PORT INFORMATION: MURMANSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500370040-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: October 28, 1998
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
JUNTRY USSR
J BJ ECT Port Info matiow; Mw-ms-nc-k.
_ACE ACQUIRED
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Or THE UNITED !T.Ttl. rlTH IN THE MEANIMO Or TI TL( it. StCT10,1:11 !!
AN0 714. Or TMt U.S. CODE. #! 00000(0. IT! TN0NIMI!OION OR v5.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE DISTR.j Jan 1954
NO. OF PAGES 3
NO. OF ENCLS.
SUPP. TO
REPORT NO.
(THg OFFICE or NAVAL, INTELI,IcIEI CE FURNISHED THE FOLLC*IING INMR ATION TO CIA FOR
IAC DISSWINATION IN ACCO'RUANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3 c OF NSCID #7 (DID, 8ND No 91-
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Sailing Direction z rt
of the Ko3.a Inlet 1
visit was made without by*dr. ographic charts
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ONI review(s) completed. U.S. officials Only
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A intercepted vessel and pill'., and conducted 25X1
r;t, anch(:Araae.. The pilot spoke Russian but gave orders to the helxa n. rudimentary
English. He coull not speak German or Scandinavian, and it was daub+-tu._ whether
h~ had -i ther 1ingv.1stic abilities. Pilotage is compulsory at all times and pilots
brrwng v :reels in a ay or night +hfs season of the year due to extended periods of
dfa.yl gh t ,
5. ?i'rd?ck a :tic ConditionsaIhir:ng the ezrti.ye. stay the temperature was about 2O
weather fair , no rain the period of the year being one of almost continuous day-
iigh-1 1 .
7. T:_rn..s..;?;.und --Vessel arrived in ballast, lifted cargo and departed port the after-
of 7 Jul 53, tuarr_.aa:round. being approximately 24 hours.
8. Fiao}.ri d.. Pr?ocezz din u^ the i.rLet llot beat, Irom. its fair weather station at
9. Pilot boat stations -Pilo?: boats are stationed. on the small _ tlnnd in the inlet
~ sig +~d. pint A during seasonable weather a.r-1 In 'winter shift upstream to
a point, around designator B.
10. F-:=a:;.ttic..s. w Murmansk is the first port of entry for overseas vessels and the
o,ffIoi .: D -carding party met the ship at anchorage.. An inspection party of about a
dozen pees.ns armed with pistols conducted rt search of about one hour's duration.
The cr *T was t.au.atered on. the boat deck While a shipce officer accompanied the
P ar-arching party . Binoculars were sealed and radio silence was maintained while in
pop t. Identical procedure was followed in clearing the ship prior to departure.
Boarding officials appeared. more lax and informs], than during previous calls.
11. Staore Lea,v~:, - Liberty The officers and crew were given special passes to go ashore
ere ,-e ell tea : there was a seaman's club available; Low ever no one left the ship.
12. S, r?~?~i.~.~sa~c:Q C nstant surveillance was maintained by two armed. guards stationed at
1. A3?':rb'.e CftFC.a .. `~e5f :1 fr }:,' designation D for a nnw h?~~. t r before
3. cr period o about .`;..t.f ` :1.x! to wharf side.
l~r ., Bar?; -? `~ e a, bar. shed at designator C; the ore berth.
1.5. Fuel-- St=ureee d,oe ~ not knew, but doubts, if bunkers e e a.vailabi .
Fa. Ti l.i t to -- A railroad spur serv ea the wharf where
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S.vert>>.P-- Por., is wcrkr~--d around the clock by three, eight-hour stevedore shifts.
U+ i 12. t:i.? s-. Fl etc eels lighting was available wharf v' de and considered adequate
+h?)l,zRr ? igsr-td on a portable has-1.s via extent 1 or: cable.
20. Wra-f I :`aLl~, ~''esse! berthed at designator C on marginal wharf used for vessels
lt'ti .fir ti e cargoes. The fact that are is dumped outboard of' the railroad
sp?.zr ,a.rh, 16 above, makes observation wf ';hie and the surround-
in.g 3r?< et difficult. a floating jib crane of about five tons' 25X1
car-.city vas in=,vite l between the vessel and wharf and used to work cargo from the
wharf d,_...:k. into h>ldr .
21. Naval V4:sse1,a Sighteedd.Tree Soviet DD's were sighted at anchor near designator E.
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Only ,,,, rte` _> sighted in ;transit were a few small fishing craft moored at the
naves vi-_,' ages b eiween Murmansk and the mouth of the Inlet.
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23. Dry Dock- ?-A dry dock was observed at designator F, but was inactive.
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