
the sea, They wear naval uniforms with red piping on the shoulder boards.
6. Work on widening the canal began in late 1952 or early 1953, and it is rumored
that it is intended eventually to berth naval vessels in the lake.
7. Units of the Bulgarian Navy based at Stalin include the following:
a. One cruiser (kraytser). A gift from the USSR,
b, Five mine-layers,,, These date back to World War I.
e. Three or more patrol boats.
seen at a distance, they appear to
boats, "planing" and leaving a white wake.
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ARMY X NAVY AIR
(Note, Wrr? aF~Futen IDINr1h,it;- !-,?r-rtes
ore like fast motor-
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8. Personnel in naval uniform bearing the inscription ?'M v ,. R ~iorsk (ranichna
Otbrana (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Coastal Defense )'! in gold lettering on
their cap-bands can be o")served in Sta:.in.
9, In early 1953, the -ardboard factory located on the COTT.eer Of Pre slavka and
Tsaribrod streets began to manufacture "shell-container:" (kutii za snaryada;
cases for equipment). The work was considered dange_,:?ou o and the need for
secrecy was impressed on the workmen.
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