THE GALATI POST OFFICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700320003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2010
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Rumania
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
SUBJECT The Galati Post Office
PLACE ACQUIRED
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 unauthorised person Is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form 14 prohibited.
17 July 1953
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REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE,
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The Post Office in Galati is located in the central section of the city at 9
Strada Alexandra Sahia (formerly Lahovari). The Galati Post Office employed 117
clerks some of whom also worked for the telephone service.
2. In 1951, the Post Office and the telephone service merged. The director was
Alexander Lascu, who was assisted by Dutescu (fnu).
3. The Galati Post Office was organized into a secretariate and branches. The
Secretariate was headed by Ion Ilse who had two typists. The Finance branch was
staffed by one employee and the accounting branch was headed by Ion Oprisan
assisted by 14 employees. The mail sorting and delivery branch had ~O mailman;
the telegraph section had seven operators assisted by eight employees; the money order
section had three employees and 25 employees worked at the counters in the main lobby.
Four employees worked at the registered letters section and five employees worked in
the warehouse. There were two drivers, four charwomen, and four watchmen employed by
the Post Office. The Cadre branch was staffed by four Communist Party members.
44. Four self-explanatory sketches are attached.
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Location of the Post Office in Galati
Legend:
1. The Post Office
2, Telephone Building
3. Public garden
4. Public garden recently developed
5. Greek Church
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GALATI POST OFFICE
Plan of the basement
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Legend:
service
1. Room occupied by the parcel distribution`
2. Storeroom for printed material sorted
3. Room where the registered letters are ';
4, Offices with te
5. Room of the Socurity officers in charge,
censorship of correspondence
6. Room for the storage of used gquipment
7. Storeroom
8. Room
9. Corridor
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SUCH 3 - GALATI POST OFFICE, Plan of groundfloor
' SK rCH
GALATI POST OFFICE
Plan of groundfloor
Legend:
1, Vestibule
2, 'Storeroom
3, Staircase
4, Office of the chief of the Post Office
5, Public hall
6. Counter for general deliveries
7. Counters for registered letters
8. Counter where stamps are sold
9. Counters for the presentation of
telegrams
10. Counter for enquiries and complains
11. Counters for the expedition of postal
money orders
12, Counters for the expedition of parcels
13. Counter for the radio subscription
14. Desk of the chief of the personnel
15. Offices of the secretariate
16. Cashier's office
17. Restrooms
N8 , Bathroom
, Garage
20. Room for storage of printed matter
21, Room unidentified
22, Offices
23. Hall
24. Office of the maintainsnce service
25.. Coupt aad
M M-0 Rooms 2l, 22, 23 and were recer
added. The basement Df these rooms
is converted into a t ore room, A
large hall for Party gatherings is
built on top of these, rooms,
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SKETCH 4
GALATI POST OFFICE
Plan of the first floor.
Legend.-
1. Corridor
2 1 2. Telegraph office
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3. Telegraph office
4. Barber shop
5. Dentist
6. Offices for Cadre
7. Offices
8. Room for teletypists
9. Door leading to the central of the
Telephone Building
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