PORT OF MEZEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300550002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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.C. Secs. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
COUNTRY USSR (Arctic)
SUBJECT 1. Port of Mezen
2. Naval Formation near Cape
Svyatoy Nos
DATE OF INFO.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. On the morning of 15 July 1954 ship passed four miles off shore
at Cape Svyatoy Nos (N 68-10, 39-4 en route to Mezen. At that point
eight naval vessels were seen engaged in an exercise. Three of these units
were submarines. They were submerged to the extent that detailed observa-
tion was not possible. One lay far out to sea, one close to the shore, and
a third far forward
2. One of the naval vessels was a training or supply ship marked No. V-101.1
It was approximately 200 feet long. It had a vertical st -1-. a large dee1--
house with square frames running from the bridge to the rear, a blunt stern, and a 25X1
small gun of about two-inch caliber behind e. shiela on -cne foredeck. this
vessel approached from the land and passed directly in front of
ship exchanged visual greetings with this vessel.
3. The fifth vessel observed was destroyer which was about 250 feet
long and had a low forecastle. It had two s acks, one of which was a slant-
ing stack close to the bridge and a smaller vertical one to the rear. The
ship,which lay low in the water proceeded at slow speed in a westerly direc-
tion.
4. The three remaining vessels were small patrol boats or MTBs; they were
observed from a great distance. Each vessel had a straight bow, a small
forecastle, and one stack. These vessels appeared to be moving very slowly
close to shore.
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ship proceeded directly
to the first pontoon quay at Mezen and the loading began at once. The water
depth at low tide was between 12g and 13 feet. loaded to a
depth of 14 feet, 1 inch, and it was aground twice, eacn idle a low tide.
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ship departed from Mezen at high tide. The pilot said that
another ship had loaded to a depth of 15 feet, six inches and that it
required two high tides to leave the area.
7. On the outgoing trip vessel had passed a small patrol boat at
Cape Bolshoy Gorodetskiy (N 67-43, E 40-57) and another at Cape Terskiy
Orlov (N 67-13, E 41-18). Both were small gray wooden vessels with the
25X1 appearance of large fishing boats. They flew no pennants and
No. 32 (para. 3) but it appeared to be of more modern construction.
25X1 the return trip ship passed three vessels.,which he believed were
fishery protection vesselsjnear Kharlov Island (N 68-49, E 37-21).
8. On the aft rnoon of uly,approximately four miles west of Cape Svyatoy
a destroyer -vw.th pennant No. 158 which was proceeding
on an easterly course at about 15 or 16 knots. This vessel resembled vessel
the forecastle was higher than that on vessel No. 32.
ship exchanged visual greetings with vessel
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