PORT INFORMATION: MURMANSK AND IGARKA , AND OBSERVATIONS IN THE BERENTS SEA, KARA SEA AND YENISEI RIVER AREAS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 122
• Publication Date: January 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

DATE DISTR. g_a_. Jan 1954
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INFORMATION REPORT
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and Obse!:rvations in the Berents Sea, Kara
Sea and. Yeni::eL iver Areas
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LThIL 06rICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO CLq. FOR
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htwo Soviet
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meren,nt vsse.1.6 were observed in port.
of the vessels was discharging coal and the other was loading phosphate.
Berents and Kara Seas
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breaker ':Jelieved to be the RMARK
could be of assistance. The two pilots oirked no at
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This report is For the use withtn the USA. of the Intelligence components of the Departments or
A i,tincies incli,ated above. It is not to be transmitted overseas without he concurrence of the
originaLing office through the Assistant Director of the Oftice of Collection anti Dissemination, CIA.
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Yenisei River to Igarka
betw:en. Dikson Xsland and Igarka was Dudinka, which was saii
ties for more than three ships. Others were bein'd ccnstrucne
Dudinka as growing rapidly and coal and timb
thar, numhe:7 of cranes were observed there, t.e.scribed as
Types and were unknown..
5. Observations at Igarks
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The only industry in Igarke was tne t!ig iumL7er
yard and mill where a labor shortage was said to axist, especially in winch. operators.
Women did most of the work except the heavy manual _Labor. A r,muli
airfield was believed to he in. the vicinity as a =all plane was observe.
and the:: -.aking off at about 1000 each day. No military parsoonol were e':?srved
in tr-. a-aa, with the exception of the guard.
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the:v..e were ber ing
facilities for three ships at .i:garka
No Soviet ships were seen u: any tirau in ,n-
Yenisei River, as foreign chartered ships are used durir, seasons of L;ood weather
and. Soviet ships are used later in the season when charteruu will not operate
in the area. Foreign chartered ships are not able to obtain :1,-araric-.e to operate
in the area later in the season.
Observations in the Yenisei River Kara Sea and Derents
of. mines or coastal defer.seo were
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dredging operations were observed, nc evidence
:seen and no ;Iet aircraft were seen. I
Strong ::?urrent flowing seaward from the mouth Df
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the 01, Rivc
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etween Igarka and Dudinka, there is a bar which will not
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Just east of Murmansk a number of small fishing vessels were seen heading
for tne White Sea. They were said to be o3d, bad condition, and all less than
0 sbmarines and
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bolievii to be
operating cut of [
All of the snips were painted gray and nothing unmsus[l wa:.: noticed
about the conning towers or superstructures. The submarines wera d': ''Jed. as
small and medium but were accompanied by two large one.. The twa sub:, were
observed from approximately one-half mile; they were underway and tnir engines
were so-id to be unusually loud.
7. Observations at Murmansk
/ Six two-stack destroyers were observed -tied up at the Murmansk
dock yards. They appeared to be new and work was underway on. them. Apparently no
armaments had been placed on them, as none were observed. All were red-beaded.
No ship wa-s were observed in the area and a arentl uo 'the- ,1:. wa-
going on-
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GULF OF OB
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GULF OF YENISEY
PUBLISHED 27 MAR 1942
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