SOVIET ACTIVITY ALONG THE IRANIAN BORDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007800140001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 19, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELUGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY us3R/Iran
SUBJECT Soviet Activity along the Iranian Border
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EV01E:DISTR. 19 May 1951
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1. Pol Dasht
8, 9, or 10 May
2. Dzhulfa
8, 9, or 10 May
3, Khuda Afarin
8, 9, or 10 May
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Second week of May
5 Astara
7 - 10 May
(Report for five days)
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Eastbound rail traffic from Nakhichevan to Dzhulfa
included one carload of troops and one 175 mm gun.
One 105 mm gun was drawn by truck eastbound from
Dzhulfa to Ordubad.
Eastbound rail traffic from Dzhulfa to Baku included
12 carloads of troops,
Westbound rail traffic from Baku to Dzhulfa included a
carload of troops.
Guards were changed in all the Soviet posts in the
area,. The new guards totaled 17 to 20 for important
posts,
Southbound traffic between Lenkoran and Astara in-
cluded 43 vehicles, one truck carrying troops, and
two groups of armed infantry.
Northbound traffic from Astara to LenRoran included
16 vehicles one truck carrying troops, and two
groups of armed infantry.
11:1estbound traffic from Astara to Nasjed
!included nine vehicles carrying 74 militIrY
personnel and 16 trucks carrying officers and troops.
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Eastbound traffic from Masjed Mahalleh to
Astara included six vehicles carrying 21
military personnel and three trucks carry-
ing unarmed troops.
Westbound traffic between Masjed Mahalleh
and the last post west included ten vehicles
carrying 21 military personnel and 12
civilians, eight trucks full of troops, and
an unstated number of trucks carrying
civilians
Eastbound traffic between the last post west
and Masjed Mahalleh included 12 vehicles
carrying 12 armed troops and 15 civilians.
One fighter aircraft flew over Astara.
Southbound road traffic from Lenkoran to
Astara included ten trucks and one group of
armed infantry.
Northbound road traffic from Astara to Lenkoran
included two trucks.
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Westbound road traffic between Astara and Masjed
Mahalleh included six vehicles with two military
personnel and three civilians, and one truck
full of troopso
Eastbound road traffic between Masjed Mahalleh
and Astara included one truck carrying 28
military personnel.
Westbound road traffic between Masjed Mahalleh
and the last post west included three vehicles
with three military personnel, and one truck
full of troops,'
Eastbound road traffic between the last post
west and Masjed Mahalleh included one truck
full of civilians.
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