SOVIET SUBMARINES TO BE ASSEMBLED IN ALBANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200010077-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2011
• Sequence Number: 77
• Publication Date: March 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Soviet Submarines to be Assembled in Albania
DATE DISTR.30 liar 1954
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1. Admiral I. X. Tiohenov of the Soviet Navy arrived at Tirane- in Albania via plane
from Pra`w with a mission of experts from the Soviet Navy and teahnioians from
the submarine command. Admiral Tiohonov will supervise the construction of sub-
mariMs in Albania, which will operate as the Mat Soviet Adriatic Submarine
ftlt, a oammsad xhiah will be set up in 1955?
2. Ever sines Sep 1953 the Soviet Ships Olhots, Kursk and Chukotka have been unload-
ing prefabricated submarine parts at Du r is. pmsats a sod considerably in
Dec 1953, and are expected to continue tkramOi the whole of 1954. ?hey will be
assembled with the help of Czechoslovak and Soviet engineers.
3. The submarines are of both small and medium also. Technical equipment for the
Adriatic submarine squadron will be seat to Dorris from the L.K.D. Sokolovo
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l1acllery ? in Prague,, where work is already in progress. It will be flown to
Albania. Tlyeslavia is not expected to make aiq opposiCion.
4. Cooperation between Albania and ?rape will be assured by Col. Karol Pabirin,
recently appointed military attaohi in Tirane-.
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