HARBOR INSTALLATIONS AND OIL REFINERY AT RUSE

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 4, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Bulgaria
25X1 SUBJECT Harbor Installations and
Oil Refinery at Ruse
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1. On 28 November 19519 the Sofia train ferry., dockin om Giur u9 Rumania.,
carried six tank and two refrigerator cars. a total of 25X1
approximately 75 tank ears on the sidings between the winter harbor and the
oil refinery.1
2. Two sketches are enclosed here-wwitho
A. Winter harbor at Ruse, as of 26 November 1953 s2
1. Warehouse served by one traveling crane on stone quay.
2 a Warehouse served by one traveling crane on stone quay.
3. Naval anchorage containing six small M.G.Ms (sic) at one small
unidentified craft.
1. Naval barracks, occupied in strength.
5.
Warehouses or railway sheds with stone quays.
6. Train ferry terminal and one jib crane.
7. Warehouses.
8. Shipyard with slipway.
9. Six small Danube barges.
10. Small dredge.
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U. Danube passenger steamer tied up.
12. Danube passenger steamer tied up.
Be Oil refinery northeast of Ruse at XH?58808 as of 26 November 1951s 394
1. Transformer station.
2. Oil refinery in two parts., each approximately 500 yards east/west x
100 yards north/south and both apparently working. Western half
contains a farm of at least three (relatively small)tanks and what
appears to be a continuous distillation unit. Eastern half contains
at least four similar tars and also apparently a continuous distilla-
tion unit.
3. Small jetty with cradle line leading to No. 5-
4. Earthenware factory.
5. Sugar beet factory; much of the beets arrive by Danube barges No. 3.
6. Three hangars/warehouses on Rumanian banks served by a total of four
jib cranes.
7. Three storage tanks.
1. Comments This is the heaviest concentration of tank cars ever
observed in lgaria,.
2. Comments sketches of the town and 25X1
harbor of use. ;Xhe sketch of the winter har or varies in many 25X1
particulars from the sketch in this report.
3.1 Comments No attempt has been made to sketch the Rumanian side of the
Danube River; gho ever9 No. 6 and No. 7 are in approximate locations.
Comments 25X1
own plan oT ii giu9 un nias an gives detailed locations o the petroleum
Commeiat' Grid locations are for the AMS M506 102508000 Map Series.
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A, Winter Harbor at Ruse,, as of 2b November :1.951.
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B19 031.1 Refiner} Northeast of Ruse XS-5880.,
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