1. PORT OF TUAPSE 2. PORT OF NOVOROSSIYSK

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 8, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT I N FORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States withiq the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR (Krasnodar Kray)
SUBJECT 1. Port of Tuapse
2. Port of Novorossiysk
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 8, November 1955
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TUAPSE
In Tuapse there was a shipyard in which there were some
merchant-ship-s, apparently under suspended construction. At a small
shipyard there were two American-type M T13fs on a slipway. They were
triple screwed, had no torpedoes, and were armed only with machine guns.
Two short-range submarines, which left the port during nighttime
were berthed at the naval quay. The port was well guarded by patrol
vessels which cruised in the waters just off the port. Searchlight
stations were located along the shore at about five mile intervals.
Inside the harbor, small, silent,, and speedy motor boats patrolled.
ship. was guarded on all sides by armed military personnel.
Freedom of movement was extended to all members of the crew who had
recent photos on their seamen's papers. The inspection of the ship
upon arrival was not fastidious. The inspection party, which con-
sisted of three police, three customs officials, a maritime health
officer, and an Inflot agent, conducted only an accurate check of
seamen's papers. The radio transmitter, cameras, and personal, fire-
arms, were sealed; foreign currency was counted. Currency was again
checked upon departure.
3. The population was more curious) (than unfriendly.
The girls with whom the seamen had fun ashore, knew a little English,
but, were careful to speak a few 'words of Russian when others were within
earshot. From conversations with individuals,
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that the people were not satisfied with the regime, but conversations
with more than one person left.the impression. that all was well.
Women were employed even at heavy tasks such as road and railroad
construction, truck loading, etc. One of the doc1*TnrlrArq was a
woman. The people, in general, were?poorly dressed. High officials
and their families were decently dressed. Everyone accepted cigarettes;
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many asked for them. Seamen from) steamer went ashore
wearing all sorts of clothing and returned with only what was necessary.,
A second-hand woolen sweater sold for 1400 rubles.
NOVOROSSIYSK
4. Novorossiysk is a regular port of call for passenger steamers,
including the two fanner Polish ships IAGELLO and SOBRIESKY
L ---' When ship arrived in Novorossi sk, a former
warship of the RSA Class put to sea.
Moored in the port, was a naval target with various components. Amid
these, atop the masts, was a square-metal net, the sides of which were
about 1.5 meters long. On the quay, there were torpedo nets wound on
buoys.
To the right of the port, was a cement factory which operated continuously.
6. The crew was invited to play football `with ' the ear of a ",,
0 ehip.
Because of the bad weather, the crew did not take advantage of the
freedom of movement permitted them. The conditions iri Novorossiysk
were much the same as in Tuapse.
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