MILITARY CONSCRIPTION PROCEDURES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000500190005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 19, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
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.
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
Czechoslovakia
REPORT NO.
Military Conscription Procedures DATE DISTR.
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REFERENCES
19 July 1955
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
DATE DISTR. 21 June 1955
SUBJECT Military Conscription Procedures NO. OF PAGES 2
DATE OF INFORMATION
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Registration
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1. In accordance with Czechoslovak law, every male citizen must register, .a
with the nearest district military headquarters, OVV - Okresni
vo enske velitelstvi)in the year he becomes 18 years old.. 50X1
who was 18 years old at that time, received a regi.stereu
letter from the Prerov (N 49-27, E 17-27) OVV. The letter instructed 50X1
him to appear at the Sokolovna Restaurant in Prerov to register for
compulsory military service which would..start in October 1955. He.
was further instructed to bring his OP -`~tb'cansky prukaz - Identity
Card, as well as the summons.
2. On the appointed day (not remembered by source) source went to the
Sokolovna Restaurant in Prerov, the,place designated by the OVV for
the medical examinations and interviews :re.Fistration.
Medical Examination
.According to source, about %O young men, all 18 years of age, were
present at the restaurant for registration. A soldier asked about
five of them into another room where they undressed except for
their shorts. eachr.eceived a small bottle with his name on it for
a urine s,mple.f1A4?civilian doctor took them one by one into an
adjioining room. There, the prospective soldiers appeared before a
board of examiners. This board consisted of: an army officer
(rank not remembered), a uniformed SNB officer. (rank not remembered),
a civilian wearing the insignia of''kSC - Communist Party of
Czechoslovakia, a female secretary who took notes, and two civilian
Facing the board of examiners, source undressed completely, and one
of the doctors took his blood pressure, weight and height, checked
his feet, mouth, throat, ears and nose, and checked his heart and
lungs with a stethoscope The doctor also examined source's eyes,
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and asked him about his eyesight, but his eyes were not tested. Source
was also asked about past sicknesses.
After the medical examination was completed, source was allowed to put on
his shorts. Then he was interviewed by the military, the SNB, and the
civilian members of the board. He was asked about his schooling, driving
record, and about his CSM - Czechoslovak Youth Organization-activities.
He was further asked about the branch of service in which he would prefer to
serve.
After the examination was completed, the military member of the board distributed
among the future soldiers their draft cards - Prukaz brance., He also distributed
application forms for the SVAZARM - Union for Cooperation with the Arr, stating
that one must join some section of this organization. The forms were filled
out immediately and returned to the military member ofthe board. 50X1
1954, source had to report to the 0VV in Uhersky Brod (N 43-02, E.17-39),
for a preliminary physical examination 50X1
s ungs were -rayed, he was inoculated against
tuberculosis and ordered to return in four days for a check-up. The check-up ~r
revealed that the spot. where he had received the injection was inflamed, which
indicated that his system contained TB resisting antibodies. Source was informed
that he was h sic lly qualified and would start his compulsory military service
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mental diseases or those hav3.ng visible physical disabilities, such as the loss
of a limb, blindness, etc. Up to May 1954, men who were studying at various
institutions of higher learning and who were qualified for military service were
given a deferment until they finished their studies. These students had to
appear before a board which examined their scholastic records as well, as their
physical fitness. In cases where the scholastic record was poor, the deferment
could be rejected. Men who were indispensible in their jobs also received
deferments.
Disaua~l'ificat;on an Defe ni-s
According to source, every eligible man is inducted, except those suffering from
9, mrrnin; ? ; on
According to source, all prospective soldiers were immunized against
tuberculosis. He had no knowledge about any other type of immunization,
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