MILITARY BUILDINGS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001100010002-6
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

CENT?R.AL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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Czechoslovakia
Military Buildings
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REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO.
REFERENCES
7 1953
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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1. There was no standard pattern being followed in the construction of military '.._
buildings, such aspwarehouses, barracks, etc m in Czechoslovakia. The Size and
type of a building: varied, generally., to confo= to existing structures in the
caserne or the immediate area. All construction yam under the direct control of
the Ministry of National Defense. Some casernes constructed prior to 1914, and
others built in the period after World War I but before World War TI were still
25X1 X being used Any new buildings within the old casernes generally
followecl, the same ddes~gn, and size as the buildings already in the casernes.
Barracks varied in height, from one to four stories, in width from 10tto 15 m. and
in length from 100 to 160 m. Warehouses were generally one o* two stories in
height, with storage space on the first floor and office space on the second floor.
I think that from 40 to 500 men. could be'housed in one barrack, depending on its
sizes In my opinion, no effort was being made to standardise military buildings.
2; Although military buildings in Czechoslovakia were not standardized, the following
is true of barracks buildings.
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a. Dimensions, length, width and height-. generally they conformed to the
dimensions of existing buildings
b. Capacity-. 40 to 500 men
c. Type of roof-. Usually a hip roof with reinforced concrete or tile roofing..
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d. Materials used in construction: generally stone or brick,
although some structures were built chiefly of wood...
3. I have no. information as to the cost of.construction, the manhour
requirements or any other data on construction of military buildings.
25X1X As an example, the cost of building a standard four-room Czech house
was 300,000 crowns, which, at the exchange rate
or 50 crowns toone US dollar, would be approximately,$6,000.
4. Construction of civilian buildings was practically nonexistant.' All
construction materials were controlled by the government, which
meant that all available materials were being ear-marked for govern-
ment construction only; this included construction of military
buildings.
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