SOVIET SEA ROUTES IN THE CASPIAN SEA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005501050011-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2007
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: January 26, 1955
• 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
by law.
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COUNTRY USSR (Caspian Sea)
REPORT
SUBJECT Soviet Sea Routes # the Caspian Sea DATE DISTR. 26 January 1955
This is UNEVALUATED
Information-
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE iiVERSE)
1. In the Caspian Sea there are three principal Soviet sea routes.which originate from
Baku (N 40-25) E 49-50):
a. Baku Makhacbkala (N 42.58, E 47-27) ~- Haji-Tarkhan (sic). The ships on
this line are used for carrying lumber, other commodities, and passengers.
b. Baku - Tazeh-Sbahr (sic). Cotton, foodstuffs, and other commodities are
transported on this line.
c. Baku - Pahlevi (N 3728,,E 49.28).' This is the main route connecting the
Middle East countries with Baku. Rice, carpets, almonds, pistachios, dates,
and other commodities are sent to the USSR via this line. Foreign passengers,
Soviet diplomats, and other'Soviet officials use this line for their voyages.
Several passenger boats operate along this line, and their main base is in
Baku.
2. Because of the railroad extending between Astara (N 38.28, E 48-52) and Baku,
sea transportation between these two cities was discontinued in 1944; and
Soviet passengerlships and, freighters are no longer seen in Astara, Kalleh-bahaneh,
and Qizil-Agha,.
C0 t. This is probably Kizyl.Agach (N 39-03, E 48-48).
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