LOCATIONS IN THE MIDDLE VLTAVA RIVER AREA

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CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9
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June 6, 2013
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September 18, 1953
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REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT SECRET P c5 This Document contains information airecting 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. SECURITY INFORMATION 50X1 COUNTRY Czechoslovakia REPORT SUBJECT Locations in the Middle Vltava River DATE DISTR. 16 September 1953 Area NO. OF PAGES 5 DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO. RD 50X1 PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES 50X1 .101?0111111111MIMMINIIIMOMI THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. 50X1 (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 111.11.63111.111?01010?11011?????1111.1.011 50X1 SOURcE: SECRFT, NIMIMMINIMILIONII141?111.1. Note: Washington Distribution Indicated By "X"; Field Distribution By "#".) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 1111111111111M4111111?11111111111111 REPORT NO 50X1 COUNTRY Czechoslovakia DATE DISTR. 31 July 1 SUBJECT Locations in the Middle Vltava River Area NO OF PAGES 2 PLACE NO OF ENCLS. 2 ACQUIRED (LISTED BELOW) 50X1 DATE SUPPLEMENT TO ACQUIRED BY SCWRCE REPORT NO. DATE OF INFORMATION 50X1 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 1. I residents or sapy C4949N-142 t that e area no;--t-hl the Stechovioe 4 5111-1424.7 area. 3 th ;II oAajgg ,Limited on the eat and north by tE e Vltava River and on the west by the main road from Prague-Drag:lay to Slapy, was a re- stricted area and that there were rumored to be uranium deposits there. 1 northeast from Slapy toward Trebenice, on the I Vltava River N)t far from Slapy, on a hill in the foromt, a sign saying 'No Entrance, Milit Area" and a three-story r building of li tion nolosure A, Point #4.1. Aocording to information from ooal residents, thi buildin2 hpd . formerly serve as a e : 'orium and wad at the time militapv headouarters.?did not see any soldiers ere, rom this hill probably at a distance of four or five kilometers, , a dam under construction on the Vltava River at Trebenioe. nolo - sure As Point #2.1 From this hill across e Vltava River and directly east of about small white barracks whioh looked wo. z.. ,........ ,.., .nt #5 . 1 ..)i In Rude Pravo for 24 May 1953 a picture was shown of a dam under oenTieUTIVE-With the explanation that it was the Slapy Dam on the Vltava River. Although the exact location of this dam was not stated in the newspaper this was the dani T., at Trebenice. In the picture the construction appeared consider- ably more advanced 50X1 a SECRET SECURITY iNFORMATION Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 SENET/SECURIT/ INFORMATION - 2 - 50X1 50X1 ? 2. The road from Prague-Zbraslav to Slapy is shown on the map 1MS-2 ? Series, Sheet T9 7as a secondary road, by this, road ? from Prague to Srapyit was a first-olaas conorete 50X1 road. It did not seem o e new 1y constructed. Just south of 50X1 Slapy, the continuation of this road was under construction. Since ? this area is thinly populated why there should be construction of a road there. The nearest town south, of Alm is 50X1 Sedloany 274940N-14252.7. 3. IStare Sed101?4930N44101C7 area. puuyn fin -une zawcov neuvLeme t on the ba of the 'Vltava River, there were about 20 military passenger vehicles, eight- 50X1 cylinder, of Tatra make, and about 80 Czechoslovak Army otficers. these officers were "general staff" and that a pontoon bridge was to be constructed across the 50X1 river there. nnolosure B, Point 1..Y three weeks la Ver and noticed large quantities of military construc- tion materials on both banks of the river. There were metal pontoons there about 3 or 4 m. long, 14 in. wide, and 1 in. high. .The prows of the metal pontoons were sharply pointed. Three of them had been an ed together on the water surface by the left bank of the river. 50X1 r about 20 soldiers loitering near there. It was Sunday and no wok was being performed on the bridge. WOLOHAN: A. Overlay on Map: Czechoslovakia AMS - 2 series, Sheet T9 B. Overlay on Map Czechoslovakia AMS - 2 seriesitSheet, U9 Scala 1:1000000 SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 50X1 SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION ENCLOSURE As uverlay on Map: Czechoslovakia AMS -2 series Sheet T9 LOcations in the Middle Vlitiva River Area LEWD 1. road from Prague - Zbraslav to Slapy 2. DWs at Trebenice 5. Poi ,at Stechovice 4. Military Headquarters 5. Mirada SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9 SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION ENCLOSURE B: Overlay on Map Czechoslovakia AMS- 2 series Sheet Scale 1:100,000 U9 56X1 tooations in the Middle Vlatava River Area WALLD le Pontoon Bridge. 2. Half-finished Autobahn. Its construction started during World War II but was discontinued prior to the end of the war. 3. Looation of the planned Autobahn bridge. Construotion of it had not begun. SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/06/06: CIA-RDP82-00046R000100230006-9