CIVIL DEFENSE TRAINING IN MOSCOW AND KRIVOY ROG

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• Publication Date: July 12, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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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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SUBJECT Civil Defense Training in Moscow and
Krivoy Rog
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Three short reports on civil defense training in Moscow and Krivoy Rog
Attachment 1 d-e tribes civil defense instruction at the Third Watch Plant
in Moscow; attachment 2 deals with civil defense training at 'the ZIL
Automobile Plant in Moscow and the general organization of utvil defense
training in the USSR; and attachment 3 describes civil defense training
at the Kirov Mine in Krivoy Rog.
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SUBJECT: Civil Defense Instruction at
'.laird Watch Plant in MDecov
DATE OF REF03 T: ;jl. May lybO
CIVIL DEFENSE RUCTION AT THIRD WMH PLANT IN JOSCOW
and the strength of the shock wave
take shelter behind a very thick wall or in a ditch and stay
t.uere until trained personnel arrived to exaoine the terrain.
Instruction vas also given on the effei t ra&lna of atresie banns
The instruction included
the effects of atomic radiation and precautions to be observed
by those not suffering ill effects from an explosion, one of
which vas not eating or drinking anything exposed to radiation
until after its analysis. In case of attack, personnel were to
Personnel were instructed 'what to do in case of .
each worker had a particular station assigned before-
hand and he vas not to ? go to any other, even though it were
closer. The telephone operator was to notify the plant fire-
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2. Plant personnel were given manuals with instructions to learn the
contents by heart in order to be able to answer questions asked
during the instruction periods. These manuals contained material
on special suits to be worn when necessaryF
Absences were noted
DOSAAF directed the instructior
which was given at the plant club, and that it was given during work-
ing hours. Attendance was obligatory and a rotating system was used
to permit attendance without creating a lack of personnel in the shops.
All who fulfilled the norms were awarded the badge Gotov k
trudy i oborone wither of the first, second, or third class.
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a M DEFENSE IN THE ZIL ~l4t/ttUZ PT1& T It NNCOW
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arcs ;ilvi Oersiaae1 were taught bw to Us.
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drills, the personnel took refuge in the shower stalls; gas
masks, first aid kits and stretchers were used but no pro-
tective clothing or special equipment for detecting radio-
activity or gas was provided. the
ZIL Plant did not have any units or anized specifically for
civil defense other than the fire fighting 7 squad, which
had daily practice in putting out tires and 'treating
casualties.
2. The organization OSOVIAKHIM was responsible for apprising
the public about defense against aerial and chemical attacks;
the afore-named organization was some times assisted by DOSAAF.
Additional guidance was provided by meals of radio broadcasts,
television, and documentary motion picture films, all of
which dealt with the donduct of individuals during air raids,
aid and transport of casualties, use of gas masks, and fire
control. Moreover, a so-called "chief of residents" (leader
of a groups of residents in each dwelling) occasionally dis-
tributed booklets containing instructions on how each resident
should conduct himself. Doctors and nurses also received
instructions relating to civil defense, 50X1-HUM
an old
building with walls made of stone blocks; like all buildings
in the USSR, it had an ordinary basement and this served as
a shelter, despite the fact that it was not sufficiently
solid to be termed an air raid shelter. The block of build-
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ized by the Red Cross, D F, or OSOVIAKHIM; the respon-
sibility for giving civil defense instruction to the residents,
therefore, fell upon the "chief of residents."
4. The organizational structure of the Civil Defense Organization
is the USSR is shown in chart on page 3; all the Soviet re-
publics had the same system, with central headquarters in
Moscow.
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Organizational Structure of the Civil Defense
Organization in the USSR
OSOVIAKHIN
Regional Headquarter
District Headquarte
Local Headquarters
DOSAAF
Regional Headquarters
District Headquarters
Local Headquarters
USSR Republics
(these republics had the
same system as depicted
above, with central head-
quarters in Moscow)
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DATE OF
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USSR (Dnepropetrovskaya oblast
Civil Defense in City of
Krivoy Rog
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CIVIL DEFENSE IN CITY OF KRIVOY ROG
1. In June 1951 lat the Kirova Mine in 50X1-HUM
Krivoy Rog, one-hour a week lectures on civil defense were
being given and these continued as of December 1956. They
were usually given after working hours, either in the mine
offices or in the mine club, most often in the latter. At-
tendance was voluntary and no roll call was taken but before
the lectures, section heads mentioned the advisability of
attendance. About 40 or 50 percent of the ore selection and
crushing plant personnel attended the lectures, or about 500
persons when the lectures were given in the club and about
150 when they were given in the offices. The audience was
advised to keep a small reserve of canned food for emergency
use.
2. Following is a list of topics covered:
A . Recognition of aircraft by t h e i r
B. Sites to be used as shelters during air raids, such as
abandoned mines, ravines, and depressions in the terrain.
C. Different kinds of air raids, such as atomic, incendiary,
and chemical attacks.
D. Recognition of an atomic explosion by the shape of the
cloud and by the sound of the explosion.
E. Extinguishing fires,principally with sand or earth, and
familiarization with and use of fire extinguishers.
F. Familiarization with and use of the gas mask.
G. Determining the presence of gases by their color and,
source thought by the use of animals such as cats, dogs,
and poultry.
H. Recognition of sites and objects affected by radiation
by the color of the plants and grasses
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3. Organizations in charge of the instruction were the MPVO,
Soviet Red Cross, Red Crescent, and DOSAAF.
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was not accompanied by any special privileges.
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5. Everyone was /~o bJ advised of air raids b radio and the
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Except for those working in the mines who were to remain
there, personnel were to abandon work and go to the nearest
shelter or open country, where they were to lie down in de-
pressions in the terrain, at the sound of the air-raid alarm.
If the raid should prove to be an atomic attack, personnel
were to put on long white robes, covering the head with a
white hood or, if no such robe were available, to use a sheet.
Hands were to be protected with white gauntlets. The gas
mask was to be worn for all types of air raids. After an
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atomic attack, no one was to move until after the arrival of
the decontamination teams from whom orders would be received.
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When lectures were given in the clubs of the mines, citizens
not employed at the mines could attend if they wished. Lectures
were announced to the civilian population in the local press,
on the radio, and on blackboards at work centers. No books
or pamphlets were distributed among the populace but libraries
at each of the mines contained books related to the subjecte50X1-HUM
discussed at the lectures.
nurses, and emen were included in civil defense because 050X1-HUM
their occupations. For this reason, they had
received special instruction. There were MPVO members among50X1-HUM
the mine employee
At the Kirova Mine,
there were barrels of sand and very large iron tongs for the
handling of incendiary bombs. These objects bore the painted 50X1-HUM
letters MPVO.
ere were no air-raid shelters in the residences in
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Health officers,, doctn*'a -
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