LOCATION OF BULGARIAN TROOP UNITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100100073-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: January 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

DEC 1951 ala-e.
Approved For Release 1999/09/23 : CIA-RDP81-01036R000100100073-0
U.S. Officials Only
SICRET
COUNTRY Bulgaria
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT 25X1 A
SUBJECT Location of Bulgarian Troop Units
25X1A
PLACE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE-(or:INFO.) Nov 1953
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7 THE UNITED STATt$. WITHIN YNEMEAMING of TITLE U. SECTIONS 7O$
NO 794. Of TNt U.S. COOS. A3 ANENOEa. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REY4
THIS Is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE DISTR. 15 Jan 1954
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1. At Burgas there are now,. the 24th Infantry' Regiment,,, with the
and artillery regiment;a section of coastal artillery; a naval oa?mod and
its units.
2. There are both Soviet and B lgaian troops at Tembol, !'he vaygarten gum
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tions consist of an artillery regiment and an infantry regiment. Near the
town there is a large exercise area used in the arummer. There is con
air activity at the airfield,, with both Soviet and Bulgarian planes holding
exercises. The Soviet troops consist of two armored battalions and some air
troops.
At Berkovitsa there is an artillery regiment with the WA
a rifle battalion in the same barracks,
4. An artillery regiment has been moved to Stalin,, formerly Varna.
5. There are not many Soviet soldiers in Sofia,, but it is the seat of a hi41
Soviet c d.
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