SURVEYING IN THE LUEBBENAU AREA
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Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP80-00810A005800340002-2
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RIPPUB
Original Classification:
S
Document Page Count:
1
Document Creation Date:
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date:
June 19, 2008
Sequence Number:
2
Case Number:
Publication Date:
January 4, 1955
Content Type:
REPORT
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COUNTRY
EVALUATION
DATE OF CON
DATE OBTAINS
REFERENCES.
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REMARKS
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
East Germany
Surveying in the Luebbenau Area
DATE PREPARED 4 January 1955
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
The entire procedure lasted abo* 8 minutes. Subsequegtly, the box
?aas closed again and taken by the officer to the next point. The box had
no electric connections but apparently was fitted with 2 wires at
each narrow side. It could not be determined whether the two wires
were connected to the ground at the individual points of surveying.
No sounds were heard from the box while surveying work wfs done.
instruments and wrote the figures
From l6oo until darkness on 1 November 1954, 1 Soviet officer and
2 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets conducted surveying
work in the Luebbenau area. They used a very heavy box about
40 x 20 x 20 on. Surveying was done at 6 points located in the
Dubkowmuehl4 - Leipe terrain, southwest of the main branch of the
Spree River, in an area which was partially very wet and partially
inundated and wovered with light undulations. The 6 points, 50
meters apart, were located on a line extending from southeast to
northwest. Surveying was also done at 3 points located 100 meters
southwest and 3 points northeast of the line. At each point, the
officer put the box on the ground, opened the lid of the box,
waited for 2 or 3 minutes, then read some figures off of unidentified
Comment. The purpose of surveying work in the Luebbenau area. 25X1
surveyed terrain.
is not known. Efforts have been initiated and will continue during the
next 6 months to determine whether work is kbaing conducted on the
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