PORT INFORMATION: GDANSK (DANZIG)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00926A006200030011-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2012
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Poland
Port Inforation : Gdansk (Danzig) /
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THEMEANING OF TITLE IS. SECTIONS 797
AND 794. OF THE U.S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVS.
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS REPORT IS PROHIBITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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THE OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE FURNISHED THIS Fou.owns =FORMATION TO CIA FB lAC
DISSEMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3 C OF =CID 50X1-HUM\
reference vas made to a Swedish Chart entitled
Thi-uar
nee lit NV Bap dated December 1950,\
'reportelli7iined are indicated on an overlay to this chart.'
F--lno knowledge as to whether the-area actually was mined.
buoys with rounded tops, marked with capital letters, e g "A, ""B.
lettering progressively from seaward, indicate the channel to Odyn
Gdynia to Gdansk. five or six small vessels
in the vicinity of the area indicated by the let*or "A" on overlay
Vinfria Bee Bt XV Ba of December 1950.
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at Gdansk, Polish authorities maintained a 2 -hour uniformed and armed guard
at the gangway, Who checked the passport of each person going ashore. Armed patrol
boats, frequently observed operating in the area
gave the impression that one patrol boat was assigned
to each merchant ship in port.
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the east quay of Gorniczy Basin, which 50X1 -HUN
appeared to be in good condition. Coal was loaded by traveling gantry type cranes
capable of servicing the entire length of the three thousand foot quay. Vessels
awaiting to be loaded were moored to the western quay of Gorniczy Basin. The
harbor office, a large building, is located at the southern end of Gorniczy Basin.
Because of the limited depth of water, approximately 30 feet, in the Basin, care-
ful loading is essential to prevent a ship from grounding, and many ships Obtain
only a partial cargo at Gdansk and top off at Gdynia. Seven days were necessary
to load because the Polish laborers were constantly being moved
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five or six seagoing mer-hant ship, including a three
thousand tom Soviet ships were in the area to load coal.
In addition several small coal carrying
vessels were loading coal for shipment into the interior of Poland via,inlend water-
ways. No ?Sovietor Polish naval vessels were observed.
no new construction was observed in the area and commented
on the apparent leek of effort to repair doused buildings. /observed
no evidence that Gdansk was being established as a military supply area. 50X1-HUM
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8. No aircraft was observed at Gdansk.
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VAGAR Et Mv Ba of December 1950: Scale 1:555000, referred to in the foregoing
report
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