SOVIET ACTIVITY ALONG THE IRANIAN BORDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008000370010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 13, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Activity along the
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Eastbound rail traffic, Yerevan to Nakh.ichevan,
't'hree trains composed of three carloads of sand.:,
two carloads of stone, four tank cars, 17
passenger cars, 58 closed cars, and three cars
c: arrying 1.8 automobile engines:.
Westbound rail traffic., Dzhul Ca to Nai.inichevan:
Three trains composed of two cars carrying two
trucks. 13 carloads of armed soldiers, 13
passenger cars with armed soldiers standing at
the car doors; 26 cars carrying 12 anti-af.rcraft
guns and four trucks
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NO. OF ENCLS.
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
AV G 51.
A detailed report of Soviet activity along the Iranian border for the period
1June to 6 June 1951 follows :
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2 June
the
. astbound rail traffic, Yerevan to Nakttichevan
Three trains cunt csed of ,30?. tank cars,, two cars
carrying ammunition boxes, two cars . arryying
engines, 54 clos''d cars, 15 passenger cars. and
one car carrying outfits (sic) .
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Westbound rail traffic, Nakhi.ciif.,voza. to Yerevan.,
Three trains composed of 2-0 pa ,.>en~?,ex cars, tvio'o
tank cars five carloads of sail,, tso carloads
of aawaunition and 15 closed cars n
'westbound rail traffic, Na.khiczevan to Yerevan.
One train composed of 15 assencer ginger trains ,
number of -:-a.r,- unstated?
08,Y) hours Fifty . ovi et soldiers were engaged in a field
problem,
atestbtound rail traff;i.;,;,, Nakchichewara to Yerevraia.,
Cue train composed of 1..5 passenger
:,asrbound rail. traffic, Yerevan to Nakhiche