RADIO AND RADAR INSTALLATIONS EAST OF HELLMONSOEDT

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007300420005-3
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RIPPUB
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S
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3
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December 20, 2016
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December 11, 2007
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5
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Publication Date: 
June 10, 1955
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REPORT
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COUNTRY TOPIC_ _ Approved For Release 2007/12/11: CIA-RDP80-00810A007300420005-3 RE CLASSIFICATION SEC Austria REPORT Radio and Hadar Installations East of Hellmonsoedt EVALUATION DATE OF CONTENT DATE OBTAINED- REFERENCES 2 PAGES REMARKS PLACE OBTAINED This is UNEVALUATED Information 25X1 - 1. On 23 February and again on 11 April 1955, the following radio installation which was arranged in three sections was seen on a plateau about 1.5 km northeast of Helleonsoedt (48025'N/14olOtE) in the triangle formed by the Helleonsoedt- Reichenau (48o27tN/14021'E) and the Hellmonsoedt-Haibach (48026'N/14021'E) roads: a. One installation was located about 1.5 km northeast of the ohurcls of Helleonsoedt at the southeastern side of the road leading to Reichenau. An area, about 100 x 150 meters, was surrounded by a barbed-wire fence, about 180 ca high. A mobile Token type radar set was locat^d in the southwestern corner of tl25X1 fenced-in area, about 10 meters from the road. The two reflectors rotated uniformly counter-clockwise at a rate approximately half a minute per rotation. A cable extended from the set to a generator which was painted with camouflage paint. The generator was closed and no noise was heard. 25X1 There were four temporary buildings, about 6 x 3 x 3 meters, covered with roofing paper, without windowl and each with a brick chimney. No personnel were seen near the buildings. An antenna installation of one metal mast, about 7 meters high, was located between the temporary buildings. Four wires extended from the top of the mast to the ground. A cable extended from the ground to one of the wires to where it was fitted at a point about 50 on below the masthead. A Fishnet-type radar set was located about 10 meters northeast of the antennae b. Another installation covering an area about 100 x 60 meters was located east- southeast of the first installation. A generator and a wooden building similar to the ones described above were located in the area which was surrounded by a fence. 25X1 Between the generator and the temporary building was a metal mast about 20 meters high and fitted on top of this mast was a Kniferest-type radar set. Every 5 minutes the set would rotate for a approximately 30 seconds. A Fishnet-type radar set was located at the eastern edge of this installation* a. A third installation, the former rangerts house, was used as quarters. Copper wires extended from the quartering installation to the two radio installations. The former ranger's house was a single-story horseshoe-shaped brick building. Its front along the road was about 25 meters long. The rear building which previously housed stables and barn apjn rently served as garage and repair shop, The building was white washed and had a gray roof of eternit. Five canvas- oovtred trucks, including 2 half-track vehicles were parked under a lean-to roof. The motor vehicles were guarded by a sentry, A high-tension. power line (380,000 volts) extended across the radio installations closely past the Token-type set in the southwestern corner of the first instal- lation. 25X1 CLASSIFICATION SECRE Approved For Release 2007/12/11: CIA-RDP80-00810A007300420005-3 10 June 1955 1 . sketch with legend on ditto Approved For Release 2007/12/11: CIA-RDP80-00810A007300420005-3 25X1 25X1 2. On 23 March, a detail of 40 personnel parched from the former ranger's house in the direction of the second installation. Two of the soldiers were accompanied by Alsatian dogs. On 8 and 11 April, no personnel were seen. One sentry each patrolled the fences of the two radio installations; one sentry was posted at the road block near the former ranger's house, another sentry near the motor vehicles. All sentries were armed with submarine guts. It was learned from a local resident of Hellmoensoedt, that a detail of 50 personnel were stationed at the installation and-that they ? cers wore ac -ordered crimson epaulets. VCRET, Approved For Release 2007/12/11: CIA-RDP80-00810A007300420005-3 Approved For Release 2007/12/11: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300420005-3 Radio Installations East of Hellmonsoedt 25X1 25X1 Legends 0 p{ A -sea (e 1 aiatraase to eae of the installations 7 8aifereet- radar set 2 Toksm-type radar set 8 a arteriag iast allatieas 3 Generator 4 Tesip.rary btldiaas 5 4a#ia asst 6 liahaet-tom radar set SECRET1 Approved For Release 2007/12/11: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300420005-3