PORT INFORMATION: GDANSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A005900470001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 7, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
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PREPARED AND DISSE! llNATED BY
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THIS is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 2
CAE OFFICE OF NAVAL
CIA FOR USIB DISSEMINATION
1.
2. Alphabetical Designators In connection with information contained in
this report, specific points of interest are
referred to herein by the following 25:
alphabetical designators:
A. Excavation
B. Small bucket-dredge
C. First berth
D. Steel and lumber piled
E. Second berth
F. Submarine's first berth
G. Submarine's second berth
H. Naval Station
I. Timber wharves
J. French, Ital ian,and UK ships
K. Soviet ship
L. SS D?.IERZYA.SKI (PH)
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U. Controlling Depths 25X1
there were 31' depths everywhere except at the grain elevator where
depth is approximately 29'. Twenty-five feet is depth directly northeast of
the elevator.
5. Charm l Improvement the area designated A was
being excavated to eliminate the dan exous cti~rve.
bulldozers working in that area.
was progressing very slowly.
NAVY Review Completed
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7. Naval Vessels
a. A ,b _ne, 1 "as 25X1
berthed at designator F A movie vas being made in
that area, and the submarine was used in the movie. The submarine then
shifted to designator G where it remained 25X1
F
submarine was nearly completed when Poland was attacked by
Germany. Polish officers and crew escaped with the submarine and the sub-
marine was completed abroad.
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torpedo school in subject port and that torpedo practice was held outside
the harbor entrance.
b. In the vat-era-long- the wharf in EafenbeckenJ
Utility vessels were still berthed in the
the tug was gone, and in its place was a utility vessel
c. a Polish destroyer off HEL
its way to the Baltic at about 10 knots
Polish flag f Prom this destro
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was on
the
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served four Soviet sub-
marines and one Soviet submarine tender. They were in a column formation
with the submarine tender at the head. Their speed was 10.5 knots. In
addition to the regular international runninglights,
two bright red lights one above the other on each of the naval vessels.
under repair at the naval repair yard
there were two marine railways for ship repair and
vessels only up to 100' could be accommodated./
9.
10. Soviet Bloc Merchant Ships
a. At designator K a Soviet ship of six thousand tons deadweight was
berthed. a Soviet freighter of three thousand tons deadwei
departed. A Soviet tanker of 1 thousand tons deadweight,
described as "not old but not new," had finished discharging and
was cleaning tanks. up to 12 Polish vessels in subject
port.
b. The Polish freighter Tv-' ZT KI was berthed at designator L.
This 14 thousand ton deadweight ship was built
in Germany and sailed in the German merchant marine until it was sunk. It
was raised after bung on the bottom several years and renovated by the
Poles and is now/8 the largest ships in the Polish merchant marine.
the ship is in perfect condition and that it had a good
paint job. the WSR has been putting heavy pressure
on Poland to turn this ship over to her. DZISRZYI has engaged in trade
with Red China for the last two years.
vessel was lifting
steel pipes varying in diameter from 4' to 12' for China.
observed several well-dressed Chinese who appeared to be businessmen
aboard the DZIKRZXEKI. They seemed to be inspecting the cargo.
saw these Chinese always aloare and not in the company of Poles.
U. Miscellaneous
a. the Poles were 25X1
friendly and courteous and manifested anti-Communist and anti-Soviet sentiments.
the Poles were not pleased with their own government
nor with their gov-trunpull s relations with the
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the churches in subject port appeared to operate freely and were crowded.
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b. Shore Activities
scatterings of soldiers and a fev sailors were 25X1
seen on the streets, but there were no concentrations of troops. No gun
emplace~oents, searchlights, or fortifications were observed. A new hotel,
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port. The hotel has a nice d room
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for a
at times it was necessary to waIt
A six-eight piece orchestra played a
and there was dancing. The hotel had a banquet
room and a cocktail lounge? IDainly civi Fins in the
hote a fev military va1for8s a fev men in
the were Soviets.
of any Meat extent was observed in subject port.
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No rebuilding
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f . Harbor Craft
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two tugs ~
SAT and Wi. They were steam and
diesel powe ed9 60 to 70? long,, painted black with red stack markings and had
between 250-300 horsepower.
(2)
a di -sized suction dredge working at
the breakwater and a sasll buckrt dredge working at designator B.
another dredge at wwk outside the harbor and thought it was
probably dredging for notarial for cenmit
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