SEARCHLIGHTS IN THE GULF OF FINLAND AND ON THE ESTONIAN COAST

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CENTRAL INTELL.I.G.ENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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. 26 March 1953
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1d During the night of 16 September 1952 when visibility was good
extraordinarily n en-
an c s e first searchlight
positions were seen near Dagerort on H;iiurnaa (Dago) island from a distance of
between three and five nautical miles off shore. Another group of searchlights
was located, near Pakerort on Pal ri island, and several searchlights were seen
close to Pakerort lighthouse and others on Keri island.
20. The positions of other searchlights were prac-
tically all along the Estonian coast, could not be determined because they were
under the horizon. Their activity began at dusk and continued all night until
dawn
EZZI Comment. Previous information repeatedly indicated intensive Soviet
searchlight activity on the Estonian coast and in the Gulf of Finland.
USSR (Estonian SSR
Searchlights in the Gulf of Finland
and on the Estonian Coast
STATE ARMY #x INAVY J#X AIR FBI I IAEC
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