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MISCELLANEOUS NAVAL ACTIVITY ON THE HEL PENINSULA

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP82-00457R012900270006-8
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
December 20, 2016
Document Release Date: 
March 1, 2006
Sequence Number: 
6
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
July 17, 1952
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Release 2006/04/20 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO1290027000 FE0~1~52 `~ CLASS I F I CATION INFORMATION REPORT REPORTI CD NO. COUNTRY Pol SUBJECT Miscellaneous Naval A tivity on the Eel Peninsula DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED DO NOT CIRCULATE SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 10, SECTIONS 793 AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE- LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED. 25X1 1a THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION From 2 April to 8 April 1952, aSoviet naval captain, accompanied by' three NCO ? s, visited the prohibited area of the .Hel peninsula, The purpose '::? the visit is not known. On arm a l O At 28 April 19 a.i xu nitio anding. On the beginni 52 naval n and li 26 May ng of Ap un ve 195 ril its carried out exercises in grenades. The. object of the 2 the Hel garrison was alerte 3.952, two more anti-aircraf Eel exe d f t gu with l rcise w or abou ns reac ive as t t tw hed small o repul o days. Hal by se :rai l. This br ings the to tal up to tend 4. The W OF Fis WOP garris . platoon, hermen who on on th keep the e p ir eninsula, has recently been re craft anchored between 'lady inf sl.aw orced b owo and y an Jas additio tarnia nal (Q 55/Y 46) re ceived i nst ruction to move their craft t o t he inner pa rty of }ohe Bay of Puc k., Sig ns have bee n er?eote d a long the entire coast warning pe ople not to approac h the seashore.' Only tw o b ea~~hes on the Eel peninsula w ere exclude d9 i0e.,,an app roximately 800 mete r b eaxt in the village of Eel an d o ne about 40 0 to 500 meters in Jastarrai e., 25X1 ya. sailors car ry out s ome operati on ty night on th e northe rn shore of -thy; Eel enin a t he entire 25X1 deer mihe-d. a "te ller " mirte, 25X1 80 out e g to twelve Soviet naval units,-mostly destroyers anc. torpedo boats, engaged in' firing practice., SECRET/CONTROL - U

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