PORT OF RIGA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011900150009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 15, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTR INTELLIGENCE AGENC1(.
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORIMATION REPORT REPORT
COUNTRY . (ut i. SSR
SUBJECT Pmt
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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TOM POC$IENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTIIIO TIME NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE PNITEN STATES, INTO IN TOE NEANIN* OF TITLE 28, SECTIONS T93
4WD T". OF THE N.S. CAKE, AS ARMED. ITS TRANSMISSION ON REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT ST AN ONANTIMORIZEO PERSON IS
PROIMIIMITEN NT LAW. TIE RERROPCTION OF 'MIS FORM AS PROIIITEI.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
ebip legsur'ted Riga
passes . Irbl .
tely Six nautieal east of Kalka Bags, tbe" appeared to be
a 1 okra r ch bad a l t, i -uding a large ' ag uhfahh
a natural. a with a ksrbw. A nmaber of buildings visible inside
harbor,, a Soviet er obi at the pilot
r ims in ballast a n d was o f a r 2,t tons,
WbI ]saying the harbor, L
about 3, 000 tams, ttx y loaft
. was bold ~eort vtI
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me Wkes, and was escorted to Irbeii,
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The harbor secu:X It y controls were tae same as in the past. The :Tnflot
agent was new. the previous Inflot agent bad. 50X1-HUM
gone to 1Jepaya There appeared to e bustle in the harbor during
this visit. than in prev;tous visits, andthhe unloading nt slowlye'ith
several extendeed interi i.es.Ions a
The Wint:e bor t v a~ i a
~ observed in. the winter pot fl naval vase;
noticed lights from acetylene torches When leavin
in the southwestern part of the win
harbor there were a number of repair shops, based on
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acid containers
on deck_____________________________ A two or three BU escort vessels, 50X1-HUM
and a submarine tender with- th e B-type submarines tied up alongside
A depot; ship was also there and had. a submarine tied up alongside. A
crane- on board the depot vessel had lifted the submarine is bow out of the
water so that the bow and #:he conning tower were visible above the surface.
Th submarine was of t be- same type as thp- three lying alongside the
submarine tender. A three-masted .sailing vessel, black with white railin
tried up at one of the -paters.
T'he arst Harbor:
10. Upon arrivall
depot In addition to the
about 4,000 tons. This -vessel,
]vessel tied up at the cold storage 50X1-HUM
hi there as ao a freighter of
appeared to have
been built and was a sma11 ship:.
unloaded cargo in sacks and departed from Riga
a barge-like vessel -tied up to the in front o
vessel, The name of this ship .Was -Kb pa, Arkhan elBk. 1"t was fully loaded. 50X1 -HUM
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Fleet, ~aneuv ers
:information was received to the effect
The maneuvers took place at,
that fleet maneuvers wouJ,d be held in the Bay of Riga and outside Yenta;
be following poai.tio
59-14.01N,
59-22.5'W,
59-22.O'N,
59-3,9.0,N,
59-18a5 `TI,
57 ?34.0"No '73-0'N,
7-27-00'N,
57 .27 , 0 : N,
57...2 .0'N,
57-240'W,
57_20.0'N,
57-20o0'N,
57.l205'N,
57.12.5'N,
57-0 2`N,
57- 02'N,
23-37.5E
23-37,54E
23-55~0`E
2358 O' E
24-07~2'Es
20-5805`F
2o-44.5,E
2O-44.5' E
20-58,51
221-22.Q` F
20-30-01E
20-30.0`k;
2l-27.5`E
23_48.0'E
23-30. WE
23-30. WE
23*30-5`E
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The. vessel's departure was
scheduled in such a manner +bat it passed though the.. `ay of Riga four
.h.ours before the exercises began and Vents l..ls three hours after the
exercises had finir hed~
outside of V
searchlights
spi.l.s a number of flares near 1andas
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