1. PORT OF RIGA 2. AIRFIELD AT RIGA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004000550002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Latvian SSR)
SUBJECT 1. Port of Riga
2. Airfield at Riga
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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DATE DISTR. 19 14,Y 194
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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2. Three vessels, similar to that shown in Sketch No. 2,were observed sailing
into the naval harbor.
3. Outside the naval harbors observed a vessel
(See Sketch No. 3), and a vessel See Sketch No. 4
observations in the naval harbor on Sketch No. 5.
in the port of Riga in mid-November 1953- Outside the
amen ranee observed four or five vessels similar to that
These MTBs were similar to that shown in Sketch No. 8'. In addition to
eight submarines and the vessel/ /indicated on Sketch No. 5
there were about twelve small vessels in the harbor]
on land,
harbor sketch were similar to that shown in Sketch No.. 7. There were also
29 other MTBs which had two torpedoes on their decks. These MTBs were also
At the entrance to the naval harbor observed a vessel
See also Sketch No. The 12 small MTBs indicated on the
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/observations of the airfield in Sketch No. 9.
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There were two types of aircraft parked on the field,
the first type (Type A ) as a propeller-driven, single-engine aircraft, which
was painted gray-green. 31+ type A aircraft . (See Sketch
No. 10 for a sketch of this aircraft) The second type of aircraft, indicated
on the airfield sketch as Type B, =wa=s a twin-engine jet
12 aircraft of
aircraft, which was aluminum-colored. ==E
this type,
there were 13 cranes along the wharf area, and L_----~
there were three railroad tracks between the edge of the wharf and the storage
area.
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Sketch Na. 1:
Sketch of Soviet Vessel:
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Sketch of Soviet Vessel:
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Sketch No. 3:
Sketch of Soviet Vessel
Sketch No, 4:
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Sketch No. 5:
Sketch of Rira Naval Harbor:
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Sketch No. 6:
Sketch of Soviet Vessel
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sketch No. 7:
Sketch of Soviet MTB:
Sketch No. 8:
Sketch of Soviet MTB:
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Sketch No. 9:
Sketch of Airfield at Riga:
Sketch No. 10:
Sketch of Aircraft Tube A:
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