THE BANEASA JAMMING STATION

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007400780009-9
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RIPPUB
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C
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1
Document Creation Date: 
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 3, 2008
Sequence Number: 
9
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Publication Date: 
July 18, 1955
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/06/03: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400780009-9 FORMATION REPORT' . CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the I spionage Laws, Title 18, U.B.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by 1aw25X1 C-0-N-F-I-D-F-N-T-I-A-L DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED Rumania The Baneasa Jwudmg Station REPORT DATE DISTR. 18 July 1955 25X1 NO. OF PAGES REQUIREMENT REFERENCES This is UNEVALUATED SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. A Informatiorl?ONTENT IS TE TATIVE. 1e A J1ag station has been located in Beneasa near Bnohareat since December 1956 The head of the stations and holding the rank of director generals is an East German radio specialist, Dr. Schmidt, from Braakfurt 25X1 on the Oder. Transmission and amplifier installations have been under eonstraaetion since December 1954o 3e stated that the Jong had little effects and proposed drastic measures afld complete ja=i of foreign transmitters beaming Wogr*a in Rmeanie. He proposed jamming not only Rumanian programs of BBC, VOA, $dd,RFE, but also the Rumanian broadcasts from Belgrade, Athens Istanbul, Ramos Madrid and Parise in December 195h, Dr. Schmidt e*plropag section of the Soviet High,Commands reported to 25X1 be In Cralova, sent bask an answer stating that the Soviet themselves were in a position to Jar foreign broadcasts and did not need the help of Dr. Schmidt. I I,/ C-0-N-F-1-D-E-N-T-I-A-L STATE NAVY AIR F81 Approved For Release 2008/06/03: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400780009-9 AEC ~- ~1-rr I 1