SOVIET ACTIVITY ALONG THE IRANIAN BORDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007800890003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2013
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 1, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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The following is a suwmary of Soviet military activity ana the movement
of Soviet troops and military euipment along the Iranian border for
the period 19-22 May 1951.
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Next Review Date: 2008
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Westbound rail traffic from Nakhichevan
to Yerevan included one c r carrying
troops, and 14 armored cars.
Eastbound rail traffic frcm Yerevan to
Nakhichevan included one car carrying
boxes of ammunition.
Westbound rail traffic fn.= Dzhulfa to
Nakhichevan included two cars carrying
mortars and three cars carrying ammu-
nition boxes.
A black Soviet-twin-engine fighter plane
flew from Nakhichevan to Shah Takhti
(39-22N, 45-06E) and landed at Qaraa
(not located) village.
Bazooka practice took place in the Khuda
Afarin area.
Southbound road traffic from Lenkoran to
Astara included 20 vehicles carrying one
officer, five soldiers, and five civilians;
one truck full of troope; two armed soldiers
on foot, and two mounted :oldiers..
Northbound road traffic from Astara to
Lenkoran included six trucks and one group
of armed soldiers on foot,
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19, 20, or 21 May
CENTRAIFINTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Westbound road traffic from Astara to
kasjed kahalleh included four trucks
carrying four officers and one soldier; six
mounted soldiers, and four soldiers on
bicycles were also observed.
Eastbound road traffic from kasjed kahalleh
to Astara included a cart carrying three
officers and one sergeant.
aestbound road traffic from kasjed bahalleh
to the last western post under observation
included five vehicles carrying 13 military
personnel and 11 civilians, and one truck
full of civilians.
Eastbound road traffic from the last
western post under observation to kasjed
Mahalleh included seven trucks carrying
eleven soldiers and three civilians.
Westbound rail traffic from Kaakha (37-22N,
59-38E) to Ashkhabad (37-57N, 58-33E) in-
cluded two cars carrying ammunition.
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