NAVAL BASE AT MANGALIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200050035-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: May 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT naval Base at Nangalia
-41325X1
DATE DISTR. S I.ky 1954
It DOCUMPT BIN. INFORMATION AP IC IN. THE NA ZONAL DER[NS
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LATION OP ITS CONTENT/ TO OR NECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PINION I.
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1. Nsngalli Naval Base is one of the most important In Romania. Most of the
formations there are ISovi,ot,, under the high naval command in Constants.
2. At the base is now a Soviet marine infantry regiment, bout 1,100 men
strong. During 1953 they oars`Aeu coat nonsal training exercises, but details
about this regiment are difficult to obtain, since it is hermetically sealed
off from any Romanian contacts. The regiment is heavily motorised.
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4. A unit of the Soviet Black Sea fleet is at the base, but it has no large
ships, only 121114 esoorts and torpedo boats. There is considerable Soviet
ship traffic, but no large ships stay in the harbor. Soviet, ~aval personnel
comes and goes by land.
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There are also twr $ovtc't .xval technical companies, 16v to 180 men, who work
with the Rmmanians on oonstruaation and repair work.
Nsngalia has a large naval munitions depot, near the old Romanian bath.
A large submarine pen system of heavy concrete was completed in the spring of 1953.
It was constructed by soviet army engineers, to the number of over 45, and there
were hundreds of forced laborers employed on the project. Nang Soviet technical
personnel remain, quartered in the bath and its surrounding builaings.
There are two Rumanian marine infantry companies, about 200 men. Also a naval
technical battalion of 420to43O men, and a naval technical staff of 210 to 215
qualified technicians. They do not get along well with the Soviets and there
are constant arguments. .
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