CONSTANTA FORT ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010000350010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Alexandria' under the current Soviet-E yptian barter agreemento He reports
the ::following, observed during his two days :i n the port
a He ,observed 'six Soviet merchant ships in port, each weighing about
6,C?00. to 8,000 gross tons. These vessels discharged what were reported
by, ,,the 'Rumanian pilot to be crates of arms and munitions a The crates
seemed" to be extremely heavy,. since the cranes could only lift one
crate at a time , , . The. Soviet ships discharged the cargo immediately.
The cargo was then transported from Cotista,nta into the interior of
Rumanian
b.. Three Rumanian. ,warships were ob6erved in the port
.c. On the arrival of ship was :boarded
by a, party of abou the majority of
whom -were Russians. A thorough search was made into the crew1 s quarters
and holds, The search was made ostensibly to uncover gold or anunitions,
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