PORT OF ARKHANGELSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300250008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Arctic)
SUBJECT 1. Port of Arkhangelsk
2. Airfield on Keg Island
miles off ape Teriberski N 69-18, E 35-
eight to
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
This material contains information affecting the Na.
tional Defense of the United States within the mean.
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.O. Sees. 7f0
and 794. the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law.
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vesseis was a cruiser and. the others were destroyers. The naval formation 25X1
proceeded out to sea for a considerable distance. The cruiser then chanized
its direction and passed about three nautical miles astern of
ship. The cruiser was operating between 15 and 20 knots.
2. The cruiser was a modern vessel of about 8,000 to 9,000 tons.
th
ere were two guns in each turret, and that the guns in at least one of
t
he turrets were six-inch guns. the ship was a
3. There were 10 to 20 ve naval station at Solombala
(N 64-36, E 40-33)? these vessels were being used
as training craft. 30 men on the bridge of one
of the vessels.
4. At the naval harbor at Solombala a number of old tankers of about 30 tons 25X1
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5. ship was in port
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11. The quay at Sawmill No. 5-7 was o
ld; it
was a permanent quay and could accommodate two ships. The quay at Sawmill
No. 16-17 had a wooden scaffold. The quay was in good condition and a ship 25X1
could load to a depth of 23 feet alongside the quay.
6? Twin-engined passenger aircraft landed frequently at the airfield on Ke
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ship was eight or ten nautical
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ten naval vessels. One of the
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