RECALL OF RESERVES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300730006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1. Recall of Reserves
2. Graf Ignatiev Airfield
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
by law.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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12 November 1954
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Recall of Reserves
1. During the stunner season, continuous call-ups of reservists for temporary duty
are effected for familiarization with Soviet weapons. This includes all ranks
and all arms and services. at
Krumovgrad, the following were recalled:
Three privates from the Class of 1916;
Ten soldiers from the Class of 1917;
Two soldiers from the Class of 1918;
Three soldiers from the Class of 1919;
Four soldiers from the Class of 1920;
Five soldiers from the Class of 1921;
Eight soldiers from the Class of 1922;
Three soldiers from the Cla'-s of 1923;
Two soldiers from the Class of 1924;
Thirty soldiers from the Class of 1925;
Twenty soldiers from the Class of 1926; and
One soldier from the Class of 1927.
2. In most cases, service is for 60 days, which is designated on their recall
orders. Informant knows of signal corps troops who were recalled for 90 days
and artillery soldiers for 45 days.
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I:tidzliali. The conruander
maneuvers were taking place near
Lieutenant Colonel Peter
Va;:i.Iov Gospodinov, told the assembled troops that maneuvers would begin on
21 September 1954.
!. Reservists (enlisted men) were not allowed town parses or leave. Only
ool_~iic, c from the regular classes (nabors) have such privileges.
On 2 aeptember 1954, the 4 Company was sent to occupy
o itions two kilometers south of Kramovgrad in the vicinity of the air
ccla,:orvution host. Informant believe: these were security measures for
9 September.
~~. T'~o 1.9;2 and 1933 classeo are on active duty at nrescnt. Ground troops
Air Force, excluding flight personnel, have a 3u month tour of c?uty.
Tr.tic~1_ and Air Force flight personnel have a 4 month tour of duty.
7. "tore 7_s no predetcrm.ned tine limit for training new classes. Training
contir,uos during the entire tour and soldier of older classes go through the
::lt;to problems with the newest recruits during their cycle.
Gx of Irnatiev Airfield
r. In Iiay 1954, laborers wore working on Graf Ignatiev Airfield to extend the
old concrete runways to the west towards Golyano Konare (11 42-15, r 21:--32),
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