APPOINTMENT OF SOVIET MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS TO POLISH MERCHANT SHIPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007700080002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 24, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT__________
NFO M TI N REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Arpointrent of soviet erchant'Tarine
Officers to Polish "rterchznt ships
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Soviet merchant :urine officers are being appointed to ships of the Polish
merchant fleet. ;-1or.nally they will be lst officers and will eventually re-
?lace the Polish captains.
2. In connection with this, a x ror is spreariinq ar.^ong Polish merchant marine
officer that all forcer naval officers at rresent servinq in the merchant
riarine, especially ship's captains of the merchant r, zz~ine, are to be released
from the service and replaced by soviet officers, or by Poles who are tr fisted
by the soviet authorities and -~?rho have no family connection whatever with the
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