SAKHALIN COAL HANDLING PORTS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 14, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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This is UNEVALUATED
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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any United to within the meaning of the
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COUNTRY USSR (Sakhalin Oblast)
SUBJECT askhalin Coal Handling Ports
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 14-November 1955
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REFERENCES
~... .Tnuc Am rI FINITIVE- APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
1. On 4 October 1953 at 2100 hours, a 500-ton patrol vessel was near Kaiba-To
(N 16-15, E 141-14).
2. On ll October 1953, at 1200 bows., two 30-ton launches, were
underway on a southerly course at Telnorskiy, Sakhalin (N 9-2 , E_1* 25X1
Each had. what was possibly a 37 millimeter gun.-moutited in ' the- bow.
3. On 11 October, at 1630 hours, a twin-engine Umber was flying south over
OktyabrBk, Sakhalin (N 50-11h, E 112-05) . 25X1
4. The officer in charge of the authorities who took charge of affairs aboard
assistant, jr senior lieutenant, was a very friendly person of Tatar nationality.
The latter once re>warked that it would be better for Japan to trade with
be the
USSR and Red China than with the U.S.A. The customs officer appeared to
an intelligent and agreeable person of somme 35 years of age. He dressed neatly
and spoke some English. The harbor master, who was called Damenko (phonetic) 25X1
was a dignified and friendly man about 45 Years old. He oversaw all matters
pertaining to the loading operations. The Inflot representative, Koehetkov
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(phonetic), was 24 years old, handficue, and single. He my 80
and was friendly to the Japanese, He and the harbor master were aboard ship 25X1
more than anyone else.
The loading facilities in Telnovskiy were good, There was a long concrete
pier built out from the harbor. It had been built by the Japanese. Trains
transported the coal from the mines to the harbor. From the end of the tracks
conveyors carried the coal down to the pier where it was loaded on barges.
There were more barges used and acre work )accomplliistdrf faster >+hhere than 11eat08).
Oktyabrsk, Boshnyakovo (N 1l.9-39,
6. The Soviet laborers, deckband.s, and the dispatcher donne on board the ship at
Telnovskiy, a procedure which was not permitted in tilt; r Soviet pets visited.
The laborers worked eight-hour shifts. There were t shifts a day. 'T'hey
had daily work norms and were apprehensive about fulfilli*g tken. The deck-
hands and dispatcher complained about the inefficiency of the Japanese winch-
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were very efficient and worked so swiftly
cigarettes and cigarette cases to keep them on the lob. The Soviet workers
men and insisted on ceasing operations. it was necessary to bribe them with
The workers an one of the Soviet barges requested a signed
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statement n certify Harbor Affairs Depart-
ment (sic that the work ns.s delayed The Soviets amiably
cut 80 tons of coal from. their calculations to eliminate a discrepancy
between the amount they figured they had delivered
Japanese captain calculated that he had received.
The dock workers in Telnovskiy had bread, butter, and milk for the seals
they ate during working hours. The butter looked homemade and not very
good. It looked something like bean curds.
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8. The inhabitants of Sakhalin had-- cove and chickens of their own and seemed,,to
have plenty of milk and eggs. They did not., however, seem to have enough
of other foodstuffs which were imported from the mainland. The Soviets some-
times asked for vinegar and onions from crews of foreign vessels. One,Svrtet
asked for a cattle fishing rod. He said that the .Soviets did not eat outtle
fish but he wished to trade the cattle fish for potatoes grown by the Koreans
an Sakhalin. A 1O0-gram box of the best quality pipe tobaccos Zolotoye Reno
cost 18.70 rubles.
9. ship entered the part of Oktyabrak (N 50-44, E 142-05) during 25X1
September 1953 to loud coal for shipment 0 Border guards cam 25X1
aboard and made a thorough search of the vessel, including under couches
and in the chain locker.
10. The following Soviets were sacng those who boarded the ship during the stay
in Oktyabrsk: Belkovich, the Soyv Fra.sksport representative,, an educated
man about 40 years olds who handled the liaison for heeding the anal; a-
woean doctor,Yelena, one of the sanitary inspectors, who had married during
the past year and had a baby] a representative of the Harbor Affairs Depart-
ment; and an Inflct representative,Valtovich (phonetic),who took care of
loading the ship as well as the paper work involved. It seemed that most of
these people cam from. Aleksandrovsk.
11. When the Soviets first case aboard. their launch damaged same traps' (sic),
because of a high wind while coming alongside. They later offered to repair
the damage. They did so in the course of a day. The traps were in better
conditi than
and fastened with a bolt,
the Soviets had a good black-
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town.
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ship received 60 tans of bunker co
al by written request. When
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the coal arrived sole Japanese were assigned to assist the two Soviets working
on the coal barge. This was to expedite the loading since the barge bad only
rope slings instead of grab buckets. When the Inflot and Harbour Affairs re-
presentatives arrived they ordered the Japanese back to the skip. The two
Soviets on the barge had not been seen before and it appeared that they were
convicts.
13. During the stay in Oktyabrsk,Soviet workers were not allowed an the ship.
Cease 't : "Traps" nay refer to a covering over the scuppers.
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