THE PORT OF BAKU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600040352-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 352
• Publication Date: August 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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. Living and working conditions i.n thin town are better than in Astrakhan. IIp anti].
World War II there were several difficulties arising from the strong expreasior_ of
nationalistic element
s among the local Azerbaijan population. However, beginning
with the end of 19112, thin element of the population in the town decreased and the
rnrmber of Russians increased significantly. In the majority of important Hosts o+`
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town is therefore a mixture of Russian and~Azerbai~an~~ of many AZ erbai~aniane work
in the seaport because they do not take to that type of work easily.
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nationalistic elements in the lnhabitantn of the town, there-rrava ~o eyrl encea o `
past few years, and as a result there have been no
repressive measures by the govertm~ent as the Azerbaijan element is dying out. A
great deal of mizture has taken place in that locality, The Azerbaijan men marry
Russian women quite freely
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6. Supply of foodstuffs and products which are widely used is fairly good, In Baku the
workers and servants, especially the latter, are paid t+rell. 'Phere is sufficient
transportation and electric, water' and gas supply of the town are in good condition.
Sanitary and k~ygienic conditions are good, if one does not count hhe sme11 of
petroleum products and the great amount of soot from the factories, especially in
the region of the Black Town. The city i.s well~upplied with cultural and entertainment
establishments including; theaters, movies, clubs, museums, a well-equipped awilmning
pool, stadiums, and playgrounds. There are several good culture and neat-parks. There
is also the Azerbaijan Qovernment IIniveraity and a aeries of other institutions of
hider learning.
7. The cargo turnover in Baku is reckoned by the quantity of freight processed in and
shipped out of the port, and the quantity processed in and arriving in the port, The
cargo turnover of the port for 19$1 was planned at 2.7 million tons. This cargo
turnover consisted of 1.6 million tons of freight shipped out of Baku and 1.1 million
tons shipped into Baku. Actually, however, the cargo turnover was quite a bit higher,
dui to the working coefficient. For 195]. the working coefficient for Fiaku was planned
at 1.75. However, it is not very likely that this working coefficient was carried out.
I would estimate that in 1951 the a~iw;?tration of the YvY`t could not keep the working
coefficient a~? laarer than 1.85 - 1.9G. The cargo turnover plan for Baku for 1957- was
as follows:
otal 1.6 1.1 1 4 1.1
Thus, the gross mass of freight handled in Baku in 1951 was 2.? plus 2.5 times 0.75 2.5
plus 1.9 ~eb mill30ri tone: 0.75 heirs thw nnnf'4`i ni rw+ P.... aw.. ?._.a
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W.ng groan mesa of cargo turnover was taken because water was one of the ite~u
shipped into the port and it is not em,nls,d ~ t~e fibs,;,g rf tae c?~i-go vor~ coefficient.
of Ca+go Quantity of Cargo
Quantity of Cargo
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Leaving Port in
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ti, The work in the port of Daku, as in all other parts in the USSR, is organized in
accordance with orders of the Ministry of the terchant Fleet with instructions governing
organization of loading-uril.oading work, determination of norms governing the period of
time to be spent by ships in port, and organization of wages for stevedores and machine
operators, The port of Baku maintains relations with all ports on the Caspian Sea, but
mostly with Astrakhan and FCraanovodsk. Work organization in Lake resembles that of
Krasnovodsk in many ways but work in Rake is quite a bit worse than in Krasnavodsk, If
the port of Krasnovodsk between the years 1948-1951 sharply increased its work and
constantly overfulfilled the cargo turnover plans, the port of Baku, on the other hand,
during recent years has constantly become worse, and there have been many instances where
the port has been unable to ililfill its monthly quotas for freight handling.
9. kilae Krasnovodsk, Baku has two production areas. One area specializes principally in
;the handling of grain, minerals, .and other loose cargo, the other specializes in the
handla.ng of the remaining cargo and the passenger Traffic. In the port there are 40
to 50 brigades of stevedores, with about 12 to 15 men oath, and numbering altogether
~ - T00 men. These stevedores usually surpass their norms ~y 250% and their earnings
(piece-progressive system) are fairly high, up to 1,500 and even 1,800 rubles a month.
