INFORMATION CONCERNING TBILISI, GEORGIA, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000400640006-0
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CoNFIDMIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR DATE DISTR. t7 Aug 195+
SUBJECT Information Concerning Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR NO. OF PAGES 3
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, .1101% THE MESS ING OF TITLE I9, SECTION'I 109
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, A! AMENDED. ITS ......ISG ION OR f V[ -
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1. The street ,numbers of houses in Tbilisi generally start from the old
part of the town in the southeast and run on through, with even numbers
on one side and odd on the other. There is no split or center point
where numbers are duplicated, such as 200 East, 200 West, etc. The
numbers start at one end of a street and continue on through.
2.., Some corner houses had two numbers in 1940 such as 27/29 (both either
odd or even) which meant there were separate. entrances to_a corner
building. This was not general,however. Usually each house had but
one number.. There were some double numbers, always both odd or even,
never odd and,evef, which. came about in the middle of a block and which
vas-the result of two houses being joined together. In such cases,
which were few, the old numbers of both houses would be retained. Such
hn? Zssa tares,! lv had but one entrance and housed two or more families.
3. As of 1940 there were not too many telephones in the city. There were
public telephones located at various places for local calls, which cost
15 kopeks. Calls to points outside of the city had to be placed at the
Post 0i.Lice. All telephone substations were manned by telephone
"company" personnel. The system was automatic and one merely dialed the
number desired and was automatically connected. The numbers had no
exchange prefix. Too long a period has elapsed to enable me to recall
any specific numbers.
1 As of 1940 there were the following sections in the city, located roughly
as shown on the sketch fm_iee following page :
Lenin
Kirov
Stalin
beria
Center of Town
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Ordzonkidze
Orthachala
26 Kommissars
Sabutalo (new)
Wake (new)
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AS-IS Kveeadguri is not a section of Tbilisi. The wrrd "kresadguri"
Lteelf means substation; station is "sadguri". The "sedgu,ri" or in
ste,tjrn is located in the Lenin section to the north., Substations are in the
26 KommisSars section at Naftlugi and at Didube in the Lenin section to
the north.
6. There were no special sections for workers; they generally lived all over
the city. The various government employees and high government officials
resided in apartment houses set aside for them. The center of torn, a
section which bore no name as such, was centered around Rustaveli Prospect
and Erevan Plaza (later named saris Plaza and now probably renamed).
Some government offices were located in this section.
Insofar as tale hone service for residents of various buildings was
concerned, tele hones were very scarce and that it was hard
to get a private telephone never saw a telephone book for general
public use and am unable to Wish any.inforbjation concerning subscribers.
8. Taxicabs were available in Tbilisi for those who ce a34? afford them. The
drivers were well acquainted with the city and knew " racticall all streets.
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portation maps of the city. The best way for a stranger to get to any
location desired was by taxi or street car.
9. Concerning street names, when changes were made from.the.,georgian to-the Russian
language, the new names were published in the newspaper and in addition,
district committee personnel of the Housing Department notified the tenants
of the changes. The new street names were also hung on street corners.
The same occursCd. eV . they-:w ;rc,;.renamed in", the, ,Georgian. T.There,''. ras little
effect on the postal system for postal zone numbers and house numbers
were not changed. 'insofar as telephone numbers are concerned., very few
changes ocourr'ed..anl-tueKe burr . r._only..wap. notified.
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