SHIPMENTS AND TROOPS IN THE WEISSENFELS AREA (BORDER CONTROLS, REACTION TO BERLIN CRISIS, SOVIET TROOPS MOVED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A046900290001-0
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 13, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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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. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Shipments and Troops in the
Weissenfels Area
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 13 FEQ 1959
NO. PAGES 1
REFERENCES RD
report which gives information -,on~ the following: (1) Border controls
at Schoenefeld, (2) The reactions of the population in the vicinity of
Weissenfels and Naumburg to the Berlin situation,.(3) Troop status in
Weissenfels, and (I+) Arrival of vehicles and personnel in Weissenfels.
STATE I IARMY #X NAVY
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X FBI
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the border controls at SCHOENEFELD were normal and
identification documents were checked,
only personal
the population in the vicinity of WEISSENFEIZ and 50X1-HUM
NAUNBURG is very disturbed about the Soviet note on III& Berlin
and theiesulting situation; generally, it is feared that differences will
arise which could lead toaar.
In the case of the troops stationed in WEISSENFELS, no o-e rtly
apparent changes could be determined. The Soviets (officers and men)
continue to h leave, sit frequently in restaurants (rarely in dance halls),
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but are behaving quietly. 50X1-HUM
a transport arrived in WEISSENFELS
by rail (place of origin unknown) and was unloaded. The transport
4 boll f
included 15 (YA-12 or 13 prime movers) tracked vehicles, 4 trucks and V"t
200 officers and men, who were stationed in the SELAUER Strasse barracks.
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Other than the above
ny arrivals or departures
was located near WEISSENFELS; the nearest field is at MERSEBURG and
etrses jet fighters (types and number not known).
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