PAULINOVO STORAGE AREA PAULINOVO, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300330161-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 161
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and
TALENT taytulotions.
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This report is one in a series on soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for i l)I:A CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and diss,: ~inated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the APIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (;NPIC), and the Production
Center IPIc (1)IA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of- uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. AA lien a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator arc omitted in the report.
'I isles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follo< s: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing st=rips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (L) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, ((-;) PC)L storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage! maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges. (Al) driver training areas, (N) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (F) flat trajectory firing ran es, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (F) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (1) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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A secured storage area, annotated on the
L'S Air Target Chart as :Ammunition Storage
Area, Paulinovo is located 15 kilometers iktn)
southwest of laranovichi (53-05\ 026-011-) on
the north side of the 1aranovichi-Brest rail line
(Figure 1). The installation is served by a spur
from the main rail line and has access by two
secondary roads to the all-weather road con-
necting Baranovichi to Slonim and Brest.
Baranovichi :Army Barracks and Maneuver .Area
Lesnava (TA-1) is located approximately 2 km
north. Other militarv installations in the
immediate area include the Ammunition
Storage Area Lesnava North, 4 kni east, and
Baranovichi Army Barracks Southwest (AL-1)
and East (AL-2).
The installation comprises a separately
secured storage area and a support installation.
The storage area covers approximately '1 15
acres and contains 12 storage and two support
buildings. I he support area covers approxi-
niatel\ 9f) res and contains one administration
building, cvr hirracks, two vehicles sheds and
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The area is covered by - TALI NT
photography and 10 KEYHOLE missions batween
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ground scarring is observed. Twenty
the support area since
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This installation has been reported as an
ammunition storage area; however, comparative
analysis of TALENT and KEYHOLE photography
reveals it is probably a general storage area.
The buildings are closely spaced and unrevetted.
A spur line from the double-track
Baranovichi-Bilest rail line serves the east
part of the instlallation.
Two secotdary roads connect the installa-
tion with the all-weather primarv road leading
from Baranovichi to Brest. hhe installation
is also connected by secondary roads to the
Baranovichi Army Barracks and .Maneuver .Area
Lesnava and ~he Ammunition Storage Area
Lesnava North.;
One probable barracks and one adminis-
tration building are located i n area 1) Figure 3).
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Twelve general storage buildings are
located in the storage area ( area 1-71, 1= igure 3).
Of the 12 in area El, three small storage
buildings have been added since M The
area also contains two support buildings. Ofthe
3h support buildings in area E2, 15 have been
erected since Track activity indicates
hoth areas are occupied.
Other Buildings
Three support buildings are located outside
the probable perimeter fence of the support in-
stallation.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
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Two 200- by 50-foot vehicle sheds and six
support buildings, two new si-nce_ are located
in area J (Figure 3). Track activity indicates
these buildings are occupied.
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