SOVIET ACTIVITY ALONG THE IRANIAN BORDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006800450001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 25, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/03: CIA-RDP82-00457R006800450001-4
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COUNTRY USSR,
SUBJECT Soviet Activity along the Iranian Border
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Five trains composed of 14 passenger cars, 98 closed
cars, 39 tank cars, 10 freight cars, 11 cars carrying
logs and two cars carrvinr 777.__
border during; the period 13-15 January 1951.
The following 4.s a summary of Soviet activities along; the, Soviet-Iranian
Pol ht
15 January
Ira. January
night
Rail Traffic
Seven trains of unknown make-up.
Rail Traffic
Seven trains composed of 28 passenger cars, 60 box
cars, 45 tank cars, 20 empty gondolas, 17 gondolas
carrying seven autos, one crane and lumber, and one
15 January
night
Five trains o
Rail Traffic
f unknown make-up.
Six trains composed of an unstated number of passenger
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Three trains of unknown make-un.
13 mortar bursts were observed northeast of Dzhulfa.
Bight soldiers practiced rifle firing.
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This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
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3. Sim
14 January Rail Traffic
Three trains composed of 38 freight cars, nine tank
care and 21 gondolas carrying loge, coal and cases.
One gondola carrying flour was unloaded at the
Khuda Afarmn post.
15 January Rail Traffic
Three trains composed of 13 passenger ears, 25 freight
cars, 12 tank cars, 43 gondolas, and 10 gondolas carry-
ing logo, coal and four trucks.
4. Astara
15 January Road Traffic
North and'southbound between Astara and Lenkoran:
two jeops, one ambulance and 12 trucks carrying six
officers, 32 arsssd.and 24 unarmed soldiers, boxes of
cartridges, lime. hay, and two portable wireless
sets. Three cavalry officers were also observed.
East and westbound between Astara and Maejed Mahalleh:
10 trucks and eight carts carrying two officers, 92
armed soldiers and 29 civilians. A group of unarmed
infantrymen was also observed.
Between Maejed Meha,lleh and the post under observation
farthest west: nine trucks and 10 carts carrying one
officer, 24 armed and eight unarmed soldiers, 16
civilians and foodstuffs.
12 boats fished at sea off Astara.
Three soldiers engaged in rifle practice at Astara.
Three rockets were fired at Masjed Mahalleh and two
at Astara.
5. Lutfabad
13-14 January Rail Traffic
(report for two days)
Eight trains composed of 31 passenger cars, 21 freight
care and 84 freight ;:ars of which 12 carried logs, 5
carried foodstuffs, were empty and the remainder
were covered. 50X1-HUM
Eastbound: 10 trains composed of 31 tank cars and 258
freight care of which 53 carried coal, four carried
logs, five carried guns, six carried armored carstwo
carried weanons carriers, three carried aircraft, one
carried autos, 41 were empty and the remainder were
covered.
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