THE AIR DEFENSE ORGANIZATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015200340002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATI SECRET/CONTROL W U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT The Air Defense Organization
DATE OFD
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIR
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
.AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
DATE DISTR. 8 December 1952
NO, OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
.10 The Hungarian air defense organization is divided into three main servi~,eao
ao Observation and reporting service0
b0 Civil defense organizations such as police., fire brigades, industrial
a!v defense personnel and. first aid detachments0
c0 AA detachments of regular military troops and civilians working in
industrial establishments fl whR have had training with AA guns 0
20 - At Kaposv .r3 the reporting center and AA detachments are subordinated t.. th.r
National Air Defense Center in Budapest? although they are also linked to the
Pecs Military District Command. for, questions of recruitment:, military dis.l:inline
and supplies., etc0 The civil defense organization on the other hand comes under
the air defense section of the District Military Cormnand.0
30 Great efforts are bein made to develop the AA units and, members of the Freedom
Fighters League (SZi-SZ are being called upon to enlist "voluntarily" in. the
paraam llta:.r?y AA units as a preparation for military service,,
40 A nation-wide air defense exercise was scheduled to take place at the and of
August and beginning of September 1952 which was to be linked to manoeuvrFs
planned for the southern areas west of the Danube0 Mobilization of the civil
defense organizations during these exercises was to be carried out by the
District Comma.nd0
Co n This report indicates a considerable centralization of the 50X1-HUM
ARP system and may correspond with the centralized early warning system0
It is clear that the reporting centers have an important function3 belnc
connected directly with the National. Air Defense Center0
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