ALERT BORDER GUARD UNITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009500250002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 4, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTCLUGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.,
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Czechoalova1:ia
SUBJECT Alert Border Guard Units
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Atu ut the middle of May 1J61;? reserve units of the Bordor Guards were
withdrawn to Prague and other large ;:suns of CzeecitosIolm ia, Tho y
were equipped wf ufE trucks and wore e,onver-ted znt,) sliest Unitw& which were
t,:n intervene in oiae of disturbances in towns or t,c be used in major
search actions agalnet cersons hiding in tho woods, against aarachuti.stE
dropped by Western inLelllgenco svrvioes,; etc,. Trcese units aea. untforras
with Croon apaulettes on v-niich there is a dog's Iteaad,: They undergo.
spc-o, al training in street fighting and in riot control Some of these
Border C g , Units are at times assigned to SNB stations in Prague and
are armod with sub--oach.lno guns while on duty ne,ibors of the Alert
i3urdor? Guard Units are offtGi.sa{ly attached to the Yr`,ani s try of' llationaal
Defense and passest an identity card Cyrt which:. it iz staatod that the
bearer is ?aut:aori nod to make arrests in the border area and,, if or
wey1.;
duty, in other areas as
;officer training for herder Guard duties,-#
d :ride, there 1^ a sohao?1 for Fardor Guard Un .tn where `,C;)s receive
he main reason for witadraawin,: the Alert Border Guard Units to Prague
and other large citios amzaears to be fear of domonstrations and
sp asa:iing di^asati.,f'aetion am:tng the civilian raopulation because or the
bad supply situation resulting from the decreased food ration
In Prague IIE in the street opposite ;'e 131ovunsk., Island? on the left
Co=oat; This rneay be the street called Ida :3truzoji or Sitkov Ulice.
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