PARTISAN ACTIVITY AND DEPORTATIONS IN LITHUANIA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R016200340004-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
LJA
INFO MATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
COUNTRY USSR (Lithuanian SSR)
SUBJECT Partisan Activity and Deportations in
Lithuania
DATE OF
INFO.
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PLACE-J SUPPLEMENT TO
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 795
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 15 PROHIBITED.
REPORT NO.
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30 Jan. 1953
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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Partisan Activity
1. A partisan group operating in t he Lithuanian SSR has been named in honor of
Captain K , who, together with his wife,was killed in 194 during a fight
with the Russians near Ke.lme (55-38N, 22-56E),
2. In April 1950, the K partisan group participated in an action in the
triangular-shaped area between Saukenai (55-49N, 22-53E), Bazilionai (55-48N,23-08E),
and Tytuvenai (55-36N, 23-12E). The group was assisted by the partisan group
from Saukenai. Partisans participating in this action numbered 110; the Russian
forces were three times as strong. The K group was disposed as follows:
nine men on the edge of the Saukenai forest, seven men near Bazilionai, and the
remainder in the vicinity of Tytuvenai. The fight was won by the partisans, who
had almost no losses. After the fight, the groups had to separate and hide in their
bunkers, since in just a few days the area of the action was surrounded by a whole
regiment of Russians.
In the fall of 1950, the K group was unexpectedly attacked by about 200
Russians. At this time the I group consisted of 28 men. Nine Russians were
killed, two were captured, and the rest were put to flight. Only two partisans
were. wounded. During the fight, the partisans burned 17 Russian cars and.
captured 12 machine guns, 32 rifles, and other booty. The following week the
Russians tried to attack the group again, but the partisans withdrew from Bazil-
ionai to Pakape (55-47N. - iai (55-44N, 23-14E). Since spring 1951
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com a s wi e Russians, the reason for this is that the 25X1
Russians have not attacked t e pa sans.
4. The partisans still have weapons `'thou h very few compared with the quantity they
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on y uring ussian encire emen. s. is very i icu to find places where the
partisans.can stay in winter, especially since hiding with farmers is impossible
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if the farmers belong to kolkhozy. Bunkers are being set up under 25X1
the barns and stables of deported farmers and are called "bun ers of the defenders
of the nation". The bunkers are two meters wide., four meters long, and one and a
half meters high (sic).
The partisans attack traitors, the number of whom is presently increasing because
the Lithuanians do not believe that the Americans will make war against the Soviets.
The partisans have no pity for traitors, but they never kill them without a trial.
Persons who talk too much are punished by the partisans by having their buttocks
scraped or by being flogged 10 or 15 times,
De ortations and Arrests
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The first persons chosen for deportation were tho in the habit o a en ing
church. the Russians think that prayer is the main means
of expressing dissatisfaction with Stalin and the Soviet system. Consequently,
A those who pray are arrested as agents. The Soviet argument when arresting a
person for praying is,"If you pray to God, you are begging that the Americans
dome to Lithuania." Others who were deported in 1951 were kolkhozniki who
.provided only 80 percent of their contributions.
7. The following technique is used when younger men are arrested by the MVD.
During the night, the MVD makes a search of the living quarters of the suspected
or betrayed person. If t he MVL) men find nothing, they take the victim's passport
and tell him that it will be returned to him the following day at the NVD office.
When the victim goes to the office to obtain his passport, he is told that the
MVD has never seen it. They say he is lying and accuse him of giving the passport
to the partisans.
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