MVD OFFICE AND RADIO STATION IN MINSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003900050001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 14, 2005
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 1, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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The Afl X MVD office is located' on the hir-Prway running to SMOLENSK,
in largo 6-or 7-s -ory hui..ciinu:, scout 650 feet east of the
~en~n House , This office; e:-iploynd about 150 officers, 70
to 80 tvo nen typists, and an t.nknown number of other person-
r_el. It is suarded by an 'A VD det..:il of 24? men equipped with
sub:;each' e ,Tuns
the office is directly- subordinate to the MOSCOV, PIiinistry of
the lnax?lor ("WD), anc, e:.erciscd coriiand over the entire
White R m s Aran S `.~,R e
A new ?VD radio station iv as c: ;ablished in 1948, 'bcu t 4 to
4.? ..riles northeast of the city.. It has `? or 9 about 50-f?et;-
hich rac:io transmission to.varF, set in a circlem The tower--s
arc built of steel rirdevs anc: connected by parasol-t;,nt e
antennas.. The transmitting station is lox; atec. in a bu:!ker
in the center of the circle formed by the radio towers
Another :::VD radio station, built earlier, is located in the
southeastern sector of the city, Both radio stations were
e~on:ie ted eiith the VD bu .lc in . by an underf7round cable -.'In
1948
is the NVD headquarters for the t hi to itussian I.M. _ _ ------
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reportoaa The present and previous reports indicate that the Minsk MV D of i
1he MVD personnel wore blue-bordered red epaulets and blue
caps ..lost were armed with submachine guns art pistols, some
with rifla-q~ The 'MIL motor pool had about 50 passerirrer cars
;:Query captures; .~i~r an 'vc-hicles) and 53 trucks (most of
the--ii Studebaker, sortie Z: S j o
Co=ent: Information on the I.insk YVD office was contained in a previous
Approved For Release 2005/12/05 : CIA-RDP82-00457R003900050001-7