OBSERVATION OF SOVIET AUXILIARY SHIPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800170008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Baltic) . Rrl
SUBJECT Observation of Soviet Auxiliary Ships DATE DISTR. 24 January 1955
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five Soviet trawler-type auxiliary ships were observed at N 57-57,
E 19-50. The three larger vessels were equipped with guns, radio, and radar.
The other two were smaller vessels and they had only radio equipment. The ships
were proceeding in the following formation on a northerly course:
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2. A short time later they changed to a northeasterly course and simultaneously took
up the following formation:
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