10. There is very little difference in the degree of mechanization in Baku as compared with
that in Krasnovodak, The types and capacities of the machines used in Baku are similsr
to those used in Krasnovodsk~ the only difference boing in the number. of machinM, used.
m}1e port of Baku has the following machines: Portal cranes; Derricks, Grevfer cranes
(2 or 3); Automobile cranes (several). These cranes are predominately electric and
Diesel, The port is also equipped with stationary conveyors and transporters, including
disc conveyers; 100-ton wagon scales; portable conveyors designed after the Krasnovodsk
drmi-type scraper used for handling grain in t}-e s}~p holds; automatic loaders of 1,5`
an,i 1.8-ton capacity for handling piece cargo, (it was recommended, in order to make tae
work easier, that the port be equipped with auto loaders of 0.5-ton capacity for work
inside the freight cars with piece cargo) several (10 - 12) narrow-gauge pulling machines
for work inside the port, model 'Sea-3 1,950; electric cars for Tetra-port transportation,
2-ton capacity each; motor truck and lang. transport, The automotive tr?n??n,.+
out by mater truc's,^g type GAZ 6A~ Z75-5, GAZ-~~ ZI5-150, --r~- ~ ~~ carried
11. In spite of the fact that the port :;~: fairly well equipped with loath
transportation ~ achinery, the mechanization of the loath ~-~-oading and
is quite a bit lower than in }Cx?asnovodslc, In Krasnovo',.-~ ~~50~5~,?of alltfY?eig! t
was machine handled, while in Baku in the same year 80~ - 85v was machine handled.
This development can be explained only by poor management and inability to get masdxaun
results from the machinery at hand. No question concerning this matter was brought up
either in the FFins3tay of the Mierchant Fleet or among the members of the Product3on-
Economic Board. In t;is meanti?ie, no improvement has been noticed in the pert,
12. The port of Baku was nationalized by a directive of the government in February 1918
(as was Krasnovodsk and the entire merchant fleet of the country), Until 1923, the
port was under Kasper, but since 1923 it has been independent. In charge of the port
are the chief and his assistants: the chief engineer and assistant in charge of
e~soitation. In the port are the following sections:
~ploitation Section;
Co?merci.at Section;
MechanicalShip Section;
mechanization Section;
Communications Section;
Planning Section;
labor and Wage Section:
Bookioaaping Section;
Finance Section;
Fara~nn.,l Cd.+.:~a
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Capita]. Construction Section;
Cowl Dwelling Section;
S'~.Dly Section;
Actntnistratitre~coaaaa3c Section;
Pow Captain and Havi~a.tion Section;
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 Motor 1`raasport Poo],;
?ranepc~tes Pool;
Be~a3r Shopo;
8-IIN.oading SOCtiOn O! the .rat 8nd .`beCOnd AE'88DD
1Meight warehovese o! the I+irat and Second Are'aa;
Meoha~satian Sectioas o! the ~.ret and 5eoorxl Arese;
Passenger ,~
Coastal Boatm-aias said Coas}~, Saiiora.
~? The ~aeent o! secret doomwata iu the port ~ carried out by tho Secret-CoBe 9ootiaa~
? Political Trork ie handled by tba Political Section o!.
traLdng is done by the Ti?is~ing ~binatica o! Aaaptaater. Pyre ~ ~? Persosnel
handled b~+ the Sea 8sctioas at the a~iB.s Which ~ dir4ctty ~~~~~ keC
Seotio~n o! Mi]3tary Prot?atioa o! the litatatry of the Marahaat F7.est,. He rscobetrnatio~n
o! the port ~ stroatnral obangrs ha~ne boon mentioned, either in the Ministry o! the
Merohaat !lest or in f2te gosermoent, nor are at~y ezpected to taloe place 3aa the near
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