CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS OF THE DANUBE-BLACK SEA CANAL PROJECT

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CIA-RDP82-00457R007600280006-6
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December 15, 2016
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April 29, 2004
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6
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May 22, 1951
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REPORT
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A Sf Wl ase , 07/08: CIA-RDP82-00457R007600280 ENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT COUNTRY CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT ,Construction Progress of t hit Danube-Black Sera Canal Project PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. d8 vut rA?Swe a~Ydt'IPd S7M&1Sd RSS 01StSF@DG#Q OF' 'k~ ifffiW46~AS6R AGY e~'a 0, f#. C. 1R AB7D 2* A!1 GL ZWb f49 YYtAitIImume OR Th ft$9EGAYIOM Womrimponwam. 25X1 25X1 25X1 DA-IE.DI,RTR, 22 MAY' 51 No, OF PAGE/~yS 1 NO. OF ENCL$ (LUSTED BELOW) REPORT NO. SUPPLEMENT TO THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION I the Danubea-Black Sea canal project is it ill It in its initial stages, and at the present rate of work it mill take at least ten more years to complete this canal.. There are from 3000 to )4,000 indi idua1s employed on this project at present, most of whom are political prisoners or Rumanian soldiers who are considered non- sympathetic to the regiaue0 Work is carried out haphazardly on the canal; various areas are worked on, depths are dug at several levels, and there are vast stretches .between work sites. Moot of the labor on this canal Is done by hand; there are, however, a total of 7 ,9 500 horse-drawn carts to transport the earth. 2,, in connection with the canal project, the Darnibo River port for Cernavoda is no* under construction. This will form one terminus of the canal. At present, excavation work along a two kilometer river front section is being excavated. Earthworks have been erected to hold buck the Danube River and the earth is being; moved to the rear in order to form a built- up bank. This will be the port area, located just below the Cernavoda railroad bridged 3e There are four Czech-made excavators in use on the port excavations as well as 80 horse-drawn carts. A small narrow gauge railroad is also used to remove the earth. No cement, has been poured anywhere along the canal. ARMY AIRS >< FORMATION PO CD NO, 25X1 ---1-`Y,i Bale: Aaatit.: E1 78.2 ~,~~- 1: ,-i al Ta: TS S (y 25X tl Ia as x ins li s, U I:i.~aset l?sb. 7 5C srAi rNAVY r3sazs Approved For Release 2004/07/08: CIA-RDP82-00457R0070280006