RIFLE REGIMENT AT TOLNATAMASI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200020070-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: April 27, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COtpITRY xv~a~
>~JECT Rifle Reai~seat at Tolnatarn~si
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THIS Is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE D I STR . '.~ 7 Ajnl 1964
SUPP. TO
REPORT NO.
1, ?bete.-art Aew~fnftantry-bsrzaola fcyur lcla ~rtb of Teinatat>lasi J~~-on the last eideot
the two?1~ne Siedot~at.aai .,. bdeuistittg Qc a +tt,re;e-si~ury a-toPf buil~-
leK, 25 by 50 ~n; a two-story. gu~.rdhouse, oft'xots bua.a.a9.r1;,; and asse~ly hall;
a font-story quarters, 25 by 75 m; tiro three-story quarters- for officers, 12
by k5 ^; a one-story >~azine for Weapons and clothing, 10 by 50 m; a one>etory
ptrye, 22 ~ `5 ?; stables, eaoh 20 by 60 ?; a three-story office and depot
Mai, 20 ~r g0 tr; several Workslwps; a ooe?story kitchen and provisions 25X1
>rappcials, 25 try 30 s.
2. The tiarraelts is loon ooaupied by a rifle regiments Ths
~ vest green afwulder tioardsa. The resiswntal sorrander is Cept.
'Phe re~iaoatal staff includes a deputy ca~ander, a politioal,ottiop~~, a derense
pttioer, as operations officer, a training officer, an evidense ottiaer and his
assistants, a tinaaee officer, the quarterlraster adeiniatratioe aa~ the oeoret
bateau.
3. The regiucatsl troops Smeludes a training caapany oaasanded by L tvitn .
Mitt` three platoons ; a reeonnai stance ooupany, oaeoanded ~ lq- Lt . ,~~? ~ ~L! Irn,
divleMd into tour platoons of~three squads cash, equipped wish lti uwtorayoJ-es
With side-oars; a teehnioal oompargr of tour officers and 9g wn, dirideA into
tiro platoons; a light AT soapaq~r of three off icers and 55 lees, ditrided into two
platoons, equipped with ei~t 45 m guns; a >oaortar company of throe estleers and
90 ~ 95 Haan, divided into three platoons a>sdequipped with 82 mw Hotta#s; as ~~',
wahine gun company oP five officers and 120 to 125 son, divided Sato three
platoons of three squads each, eaoh squad having a heatiy ir:~. machine gun; s
oomounications company of lour officers and 115 to 120 Hen, divided lato one._
telephone sad two radio platoons; an acootr.~,attySt~g gnnbai~iaq et four officers and
120 to 125 men, divided into three platoons, equipped with siu 76.2 ntsl guns.
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t!epel'! is !oe fife tare within the U8A of the Eatelligenoe campoahaatt of ffie Departtt~te ee
Afele~ >slidbeMd atN~e. It is not to be trutauwaitted onereeee wlth0at the oolle>arl+etil0e a< the
oel~1e1d1g eAbe through the Asdstatati Dil}~eetor o! the 0111ce o! Coliectlon and Dlresmlaatfoa~ QiA.
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4. The rerci~ent is divided into thrse battalions, eaah Kith a political o!liasr and
a ~beerver, each batt~l.~_on hs+a a heavy ~utahine .Run e~arn-,0!'. gib! id'l~Yee~r
and ..~ec-, divided iato ~ three,.pla~tx~ oP three s~a3a ss+eh,~ ~ .cash agrat ham .:a
l~s++h~aan 2isa~ machine gnat ~ * aorts-r eo~pany of three ori'ieers ana iu~- ?e~,,
divided into three platoons mot' two squads each, each sgaad having a ~aortar; sad 25X1
three rills oonpanies, each of live o!lieers and 100 to 110 nen, divided into
three platoons o! three squads esoh.
The heavy oo~panies are motorised, and so is the quarterwter adair-istration.
~fotorisatioa o! the whole regiment is in progress.
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