1. PLANNED CHANGE IN SMV DRILLING METHODS 2. PERSONNEL CHANGES AT SMV DRILLING UNIT PROTTES

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2008
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• Publication Date: March 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Austria
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 21. March 1955
SUBJECT 1. Planned Change in SMV Drilling Methods NO. OF PAGES
2. Personnel Changes at SMV Drilling Unit Prottes
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOQEM1M7 CONTAIN! INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNIT" STATICS. WITHIN THE MEAMINO OF TITLE 19. SECTIONS 757
AMD 714. OF THE O. S. COOT. AS ANR11E1S. ITS TRANSMISSION ON RITEL?
ATt"M OF ITS COMFNNTS TO OR RSCEIPT OT AN ORAOTRORi2E0 PERSON
IS FROINOITN IT LAW THE NBMM MCTION OF TMIS FORM IS FRONISITIO.
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
engineers had not yet arrived.
instructed to convert its drilling ope bane drilling starting
in March 1955. Five Soviet engineers to arrive in Vienna to
implement and supervise this conversion. As of 30 December, the new
2. Starting in January 1955, a course of instruction in turbine drilling is to
be given to drilling personnel at Prottes. Turbine drills from the Soviet
Union will be shipped in for the instruction-1
3. The followingpersonnel changes at Bohrbetrieb Prottes were announced
suddenly at the end of December:
a. Salimanovich Agadzhazov, the
departed unexpectedly for th
His replacement is one Nazatov
replacement has not yet arrived.
b. Serafin Aligulyan, th
Bohrbetrieb,departed
c. Nicolas Vasilovich Kornye f the Bohrbetrieb
Prottes was ordered to lea the USSR on
1. January 1955. He had been scheduled to go on home leave
in March 1955 and then to return to Prottes. However, he
was transferred. Kornyenko's replacement is Vasily Dimitrovich
Koch, a Soviet engineer and drilling specialist, who came from
the USSR.
Izira (fnu) was assigned as Chief Geologist of Bohrbetrieb
tes. Previously, he had been assigned to the SW head-
s Es at Kantgasse.
e. Dudin (fnu) has been appointed as Chief Accountant of
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Bohrbetrieb Prottes. Previously, he had been an auditor
at Kantgasse. He is known to have conducted an auditing
of the financial accounts of the Bohrbetrieb Prottes.
Comment. On 10 January,) Ithe drills had not been 25X1
arrived but that they were expected in the near future.
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1 . During December 1954; the SW' frilling Unit (Bohrbeirieb) at P.'ottes was
instructed to convert its drilling operations to turbine drilling starting
in March 1955. Five Soviet engineers are sehed;flcd to arrive in :rienca to
implement and supervise this conversion. As of 30 December, the new
engineers had not yet arrived.
2. Starting in January 1955, a course of instruction in turbine drilling is to
be given to drilling personnel at Prottes. Turbine drills from the Soviet
Union will be shipped in for the instruction-1
3. The following personnel changes at Bohrbetrieb Prottes were, announced
suddenly at the end of December :
a. Salimanovich Agadzhanov, the chief engineer of SMV,
departed unexpectedly for the USSR on 30 December.
Elie replacement is one Nazatov `mu).
b . Seraf in Al igulyan, the chief engineer of the Prottes
Bohrbetrieb.d.eparted for the USSR on 29 December. His
replacement has not yet arrived,
c. Nicolai Vasilovich Kornyenko, director of the Bohrbetrteb
Prottes was ~)r i red to leave Vienna for the USSR on
4 January 1955. He had been scheduled to go on home leave
in klarch 1955 and then to return to Prottes. However, he
was transferred. Kornyenko' s replacement is Vas i ly Dimitrovi r:b
UNCODEDb, a Soviet engin er and drilling specialist, who caeae f r
the USSR.
d. Mazira fnu) was assigned as Chief Geologist of k3ohrbetr. ieb
Prottes. Previously, he had been assigned to the SMV heI:~,d..
quarters at Kan.tga.sse.
6. Orud.in F fr u j has been appointed as Chief Accountant- ni
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Bobrbetrieb'Prottes. Previously;, be bad been an auditor
at Kantgasae . Pe is known to bave conducted an auditing
of the financier. accounts of the Bohrbetrieb Prottee.
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CO~ent. 10 JbnuWy, the drills toad not
arrived St-,'hat they vere expected is the wear future.
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