RUMORS OF SECRET INSTALLATION IN CHELYABINSK SECRET BRIDGE OVER THE AMUR RIVER AND OTHER HEARSAY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006800190009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 25, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Sees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR
DATE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 25 May 1955
NO. OF PAGES 2
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REFERENCES
Secret Bridge over the Amur River
another bridge hidden in the water (sic). The upper bridge was the largest
in the USSR and was about four km long, Beneath it, or somewhat downstream,
a concrete passageway, with rails already laid, was built in the water to be
used in case the upper bridge was destroyed. The secret passage was not 1
visible on either side, but ready to be connected in case of need. Guards'
were situati5d about 250 .m from the river, on either side.
American Visitors
if they were normally available for prisoners.
to work without escort. The camp stores were opened on the day of the visit as
hid the real forced laborers, moved free workers into their camp, and sent them
came for an inspection of labor conditions in the Kolyma region. The`Soviets
some time after the war, possibly in 1947, an American pastor
Immediately after the departure of the visitor,l
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Vlassovite Rebellion
he Indigirskiy Gold Mine
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around 19
7 some Vlassovites had killed 250 guards
on a s p an were try g to reach Alaska. They had forgotten to kill the
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radio operator who sent out messages about the revolt. Planes and '
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Rumors of Secret Installation in
Chelyabinsk, Secret Bridge over
the Amur River, and other Hearsay
Information
under the Amur railroad bridge near Khabarovsk there was
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4. A Tartar in had been sentenced to seven 25X1
which sank with the Vlassovites on deck. singing to the last moment.
other ships attacked them. The rebels opened the sea-cocks of the shims
of forced labor for being 26 minutes late to work. An Udmurt 25X1
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had been working on a kolkhoz and had begged for some grain. His 15X1
eight years of forced labor.
e was refused and the man stole 1.5 kg of rye. He was sentenced to
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the Marshanskiy Gold
777 ~a Mine about 1952-1953,
secret installation
was started in Chelyabinsk in 1948 and completed in 1950. The plant was
hidden in the side of a mountain, near the city. A higher officer who had
worked there was asked by Soviet officials what he knew about the installa-
tion. The officer gave some information and was liquidated. A junior
officer was asked similar questions but pretended that 4e was completely
ignorant; he went free. All the prisoners who had been employed in this
installation were scattered over various camps in the Kolyma region.
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1. This incident is obviously in contradictim with the statement that
the real prisoners were removed from the camp.
2. A similar inc dent was reported before in greater detail
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