AIR-RAID DEFENSE TRAINING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004000710003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 3, 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 rases,,-:-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its torten?.x
to or receiiit by an unauthorized person Is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
Hungary
Air-Raid Defense Training.
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REPORT
DATE DISTR. 3 Yhy 195,4
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REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1a It was reported at the beginning of 1954 that air-raid defense training
courses for civilians were to start again and some of those notified have
been informed that as of 2L. February 1951 attendance would be compulsory.
One woman was warned that there will be fines of up to 300 forints for
failure to obey.
2. The courses were to be run by thF Civil Police and were to be more strictly
controlled than in 1953, when trainees often did not turn up, or sat about
knitting, talking, and smoking..
3. The instruction was planned to be for two hours a week. Those at work
for the most part were to attend at their place of employment; private
persons in their residential district,
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No distinction appears to have been made between age, sex or type of indi?-
vidual.
Trainees have been given to understand that the course of instruction will
be divided into: poison gas recognition, blood transfusion, first aid,
bandaging, rescue work, fire fighting etc. Instruction in defense against
chemical, atomic or biological warfare was not contemplated. Recpgni:tion of
gas was still to be by sense of smell.
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