1. MANEUVERS IN THE SLIVNITSA AREA 2. FORTIFICATION SPECIALISTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004800380008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 31, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 143 and 794, of the U.B. 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..
SECRET-U.S. OFFICIALS IALY
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT le Maneuvers in the Slivnitsa Area
2,, Fortification Specialists
REPORTI
DATE DISTR. 31 August 1954
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Maw rs in the ?Ilvtdtsa Area
1. Elements of the 1, 4, 7, and 8 Infantry Divisions have arrived in the Slivnitsa -
Opitsvet area where maneuvers are to be held shortly. 1
2, The infantry regiment at Belogradchik,
Slivnitsa.
Fortification Specialists
is also headed towards
On 25 June 1954, a Soviet ship brought a detachment composed of 600 military
fortification specialistso These specialists were assigned in about equal
numbers to the Bulgarian-Greek, Bulgarian-Turkish and Bulgarian-Yugoslav frontiers.
the 1 Guards Rifle Division and elements of the , 10,, and a sions are
in Slivnitsa preparing for large scale field exercises.
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