"CONSTRUCTION OF AIRFIELD NEAR CASLAV, CZECHOSLOVAKIA"

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100090079-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: January 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

DEC 1951 0`40
Approved For Release 2001/03/04: CIA-RDP81-01036R000100090079-6
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Czeehoslovakia
SUBJECT CQImstru2,tiah' of Airfield Hear Uslav
PLACE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE (OF INFO.) Oct 53
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IB. SECTIONS 793
AND 784. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED RY LA~. THE REPORT
THIS is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
REPORT NO. imm
DATE DISTR.rjJan 1954
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NO. OF ENCLS.
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REPORT NO.
. An airfield is being built between the villages of ddslav and Chotusice.
The field Is north of the Kutnd Hora-Uslav road. 'he ground is hard loam,
g;vwn over with grass. Drainage, is being installed, The prevailing wind is
from the northwest. The,ground is open without obstacles. In order to pro-
vide enough room for the field, the G? alav churchyard had to,be evacuated.
Permanent stru~Lt,u:M'es are being erected at the northwest part of the area, and
will be I ompieted in the winter of 1953. Thus far they consist of a staff
building 25 by 50 m;,two barracks, each k0,by 80 M; two hangars', divided into
fr~hree part, by fire -walls each 50 by 250 m... A munitions depot is also being
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3. The runway is not yet ready, although a beginning on it was made in the spring
(?f 1953 in the northwest corner of)the field. An engineer staff of the Czechoslovak
Air Pore Is in charge of the work, consisting of 30 men, of whom 11 are
Ing,iieer officers. A large unit of the Konstruktiva Building Trust is in charge
of the actual work, gonsisting of 10 engineers and about 300 wprkers, It has an
auto park of 40 trucks.
A F'TP battalion-of about 700 men has also been brought to the place.
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