THE TARTGANU FUEL DEPOT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400780010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 18, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/06/03: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400780010-7
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material o ontains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the =epionage Laws, Tltie25X1
18, U.B.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.
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SUBJECT The Targann Fuel Depot
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
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18 Ju1p 1955
1. The Targanu f%4 depot is located in the woods at Carnes five kilo-
meters out of the railroad Ilhich a circles Bucharest' ,
and one kileretee
north of Targana. A spar track two kilaNters loft leads to the depot
from Corsica. The depot co ors and area 400 by 600 meters and is
?u1-ounded by barbed 'wire. Trees have been cleared away along the barbed
wire fenoe9 but mmobtruaive]y9 so that it is not noticeable. Wooden
watehtovers equipped with revolving lights and five meters high, are
located at each corner of the area.
2. The Targanu depot is under the jurisdiction of the Rinian Air Force
and is comprised of the following installations
a. 32 underground tanks. Each tank is 3.5 meters in diameter and 7 to
8 deters deep. They are covered with sandbags and piles of gravel.
Pipes lead into the tanks through the gravel. Rubber hoses can be
attached to the pipes. The fuel pipe network leads to the pump
station vhich Is near the loading ramp. The pumping station has four
automatic pumps operated by gasoline engines.
be A eingle-story brick barracks and guardroom.
c. A two-story building, 15 by 25 meters, in which depot personnel are
quartered.
3. Forty percent of the fuel in the depot is jet fuel, 140 percent ethyl
gasoliae9 and 20 percent is motor vehicle gasoline, called "blue gasoline"
by the Rmsaiiaas.
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(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by
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