PROJECTED CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXPLOSIVES DUMP NEAR ALDAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2010
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 14, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
USSR (Yakutskaya ASSR)
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SUBJECT Projected Construction of an
Explosives Dump near Aldan
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
REFERENCES
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COUNTRY USSR (Yakutskaya ASSR) I DATE DISTR. 22 Dee 1954
SUBJECT Projected Construction of an Explosive NO. OF PAGES 4
Dump near Aldan
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACQUIRED
REFERENCES:
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. Amuroyakutskaya Magistral, one of the principal roads in the Yakutsk
Autonomous Republic. It had.a dirt surface, was six meters wide with
ditches 0.5 m. deep on both sides. Described as very rough, with
very difficult passage during spring; in the winter, snow drifts
occurred. Trucks had to wait for snow plows to clear the road.
This road, led south to Bol'shoy Never (N 53-59, E 124-10).
2. Aldan (N 58-37, E 125-24), a town with approximatply. 8,000 to 9,000
inhabitants, most of whom, were employed in the gold mining industry.
All houses were built of wood and. the street surfaces were dirt.
There was no underground sewage system. A small militia force
kept order in this town. Many of the inhabitants were paroled
forced laborers who were resettled here. These people were issued
no passports, only temporary passes. Documents were sometimes
checked in the street'sby members of the MVD troops. No house-to-
.house checks occurred.
Construction site of the explosives dump. For details, refer. to
site layout on page 4.
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2. Reference is made to page 4,
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1. The explosives dump area's a roximate boundary is indicated by the
broken line. the size to be two by two kilometerQ-
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chambers were to be constructed underground; number and dispersion
unknown.
2. Electrical substation area measured 500 x 500 in. No further
information.
3. A road which was to link the explosives dump with the Amuroyakutskaya
Magistral,(Point 1, page 4.) Its distance was approximately six
kilometers. Projected width and surface are unknown.
4. The guard house area which was approximately 200 x 200 in. No
further informatbn.
General Information
3. The construction site was located 18 to 20 km. south of Aldan. Only 25X1
surveying work was done in.August 1953.
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this was to become the main explosives dump
for the Aldan area and that explosives stored here would be used for
mining purposes.onl?y.?i he construction of.a new explosives
dump was requested and sponsored. y the Yakutzolot Trust located in 25X1
Aldan. The labor force consisted of 30 persons, seven of whom were
surveying specialists including two women; the specialists were sent
from Aldan. All were very young (born in 1930-31)and seemed competent,
with the exception of the two girls who lacked experience. The work.
was accomplished in one 10-hour shift a day. All members of this
surveying team lived nearby in tents.
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