HARBOR FACILITIES AND PORT REGULATIONS, NOVOROSSISK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00926A000600040010-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 1, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION . T, U
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CNFO 1 IT ,PORT
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT :larbor Facilities and Port ?2egulations,
flovorosaisk
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
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DATE DISTR. 2 Nov 3.948
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NO. OF ENCLS.
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1, Upon enterin,; the port of A+ovoroesi sky the customary routine '-search was rzade
whereby all cameras, binoculars and firearms were placed under lock and sealed.
The entire time the ship was in port the pangplanic was ;carded by two military
policemen.
2. Facilities for loading, and dischargin- cargo were in a i,cr;,- dilapidated state,
All equipment appeared to be ina very run-down condition. Only
one truck was available for use in transferring shipts earco from ship to
warehouse. A number of new trucks were seen in Novorossisk gin the pier area,
The new trucks observed closely resembled American trucks. One passenger v-
hicle appeared to be very much like the American "Veroury* automobile, it
could not be ascertained where the vehicles were manufactured or Pro.-a Yrt~.er?e
they were shipped. All rail equipment was very much deteriorated and there
seemed to be no effort made to maintain any of the available eg9iprnent in
working; condition. The harbor authorities possessed only one tuf-. for harbor
use and this was in extremely poor shape.
3, Construction work was observed on two piers. I con- 25X1
struction work began on a nevi pier which is to he exceptionally
large. One of thy- few standinL. buildings remaining in the pier area will nave
to be demolished in order to clear sufficient opace for the construction of
this new pier and warehouses, It was estimated by the Soviet port author-
ities that this project could not be accomplished in less than three years,
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5. The following merchant vessels were observed: one small Yugoslavian
merchant vessel, , of approximately 3500 tons, to ,ding coal; one
English merchant vessel, 7,000 gross tons, awaiting repair work and
"shifting boards", later to be loaded with grain; two small English
merchant vessels, approximately 6,000 tons; one small river-type
English merchant vessel, approximat'lyr 6,500 gro^;~ tons; one Canadian
Liberty merchant vessel, 8,000 gross tons, onorated by an unknown
Greek firm, (these four English vessels loaded whest and departed during
my stay in port); one small passenger vessel, named "Tdolotov". This
vessel was similar to the US "Eastern Linen type and was of approximately
3,400 gross tons. A weekly schedule appeared to be maintained by
this vessel,
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6o The following naval vessels were observed: ten or more torpedo boats of
approximately sixty feet in length, which appeared to be of the iierreshof
type between sixty w-,d seventy feet in length. These boats maneuvered pres.-
tieally every night, leaving at approximately ten o'clock and returning; be
fore daylight. On Navy Day, two Soviet heavy :ruiners and 25X1
two Soviet destroyers entered port for the day. The harbor pilot stated
that one of the cruisers was named "Molotov", that both were built in the USSR,
and that the two destroyers were built in Rumania. The cruisers appeared to
be in top condition but the destroyers were in need of paint and outside
repairs,
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NOVOR.O~SIISK HARBOR
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1-.. Small F~ussian
iissenfier Vessel
ViOL(tov"- (Sim-
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?3000.Tr Weekly
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10 or more PT
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hoe Type.
. 'M/V Lo4e Wheat
1-Canadian Liberty - $000 T. 0oerated by
Greek Firm
1- English River Type' m/v b,50( P.
2- Small English nm/n 6000 T.
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This Pier Is Being Reconstructed.
To be Ore Loading Pier, Very Large.
Rumored to take 3 Years To Complete.
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1- Small Yugoslavian m/v. 3500 T. (Loading Coal)
1- English m/v - 1000 T. Awaiting repairs (To Load
Grain.)
This Pier To Be Refueling; Pier and To be
Improved. Only warehouse seen contained.
Wool unloaded pool here.
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