BALA CANAL, NEAR HARSOVA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004000680005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 23, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2009/05/11: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004000680005-8
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
PLACE ACQUIRED
Bala Canals near Harsova
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REPORT
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23 April 1.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS . IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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lm The Bala is actually a small drained river that joins the Danube River
above Harsova at km. storm 3h6. The waterway, now transformed into a
canal, is used during-dry weather for the passage of boats when the
water level of the Danube is too low to permit ordinary navigatione
2a Aside from several ditches from which sand is taken, there are. no signs., of construction such as fortifications or military installations. It
was reported that the sand was being hauled to the nearby Teteati A el.d&
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