1. MILITARY SUMMER CAMP NEAR GALATA 2. FORTIFICATIONS IN THE MEZEK AREA 3. MILITARY PERSONALITIES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1. Military Sumner Camp Near Galata
2. Fortifications in the Mezek Area
3. Military personalities
This Document contains Information affecting 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.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 15 July 195
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REQUIREMENT NO. RD
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Military Summer Camp Near Galata
1. A large milita cam is located near the village of Galata N 14 -10 B 2 -
Varna Okol a
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Galata, between the village and the sea. The camp includes approximately 20
buildings situated in the large bend in the 25X1
highway which starts' t Galata, encircles the elevation on which the camp stands,
turns towards the sea, and then curves west and moves towards the shore as far
as ICarantinata (N 143-10, E 27-54).
shooting at a target sleeve towed by a seaplane and
s for antiaircraft forces. Most of the guns with which
the camp units were trained were located on the shore about one kilometer from
th Galata lighthouse, in the direction of Burgas.
observed artillerymen stationed near the " e ro +ue p een
Varna and Asparukhovo.(N 143-11, E 27-50 ?
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3. The military suer camp opened during April or May. The first group spent
about one month in the camp after which the men returned to their units and
other groups arrived. This continued until August when the camp closed.
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The depot was used for the handling
of these groups and was only partially used for unloading materials for the
Trudovaks. In 1953, groups began to arrive at the camp on 20 March and, by
28 April four such groups (from Ruse, Vidin, Gorna
Oryakhovitsa, and Nova Zagora). In 1953 the groups arrived in 30-35 railroad
cars and in 1952 the trains were even longer. Model "M" railroad cars were used
for carrying vehicles, supplies, and weapons; Model "EF" railroad cars were used
for the soldiers; and second-class passenger cars were used for officers.
Together with the last group to arrive at the "Galata" camp, there were 30 guns
with long, narrow barrels_ about two meters in length, mounted on pneumatic tires.
The guns were covered with tarpaulin and each one was towed by a prime mover rich
appeared to be of the "Breda" model. Each grow included at least 300 soldiers
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7. In addition to the trenches excavated in this area there were concrete fortifi-
cations including "DOT" (Dulgovremenna Ogneva Tochka; Reinforced Concrete Pillbox)
and "ZOT" (Zemna Ogneva Tochka; Earth Pillbox) fortifications. The "DOT" is a
dug-out concrete fortification with a round shape and a diameter of 1.5 meters
,and a depth of 1.8 meters. It rises approximately 30-!0 centimeters above ground.
Earth is spread over the top of the "DOT" so that it cannot be di stinguished from
a distance of 25-30 meters. The walls are 30-40 centimeters thick and there are
two embrasures approximately 50 centimeters long and 20 centimeters wide facing
the b crder. The doors of "DOT" fortifications always face north and two or three
trenches five meters in length lead up to them. As many as four persons may be in
a "DOT". The door leads into a small room with wooden platforms for machine guns
under the embrasures.
8. The "ZOT" fortification is also round, in concrete, and is 40-50 centimeters
above ground, two meters in dianete.r, and 2.5 meters deep, with walls 50 centimeters
thick. Inside there is an additional separating concrete wall for defense. Unlike
the "DOT", the "ZOT" does not have horizontal embrasures but has only one opening
80 centimeters in diameter. The door is on the north side. One or more trenches
lead from the pillbox to the main trench. "ZOTs" are located along the length of
the main trenches.
Fortifications in the Mezek Area
there are at least 10 "DOTs" and 10 "ZOTs" in this area.
A thick tangle of barbed wire, on stakes 30 centimeters high, covers an area
five meters around the pillboxes. The barbed wire strands are thick enough to
make it almost impossible to approach the pillboxes.
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Miscellaneous Military Personalities
a. Lieutenant Iliya Angelov Lenkov
b. Lieutenant Stoycho MuzgalovJ
C. Captain Ivan Delchevl
d. Senior Lieutenant Georgi Delchevi
e. Senior Lieutenant Atanas Keratsov,
f. Junior Lieutenant Dimitur Lika
Lieutenant Atanas Grozev Pa uchiev
h. Lieutenant Angel Mavrudie v,
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