SOVIET TROOPS IN VIENNA X AND BADEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009800020007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 6, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 28, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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~?P~C..., .~.... F,oviet Troops in Vienna : and Adsn
:!VALUATION-- see b e l o w --------PLACE OBTAINED.,.
DATE OF C WEt T `' t3cto'.~sr 19
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parked in front of a build; xngr opposite the Trost Kaserne in e:z.:a.~
i>urrous officers and motor. vehicles have been seen at the building since
they Soviet quarters on Tolbeukhinstrasse 10 were vacated, s`?hi.le previous-
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ly vehicles were selcim parked treres Ahnut 30
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were in the garage on Perners or ersra.s::e n ~ 11 '~erc: #a s, st .:L_? 'U tale ac civ ty
among the ve'.,iclas at the garage on A i ngercztray e o ,.,o not: h3" V~:)'RLC1C3
were under repair. The five light arr ored vehicles previoeisl,j Y!,,oervcd
were till in the ' rarage a The hospital on Lei.bnitzg asCC ::us c,t Lll in
operation. To activity was observad at the hckery on Dav: dg.asca.
2. On 23 October, source observed that old., partly darlafed brick buildings,
probabel.y forr;ter stables, were Lw,: luded in the hi_".leting area of the F rake
.aserne in laden (0 49/x '77) on the road to boos (0 4C/X 36), Tliese
bui.ldings", 'sere surro-mdecl by a fence. The ;rnups of 2 soldiers,each wear-
ing; black-bordered red epaulets -vd.th yellow braids paralleling the red
pipings and with a captain in charge stood in font of the Trost Kaserne
11o .ding copy books in their hands, the soldiers seeced to.taming a
co+irso of instruction, Officers observed entering;, or leaving tits, installation
during a tv o hour period of observation included, 26 f:E laser. s wee Ting red-
J, including two J.icutenant colonels; 18 of icex s
bordered black epaulets
wearing black-bordered red epaulets, including one colona:l. and sewn
ofi:icers weeri g hlcaok hordered black epaulets, inc:i.ac;ir~ capLairz
tight trucks ;er in the anctmen of the barracks and 'Ve.' ich Naas 'gist? tis
from the street.
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csrlr;r.:~t The inforsaation fails to i.nri ..cate W ethe:' Cho buiidirz
onk~c~ss. i to 'rusk. Kaser?ne? vhich quarters the W.Lh. Odes :'eecz k;egt e the
13'h Ode '. z Div, also 3"So> ses troops o;' t_!e division.. 7!owev':r, it is
po:ssi'oie that, upon transfo' of the ?kq