WITTSTOCK AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006000640008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 22, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2000/08/17: CIA-RDP82-00457R006000640008-
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1. On 23 August 1950 the wooded area between the Wittstock Roebel (N 54/
U 24) road and the Wittstock (fit 54/U 11) airfield was being cleared
in a stretch the width of the field. The z'unvay seemed to be eoerpleted.
Only the cracks between the concrete slabs bad to be filled. The park..
ing site at the western and of the runvay was only graded. (1)
2. The field seemed to be very lightly occupied. The bangers were closed
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and no aircraft were seen. There was no flying activity. (2)
The Red Mill, about 2DO meters west of the Wittatock-Alt Daber road, was
.converted to a radio station and occupied by Soviet Air Force troops.
Several extended antennas were men. Two radio etatione, each with four
antenna masts about 8 meters high and arranged in a'agvwere and a arch
wooden cabin in the center, were in the fields 250 meters farther to
the avast. '(3)
This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
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