BLACK SEA HARBORS AND SEAPLANE BASES; COASTAL DEFENSES

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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
INFORMATION REPORT amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Black Sea Harbors and Seaplane
Bases; Coastal Defenses
REPORT
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Coastal Defenses South of the Gulf of Varna - June 1952
1. The sketch on page 2 shows coastal defenses already constructed or under construc-
tion on the south bank of the Gulf of Varna. The first line of trenches is about
100 meters from the coast, and the second line is about 300 meters inland.
2. A new road has been built to avoid passing through the fortified zone.
3? The two small quays accommodate only the landing of personnel and materiel. The
water is too shallow-to permit access to heavy transport ships, especially the
quay at Galata point, which is at the foot of a cliff 50 to 80 meters high.
4. The following is the legend for the sketch on page 2:
1. Trenches completed in 1952.
2. Barbed wire entanglement 2.50 meters high.
3. (x) Sentries.
b. Old road.
5. New roads, 10 meters wide.
Quay of reinforced concrete, 80 meters long and five meters wide.
7. Entrance, dredged to a depth of four meters.
8. House and park of the "chasseurs" (sic).
9. Purvi May Textile Factory.
10. Steep cliff, 50 to 80 meters high.
11. Quay of reinforced concrete, 25 meters long and four meters wide.
12. Shore battery, guns about 250 mm.
13. Galata lighthouse.
111. Zone strictly forbidden.
15. Planned line of defense (since 1947).
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New Naval Bases in the Bulgarian Dobrudzha - May 1952
5? Lake Muzh (not to be confused with Lake Shabla which is smaller and farther south),
located northeast of Shabla (N 143-32, E 28-31), has been connected with the sea.
The passage and the lake have sand bottoms and have been dredged to permit access
to warships.. of medium tonnage. A quay 500 meters long has been constructed at
the northern extremity of-.the lake, and behind this is a fuel reservoir. A dock
and a ship repair yard have been fitted out at the southern extremity of the
lake.
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6. The following have been constructed in the area between the lake and the roads
a. A building used for headquarters and offices;
b. A barracks;
c. A weapons and clothing depot; and
d. A military arsenal containing a vehicle garage.
7. This base-is called "Tochka Blacha Dve" (Point Blacha No. 2).
8. An observation post equipped with three 300 mm. guns on concrete platforms has
been installed on the heights at Cape Kaliakra.
9. The following have been constructed at Kavarna Bay, to the south of Boliyartsis
a. A breakwater;
b. A quay 500 meters long;
c. A coal depot;
d. Two fuel reservoirs;
e. One electric pumping station;
f. A barracks; and
g. A command post.
10. Two breakwaters have been constructed to the southeast and southwest of Balchik.
11. The sketch on page It shows the following installations:
1. Channel connecting the sea and the lake.
2. Quay-500 meters long.
3. Headquarters.
14. Barracks.
5. Military arsenal.
6. Garage.
7. Arms depot and clothing warehouse.
8. Dock and repair yard for military vessels.
9. Observation post.
10. Three batteries of three 300 mme guns on concrete platforms.
U. Breakwaters.
12. Quay 500 meters long.
13. Barracks.
114. Coal depot.
15. Electric pumps.
16. Two fuel reservoirs.
17. Command post.
18. Breakwaters.
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Balchik - Early June 1953
12. A jetty about 1,000 meters long which serves to better shelter the old port of
Balchik has been constructed as follows:
Burgas - Early June 1953
13.
On 28 May 1953, the Bulgarian ship GEORGI DIMITROV arrived at Burgas, loaded
with cotton, tractors, and machinery parts. It had probably come from Odessa.
14.
At about the same date, the motor cargo ship 9 SEPTEMVRI brought in trucks from
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Odessa.
The number of trucks brought in since the end of April 1953 by ship to the port
of Burgas is estimated at 122.
16.
From 11 to 15 June 1953, a Soviet ship loaded about 2,000 tons of ores. These
ores were in the form of a rather heavy gray powder.
Varna - Early June 1953
17.
The following sketch shows the general lines of the TEREK.
It is added that the
ship is identical with the 9 SEPTEMVRI. ,
Bridge
Warship quay at Evksinograd - Early 1952
18. A warships'quay about 500 meters long has been constructed between Sveti Dimitur
Cape and the former palace of Evksinograd. The quay is protected on the east by
a breakwater 120 meters long. Other installations include:
a. A headquarters building;
b. A barracks;
c. An arsenal for the construction of sea mines and sea mine launchers; and
d. An observation post 33 meters high on a hill to the north-northeast.
19. The base commander is Captain I Class Doychinov.
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20. Farther inland, on the heights, are located the suimner vacation villas of offi-
cials of the State Security, Air Force officers, and cadets of the Nakimov School
in Varna. The former royal palace serves as a residence for government personnel.
21. The sketch below shows the following installations:
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Breakwater 120 meters long.
Quay 600 meters long.
Port headquarters.
Barracks.
Arsenal which manufactures sea mines and sea mine launchers.
Observation tower 33 meters high.
Vacation villas of officials of the Ministry of the Interior.
Vacation villas of Air Force officers.
Vacation villas of the cadets of the Nakimov School.
Former royal palace of Evk?inograd.
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Hydroplane Base of Obzor - December 1951
22. A basin 500 meters long and 1100 meters wide has been hollowed out at Obzor
(N 112-48, E 27-52), at the delta of the Ayvadzhik River (or Chiste-Dere), to serve
as a hydroplane base. The basin is protected on the sea side by two breakwaters
between which is a passage 80 to 100 meters wide. The work was begun in 1950
and completed in early 1952 (sic).
23. No new buildings have been constructed for the headquarters, offices, depots, and
workshops. Several buildings of the small village, formerly a very popular sea
resort, were requisitioned for these purposes. 1 11
211. The base commander is. Captain II Class Trifon Lazarov.
25. The following is an approximate sketch of the area:
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