PORT FACILITIES AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN ODESSA

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 28, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR (Ukrairjia.n. SSR) REPORT
SUBJECT Port Facilities and Living Conditions DATE DISTR. 28 February 1957
in Odessa
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS* TENTATIVE.
Attachment No I ?.-a- A three-page report or, the facilities of the port
of Odessa, with a sketch of the port; t:: is report includes a res
security procedures to be followed by vessels proceeding from ss
Zhdanov and some information on living conditions and rice in Od
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port of Odessa and naval vessels in the ;art
submarines and destroyers
are in thy: port,
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Attachment No. A - One page of information
ENCLOSURE ATTACHED
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Conditions in the Port of 0DESSA
l . I nstnllati ons.
a) All the cranes in the Fort of ODESSA are new
IFor a ship of about 150
metres in length there are three cranes, each with a capacity of bet-
ricer. 8 to 20 tons.
b) Slowness in loading ships in 0 ESSI, is 7very r,,ark(,d.
a) T. ere is a new electric power station in the Port of ODESSA
with 5 generators (see Item 2 of Plan attached).
d) All cargoe is consigned by the Russian company LFLOT.
2. Security.
a) Security on a;;broaching ODB66A is not so strict
When leaving ODESSA ships have to keep
away from the CRIT;A, especially from :;B 'iOPOL. Instead o- following
the nor Tli course from ODESSA to 1I1 H of 345 miles they have to do a
course of 450 miles and enter K1 RCF.i from the South.
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d) T -ie ,-Ulitaxy ]Port (Naval) is soparateex from the Commercial Port
and entry into the iiiilitary zone is absolutely forbidden (see Item 6 on
Plan A attached).
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Shipping.
a) Local merchant shipping in the port
Only two Soviet coasters with cargoc arrive a'id there
arc no local passenger ships. There are I I3 or 24. foreign
there were at ODESSii 4 Soviet Destroyers
The destroyers are modern with one funnel each and two turrets of
1- guns i:orward -:nd one turret with 4. puns aft. lift of the funnel on each
side are 4 torpedoe tubes in two layers of two. Depth charges are in
the normal position in the stern. The radar ;vas the
normal curved type high up on the mast.
4. Local conditions.,
a) There is a Club Internacional its the Port
The Secretarj- of the Club is _'ii ,I SKY
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c) Prices. k bottle of beer costs 5 roubles; beer and sandwiches
Everything bought for a foreign ship has to be pa i 1 for in U. S. dollars.
The rate of exchange was 4 roubles to the 7ollnr.
d) Labourers in the Port receive 11 roubles for 8 hours work; for
12 hours their receive 30 rouoles, which is the r~aXimu!a ,;rage. The price
of :neat is 18 roubles a kilo, and an ordinax' pair of shoes costs
bet-.,eon. 120 and 150 roubles. There are a large nurii::)er of worn working,
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Plan 1- attached shows the following:-,
Item 1: The Inflot building
Item 2: The new electric power station.
Ite: i 3; The lighthouse.
Item 14.: The quay for local Soviet ships.
Item 5:
The quay where
ships
Item 6: The ,ilitary zone.
Item 7: The quay for cargo vessels carrying heavy loads where
there use the most modern cranes.
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