PORT OF RIGA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 26, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Seca. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
USSR (Latvian SSR)
Port of Riga
DATE DISTR. 26 February 1957
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Two reports on the port of Riga
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COUNTRY: USSR
FORT I!WrALLA'IONS AT RIGA
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a) The Arsenal of Riga seem to be,l between the port of DUNA-
E and the winter port, to the right upon entering by the river - The minter
port seems to be fairly deep, especially to the east and to the north.
Observed
- to the east, one large transport
- to the north, one floating dock with about a 1,500-ton capacity
- a,nu er of small war ships
- all around these docks a member of observation posts - towers -
misoellansoas buildings and barracks
anaire raft
- opposite (to the east of the river) ^2 batteries of 8 cannon each
Ca Iib-r
(estisated^75 to 100 silliseter). One of then, at the edge of the
sea, close to the foundations of the east jetty; the other, one
mils to the southeast behind the trees - each of these batteries
is equipped with a searchlight - the first seems to be armed and
heave g -erded.
- COOSRCIAL Paff -
a)Hben Branch (Shipyards)
observed:
- 2 large cranes, very high
- 2 smaller cranes, also very high
another crane, very large, shorter, but apparently of heavy capa-
city
- nearby, in the vast - one floating dock for ships of 5,000-6,000
tons and several berths for ships under repair or construction.
b) Haven - Coal and Export Pier
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- 18 cranes of different types (on,the edge of the quay) severa ,are
with regular-gage rails, and 2 others in
construction, farther to the north, each of different types.
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- 5 other cranes, set ba from the gnyr; used for cargo handling,
plus 2 in contraction farther to the north.
- 2 other wall cranes which seemed to be rather old
- sus oars painted brown have also been seen on this quay, now of
wlieh have radial trucks and an unusual coupling method. It may
be that the tracks and the cars are Soviet gauge, especially since
the coal exported comes from the Donets.
- other oars of the German type with regular gauge, painted in light
green, have also been noticed.
NOTE: These quays are in very good aonditi 11,1111111i III 111111111:111cli
the depth of the water along the quay is from 7e meters.
c) ZaaWLAMAk
At about a half mile to the north of the fishing port of RINOSH,
noticed a dock in construction - The quay was started on the
south (sheet pilings with a concrete crown on which bollards were im-
bedded).
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- one pil- driver and one small bucket dredge are used in the construc-
tion work,
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