CONSTRUCTION OF QUARDSHIPS AT NEPTUN-WERFT, ROSTOCK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005700880005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 26, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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IiLAbb1I-I ZION SECRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
DATE DISTR. 26 January 1955
SUBJECT Construction of Guardships at Neptun-Werft, NO. OF PAGES 1
Rostock
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFTICTINO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MERNINS OF TITLE 10. SECTIONS 703i
AND 714. OF THU U. S. COOS. AS ANMNOED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVIL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RUCEITT ST AN UNAVTNOIIIZRD PERSON
IS PROHIIITID N LAM THE RETNDU4fCTIOR OP THIS FORM IS PHOHISITEO.
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
These ships which were intended almost exclusively for export carried
vVVVR.
numbers 15, 16 and 19 through 24. The reason for the change was said to
be a change in the purpose for which the ships were to be used. These-ships
were,ca.lled "Brandwachen" (guardships) and it is believed that the new
specifications meet the requirements for auxiliary cruisers. It is said that
these ships will have a crew of 250 men each.
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