CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE MOSCOW AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A053300470001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 7, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT IN
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.O. Secs. 783 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.
C- O-N- F- I-D-E-N-T- I-A- L 50X1-HUM
COUNTRY USSR (Moscow Oblast) REPORT
SUBJECT Civil Defense in the Moscow DATE DISTR. 7 fl pr i I j 96 o
Area
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DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
re o civil defense in the
Moscow area The report discusses
civil defense lectures, basement shelters, and the absence of drills.
STATE X ARMY X NAVY X I AIR NSA
(Note: Washington distribution Indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
X FBI NIC X ORR X
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Bapionage Laws, Title
18, U.B.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR (Moscow Oblast) REPORT
SUBJECT Civil Defense in the Moscow DATE DISTR. 7 A pr ; I 146 0
Area
NO. PAGES 1
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
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civil defense in the
Moscow area The report discusses
civil defense lectures, basement shelters, and the absence of drills.
STATE X ARMY
1 NSA X FBI
NIC X ORR/ -Ix
-INFOJJMATION REPORT FORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY: USSR (Moscow oblast) REPORT hO.
SUBJECT: Civil Defense Procedures,
Moscow Area
DATE OF INFO: September 1956
DATE ACQUIRED
CIVIL DES PROCEDURES, MOSCCM AREA
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the workers at the plant were required
o aztena iectures c uc at he plant from time to tine. These
lectures covered many topics and were held in a designated shop where
everyone would assemble. In 1953 or 1951+, over a period of one month,
one hour a week, the workers heard a series of lectures presented by
the Plant Partorg or his representative relative to civil defense.
2. These lectures pertaining to civil defense were general in nature and
in the main, discussed nuclear warfare, e.g. atom and hydrogen bombs.
It included the theory behind these weapons, their development, past use,
destructive powers as well as their immediate and after effects. They
also included some general protective measures and instructions as to what
to do in the event of war and a nuclear attack.
3. Usually, these, as all others, were given at the end of the working day.
The workers were required to attend and their attendance was controlled
by withholding their plant passes until such time as the lecture was com-
pleted. A question-answer period usually ensued but this was almost always
brief because the workers wanted to go home. They attended the lectures
reluctantly and in most cases, were disinterested in the topic regardless of
its nature. ._.`_.._ I- (!rNv?TMV"A
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4. No pamphlets or other forms of reading material were ever distributed during
any of these lectures, civil defense or otherwise and no practice civil
defense exercises, drills, etc. were ever held. 50X1-HUM
the entire labor force of the t
attended these lectures at one time or another
6. Periodically, civil defense type lectures were given at various clubs
primarily for the non-working adult populace. These were not mandatory
but the people were encouraged to attend simply by request. Announcemer50X1-H U M
to this effect were posted on the plant and club housebul etin boards
and by passing the word around. Although not mandatory,
approximately 80 percept of the non-working populace attended all or at
least one or two lectures dealin with civil defense. No specifics of
these lectures were available they were about the
same as those given at the plant
there were no bomb shelters available for
rsonnel at the plant or in the plant's vicinity. However,
all new apartment buildings constructed after 1950 or so were eq pp
with large basement areas which were to be used as bomb shelters should 50X1-HUM
the need arise. The entrances to these basements were equipped with double
steel doors separated by a small compartment about two meters square. The
basements were divided into a number of rooms, size unknown, and although
there was no assignment of rooms to any family, groups of families, floors,
etc., there was adequate space to accommodate all the inhabitants of the
apartment building. The basements were equipped with ventilators but
there were no emergency supplies of food, water, medicine or the like.
Neither were there any provisions for sitting or sleeping. These basements
were not marked as shelters but it was common knowledge that that was
their purpose. Access to the basements varied; srmo vere from the in
and some from the outside, but mostly the latter.
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