1. FRONTIER TROOP OTRYAD IN RUSE 2. LABOR SERVICE ADMINISTRATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900100010-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 16, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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NFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the.National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1. Frontier Troop Otryad in Ruse
2. Labor Service Administration
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16 November 1955
to The Frontier Troop Otrayd in Ruse includes Zastavab -alon(ths D .mi.be at th
following locations
a. 'Northeastern section of Silistraa
b. Two kilometers north of Aydemir (N 44-06, E 27-11)9 Silistra Okoliyae
c. Northern section of Popina (N l4-089 E 26-57)9 Silistra Okoliya9
do Four kilometers north of Garvan (N 44-059 E 26-55)9 Silistra Okoliya
e. Three kilometers north of Dolno Ryakhovo (N 44-039 E 26-48), Tutrakan
Okoliyal;
f. Three kilometers east of Tutrakan;
g? Four kilometers north of Brushlen (N 43-599 E 26-22)9 Tutrakan Okoliyag
h. Northern section of Ryakho c (N 43-599 E 26-15)9 Ruse Okoliyal; and
i. One kilometer east of the Ruse-Giurgiu bridge, at Srubcheto9 Ruse 0koliya.
20 Each of the above Zastavas has 20 troops, one offices, and one sergeant.
They are armed rgith Soviet Vintovka rifles, Soviet submachine guns, and German
Sehmeisser Submachine Guns. The Zastava buildings are amallDt story
structures, 20 x 5 meters in size, and covered with bricks.
3, The Zastavas have the duty to form civilian groups in the border v#lages who
are to assist the Frontier Troops in an emergency. These groups, which include
about 20 men, must be on the look out for diversionaries and agents and report
them to the Frontier Troops. The groups are trained in the use of Soviet weapons
but are not issued any, except in an emergency.
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Until 1951,-the Labor Service Administration (Upravlenie Trudova Povinnost)
consisted of seven Labor Regions ( Trudova Oblast) and one construction
brigade (Sgradoetroitelna Brigada) as follows:
a The First Labor Region with headquarters'in Sofia included Sofia and
Vratsa Okrugs, but not the city of Sofia;
b. The Second Labor Region with headquarters in Plovdiv included Plovdiv
and Khaskovo Okrugs;
c. The Third Labor Region with headquarters in Stara Zagora included
Stara Zagora and Burgas Okrugs;
d. The Fourth Labor Region with headquarters in Kolarovgrad included
Kolarovgrad and Stalin Okrugs;
e. The Fifth Labor Region with headquarters in Turnovo included Turxiovo
and Ruse Okrugs;
f. The Sixth Labor Region with headquarters in Pleven included Pleven and
a part of Vratsa Okrugs;
g. The Seventh Labor Region with headquarters in Radomir included Blagoev-
grad Okrug;
h. The Sofia Construction Brigade with headquarters in Sofia had the city
of Sofia in'its'bphere of operation.
5. The above were divided into battalions, companies (cheti), and platoons
(yadra). In 1950 the First, akd-.?Saibnth Labor Regions and the Sofia Con-
struction Brigade were merged into the First Labor Region. with head-
quarters in Sofia.
6. In 1949 and 1950 the Labor Service had 45,000 Trudovaks and 1,000 officers.
A Labor Company consisted of 400-500 Trudovaks and 7-8 officers.
7. In 1951 the Labor Service was reorganised into divisions, brigades,
battalions, companies, and platoons. In addition to the commanding officer,
each unit bad a political commander. Trudovaks are not trained in the use of
weapons, but only in close order drill.
8. In September 1950, about 600 Trudovaks were gathered from all Labor Regions
and organized into the following units:
a. Podelenie T-96 in Shabla (N 43-33, E 28..32),Balchik Okoliya;
b. Podelenie T-97 in Obzor (N 42-49, E 27-53), Pomorie Okoliya;
c. Podelenie T-98 in Michurin; and
d. Podelefdo T-99 in Stalin.
The above units were under the Fourth Labor Region in Kolarovgrad and
directly subordinate to the Labor Service'Battalion in Stalin. Each unit
had one platoon leader and two noncommissioned officers. There was only
one political commander for all four units, each of which bad about 150
Trudovaks. The duty of the first three units was to build platforms for
the coast artillery, while the fourth unit provided the building material
for the first three units. The units worked on these platforms between
September 1950 and May 1951. After the work was completed, the units were
disbanded.
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