SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN BULGARIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003900620008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 22, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Soviet Activities in Bulgaria
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1o Behind the Kazanlek airfields, at a place called Turbo (unidentified) there
are 60 heavy Russian, T. 45 tanks. They are painted a silvery grey color and
have red stars on them. Uo crews are present but the tanks are guarded by
sentrie B
2. At the 2 Tank Division Headquarters in Kazanlek there are two Russian
Generals as well as one Bulgarian General.
3. At the Kazanlek Arsenal where about 6,000 workore are working day and night.,
in three shifts of 2,9000 each, there are 40-50 Russian specialists.
4o During October 1949, a number of Russian civilians arrived in Ywabolo
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