SOVIET TROOPS IN EBREICHSDORF AND LAXENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007100740007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 26, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SEC
COUNTRY Austria REPORT
TOPIC Soviet Troovs in Ebreichsdorf and Laaonbura 25X1 _
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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
..PLACE OBTAINED
DATE PREPARED
PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE),
REMARKS
26 May 1955
1. On 7 May 1955, a lieutenant colonel and 2 majors, all wearing black-bordered
ulete a ms or wearing red-bordered black epaulets, a signal truck 25X1
[black~e se cad trunk both with drivers wearing black-
bordered black epa etss were observed n the area of Ebreiehsdorf Castle (P 48/
X 46) oh was xiard*d by a sent who were black>border?d black epaulets. E1ove25X1
t eks 7 van.like motor vehicles,0 25X1
an a 1-track vehicle were parked at the sit..
e cage antenna nort o ? ens le was reconstructed, but had lower masts as
compared with the previous structure. The two model M long-wire antennas west of
the castle were observed in unchanged condition. A new ground radio station which
included 6 masts, about 6 motors high and arranged in two lines, was under
construction northwest of the castle. A vary-like motor vehicle was parked between
the two lines of masts. Two majors wearing red-bordered black epaulets and an
undetermined number of officers wearing black-bordered black epaulets with women
and children were observed in the yard of the garden of the former Bszirks?Alters-
heim (district he" for the aged) at 25 iener Strasse.
2. On 7 May 1955, 3 majors wearing black-bordered red epaulets, a major wearing red-
ordered black epaulets, and an undetermined number of civilians were observed at
Laxonburg Castle (P 49/I 47). About 100 motor vehicle 80 of which were counted,
were parked in the park of the castle. About 20 soldiers worked on those metes'
vehicles.
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n y-s s se ors we ng
red epaulets, who were led by an of oer wearing black-bordered red epaulets, we225X1
observed at drill with rifles. Motor vehicles observed leaving or entering
area of the castle included a van-like motervehicle and & t
with drivers wearing redo-bordered black epaulets; trucks
and jeeps all with drivers wearing black-bordered red 25X1
epaulets and a truck
Csmment. The state of occupation of the two stations is unchanged.
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