MILITARY INFORMATION FROM RUMANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006100380002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 5, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OBTAINED 25X1 X DATE PREPARED S
REFERENCES 5X1 A
PAGES ENCLOSURES (NOV & TYPE)
REMARKS
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to Or, 20 July 1950 a Soviet motorized column which moved through Slating. 25X1 B
On 219 22 and. 23 July 1950
two generals and about 20 officers were seen on terrain reconnaissances
at Prebeni (R 33/34/B 34)s Crec:i (R 33/34/B 43), T3arcanesti (R 33/34/13 43)9
Alimanosti (R 33/314/B 42) and Coteana (R 33/34/B 33), During the night of
23 July 1950 the motorized column moved to Rosiorii de Vede (R 33/34/1 70)
via Draganesti (Ti 33/34/B 41) ,;1 was loaded on trai:?t in Rosi orii do Vede
en 25 and 26 July 1950,
OR 33/34/ 24) `.Izncluded trucks
I'.u :anian 5th Inf Div
2. The Ru i anion 5th In-?` Div in Uatina was subordinate to the I Ar~rxy cons
in Craiova (fl 33/34/A 33) prior to 23 August 1950, Colonel !!anta,, (fnu),
was connandirg officer, Lieutenant Colonel Ion Pane Deputy cor,fiander9
and ::ajor G. Chinea assistant chief of staff of the 5th Tnf Div, The ele-
ments of the division included the 19th Inf a~.egt in Caracal (R 33/34/3 21)9
the 27th Inf I;e;t, in : latina, an unidentified inf n try regiment in T~xenu
Iaac rele (I 33/34/3 66) and the 32d Arty Reyt in ;iatina, The 27th Ina
Rer;t was corQnanded b;- Lieutenant Colonel V3aieu, (fnu}, Its re:.ental
headquarters and the two battalions were located in the former 3d at In.f
:?egt r arracks, ;.:latina, a n d one Batt lion in P unison (.T 23/24/A 17) one
political corrnander of the 32d Arty Refit as Captain i ciner (fnu). The
entire re;;axent was quartered in the for:ier Arty ;t Barracks 9 near the
railroad stations where 452 horses were counted. 9-
Precautionar, I:easuzres A:-a.inst Partisans and Parachute Troops
have been estaLlished in the lair e v oode Vre? ions to spot enemy nine
and the railroad station personnel" Listenint, posts with radio trans
As a precautionary measure against partisans and parachute troops, agents
with radio tr mitters and telephones have been established in all
~iai1achian to 7ns to watch the tra.Jfic on the streets and exit roads. t":t'_Zer
agents tijith radio transmitters and motorcycles were stationed in each rural
cornraunity at the state-ovnod estates and in the government controlled .`TS(ma.
chine lending station). Secret a,ents -ere also aunonu the railroad line keepers
pi;c to; cf Central Inie"',9-11-
Archivist of the United Cta:es.
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ME The information supplements previous re orta of 25X1 A
21 July and August 1950 by the same source.
25X1 A It confirms the assumption that the troops observed
in the Slatina area on 20 July 1950 had been loaded at the Rovi orig.
de Vede railroad station on 26 and 27 July 1950. The data,, in,*:lud-
the numbering series, in the present report do net indicate tt. the
identity fothe troops concerned, The observation of two generLls indi-
cates that the troops may have conducted major field exercises, Previous
information on the direction of departure of five trains loaded .rn Rosiorii
de Vede indicated that some of the troops may have belonged to thn Soviet
division which is believed to be in the Constsnta area,
aui i, ay I 0, See The information on the 5th Irft'1ti.'rf`
and its subordinate units is belie-Ted credible.,
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