CITY OF CHITA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003800010007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The city of Chita (52-03N, U3>3OZ;), Chita Oblast, was built in a_rnro tely
the l8th Century. The central part of the city was built in accordance with
a pis with parallel streets, but the outskirts Crew up without a plan. The
city has developed in an irregular manner. The central street is wide and
covered with asphalt. The other streets a generally irregular, swisted,
and crooked. Only the central street is illuminated with electricity? The
other streets are not lighted at a3.1. A few ,of the street markers are 15 x
35 on., blue notal plates with white lettering. Most of the naricors are
white metal plates, 15 x 35 cm., with black lettering. On one side of a
street the numbers are odd and on the other side they are even.
2. The hams are one story, with three or four roans. Government buildings and
hotels arm two- or throo?-ystory. houses are built of wood; government buildings
are rand. bricks and concrete. Wood, iron, shoot- iron, and tile are used fez'
roofing. Concrete buildings are painted white and yellr s, mud brick buildings
are painted rod, and trooden buildings are minted whiter
3. On Lenins1r ya Street, the central street, there are government. donartrzente
stores the hospital, and the Dtnrno football stadium?
the other streets are sma ne p,1-l