THE PORT OF CONSTANTA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300100013-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2008
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: March 21, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/05/30: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006300100013-0
CENTRAL NTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the Natiaal Defense of the United States within the meaning of the iapionage Laws, Title
18, U.B.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person I. prohibited by law.
SUBJECT The Port of Constanta DATE DISTR. 21 March 1955
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skip arrived in Constants on 10 December 1954 and sailed on
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23 December.- While in port siX new cranes of
5-ton capa.itr had been a on the pier next to the Maritime
Building. 32 new cranes of 5-ton capacity are to be
installed the port*
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the port inspection party was not very thorough in
their inspection on this trip. They did not check all of the cabins as 25X1
they usually do. The inspection was more strict before the ship sailed
but was still carried out in a superficial manner.
3.
a new industrial port
was to e conmtrunted at a point south o onstanta and north of Tuala. 25X1
This port will be deep enough to receive ships of heavier tonnage; the
port of Constants is only 30 feet in depth.
4. The following vessels were in ports
a. The VINCENZ0, loading 2,500 tons of wood for Naples,
b. The RMOLO, loading 1,200 tons of wood for Nice.
c. Two or three Turkish vessels, some unloading cement, others loading
wood.
d. One Soviet vessel of 8,000 to 9,000 tons, loading wood.,
e. Various Finnish and Soviet tankers loading petroleum.
STATE X ARMY NAVY AIR /s1 AEC
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