SOVIET TROOPS IN APETLON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400790005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 23, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
TOPIC Soviet Troops in Apetlon
EPORT
EVALUATION__il
DATE OF CONTENT
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.ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
L._DATE PREPARED 23 June 1995
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1. From 0430 to 1100 on 24 May 1955, reports of light AA guns were heard fr(.25X1
the area southwest of Apetlon.
2. On 26 May 1955, a column of about 15 motor vehicles, 10 trucks
with drivers wearing red-
bordered black epaulets and each ?owing an 85-ram AA gun, pas ed through
Apetlon. The column also included van-like motor vehicle ith a
driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets. The vehicles cane from the
direction of Illmitz or 'Tallern and proceeded toward the AAA camp
These vehicles cane from the
direction of the AAA camp and proceeded toward Illmitz. They included 7
trucks each of which towed an 85-mm AA gun.
3. From 18 to 29 May 1955, motor vehicles which came from or travelled to the
AAA camp were observed in the area of Apetlon as specified below:
18 May 1955 - van-like motor vehicle ith a driver wearing red-
bordered black epaulets;
21 May 1955 - trucks
borde ack_epau ets;
epaulets;
22 May 1955 - truck
black 4pauiezs;
23 May 1955 - trucks
bordered black epaulets;
24 May 1955 - Jeep
driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets;
with drivers wearing red-bordered 25X1
with drivers wearing red
25 May 1955 - van-like motor vehicle) with
26 May 1955 -
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all w7.th arivora .enarinn roA..lie~re3rwr.R?d
with drivers wearing red-
with a driver wearing red-bordered black
and jeep IWEX.* (16)
black epaulets; 25X1
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A , - - I . 25X1
27 May 1955 f- , tike all with 25X1
dri i
vW'wmaAng red-bozideren black epaulets;
28'' X99S''' van-like vehicle with a driver wearing 25X1
red-bordered black epaulets;
29 May 1955 truok -with a driver wearing red-bordered black 25X1
epaulets; sedan 0 with a driver wearing red-bordered 25X1
b],pck epaulets, occupied by 2 lieutenant colonels wearing
red-bordered black epaulets; and truck with a 25X1
driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets which towed an 85-mm
AL and traveled toe Sapp.
4?
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with driver wearing red-bordered black
u Apetlou and eded to the forsMz ct t ouses
perimeter of Api~lm :,ware also used as officers'
on the notts
billets.
epauletf
On 27 May 1955, truck
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