SOVIET ROADS IN THE LENKORAN-ASTARA AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009000220004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

AppFQved For Release 2001/04/01 : CIA-RDP82-00457R009000220004-1
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CENTRE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CLASSIFICATION
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT
REPORT NO
25X1A
CD NO.
COUNTRY USSR/Iran
SUBJECT Soviet Roads in the Lenkoran-AStara Area
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DATE DISTR. 9 February 1953
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1. The basic Soviet highway network in the Lenkoran-Astara area, which has been
in use for the past several years, consists of the main highway Baku-Lenkoran-
Astara and of the spurs Astara-Shendan, Lenkoran-Kelvajski, Lenkoran-
Prishibinskoye-B:elyasuvar, and Prishibinskoye-Perembol-Diman.
2. Anew network has recently been completed which links all Soviet border guard
posts from Shendan to Belyasuvar. Trucks are now sighted regularly along the
border in places where they had never before been seen. This new road can be
seen from Iran at all points from Astara to Belyasuvar except in two areas
where the road passes behind the mountains. These two areas are Mt. Shendan
(38-26N, 1+8-36E) and Mt, Kumurkei (38-45N, 48-15E).
Attachment: Map of the Soviet road system in the Lenkoran-Astara area.
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