BORDER CONTROL IN THE AREA WEST OF CHEB AND AT HAMRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009400490002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 30, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASS!FIC`TIO
horde?' Control in the
LUAT ION-?P eke below
PLACE OBTAINED
? ,.. OF CONTENT.__ prior to late September 1951
OBTAINED 25X1A DATE PREPARED 30 October 19 1
...._ENCLOSURES (NO. TYPE)
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:.L From, 20 to about 20 September 1951, uniformed labor units were observed
ploughing and harrowing a border strip, about 500 meters long, and ,20
deters deep,, in the border area west of Cheb (11 5'l/P 37). As far as it
was seen, the strip laid waste followed the entire. border line. it seemed;
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to run alone the eastern edge of the woods along the border,
occupied by guards stood, on the roads-in the border zone, * ILLEGIB
.Dui inf.; the same period, it was observed that the terrain near, largo,. road`,
blocks w,,s being 'cleared to permit unobstructed fire. or example, several.
trees were cut in the vicinity of the former Czech customs o.'fice on the
road leading from Cheb to :3chirnd'.nC, Bavaria. k sentry wcis on continual
watch in the attic of the customs Q2, ice .
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2 On 21 September, about ten. Czech civilian workers, under the supervis, ion
,of five bordo.; t;uards6 were ror'.15,ng with picl: a:Ces and spades in the
border area southwest of ; 1(ai:;.ry (T! s0/U 90) . The purpose of the work could
not be determined, b t source believed it possible that excavations
c rparato#ry to laying mines were being Cut-.
Comment. The establishment of a continual strip of waste land
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hT border was also mentioned in a report of August 1951,
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