CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL STORAGE DEPOT AND MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN KALININ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80S01540R006000090002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: September 10, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
This materlei contr>nder the ,jurisdiction of the Chief of the Chemical
uervice (Troops) of the Soviet Army, it serves 50X1-H U M
only the entire Moscow Military Distr ct or a larger regional area.
2. Thane three areas were occupied by a chemical warfare depot Suring World
Wax II, which wr~,s r,.cn~apl~::?tcly cic;ptrayed during the war. Since World War II,
the depot has been gradually reconstructed. Although there is a wooden
fence enclosing aech of the three areas shown on the sketch, the t'ences are
low enough that the interior of each area can be observed. 50X1-H U M
Within the area (not epecit'ied whether t'errirlg to one of ttie
three areas or to all three areas) evidence of considerable
excavation work and large quanDiti.as of pipes which have been piled there.
the pipes are used for drain systems in the area.
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The buildings within the area resemble storage warehouses. Fire fighting
equipment, such as exti fishers and barrels of water, are located near
each building. xcavations which 0 are too
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deep for drainage purposes. these are for the
construct~,on of underground storage facilities. 50X1-H U M
4. Although not all of the activities within the enclosures are known 0 50X1-H U M
the a eating grounds for
decontamination teste.~ here is a CW training 50X1-H U M
school in the-area. .Protective chemical warfare eq~~ipment is also
known to have been stored and demonstrated Ylere.
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sTATE X ARMY ar X NAVY X AIR X fBl AEC
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Following is a key to the overlay sketch of the area on rRgP ~
1-3. Central chemical warY'are depot.
4. Approximate location of a new bridge over the Volga River. This
bridge is now under construction and the abutments have been
completed. The bridge will run approximately from pereulok Svo-
bodnyy Volodars~agd(sic)to Nakhimsonovskaya ulitsa on the opposite
bank. It is located approximately three city blocks below the
existing bridge (Point No. 5).
5? Existing bridge.
6. Temporary floating bridge, which no longer exists.
7. Headqua"rters and administration building of the Academy of Rear
Services of the Soviet Army.
ti. Ferry landings.
9. Railroad car manfacturing.plant.
10.. Military reservation of an unidentified artillery regiment.
1.1. 1`:i:~ :~.itar. y caa~~,pound (voyennyy gorodok) .
?~-~. n1,z:i.rz ~~c:),aool, b2~.i.ldl.n~;s and housing i'acilities i'or the Academy of Rear
~_~e:~ v:i.c,es o:f:' t11e soviet Army. Originally this area consisted of two
buildings, but as of early summer 1954 it consisted of about ten new
buildings. The two original buildings were occupied by a cavalry
school prior to the Revolution, and later by a CW school.
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