1. AIRFIELD NEAR ANTOPOL 2. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON MOZYR, ANTOPOL, BORISOV, TALLINN, AND KURGAN-TYUBE 3. TADZHIK DESIGN BUREAU IN STALINABAD

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COUNTRY USSR ~..(Belonlssian SSR, Estonian SSR, REPORT
and Tadzhik SSR)
SUBJKT 1. Airfield Near Antopol DATE DISTR, aO~ `~?"""`~"'~ `'` ~y ~ ~
2. Miscellaneous Information on Mozyr,
Antopol, Borisov Tallinn, and NIO. PAGES 2
Kurgan-Tyube
3. Tadzhik Design Bureau in Stalinabad REFERENCES RD
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1956 MIG-15 fighters were observed, and M~~i-17's were rumored to have
been operating there. In ore reported maneuver' all the ,jet aircraft ~~_ -
stationed at the field near Kobrin were flown to the Antopol airfield.
During the summer this airfield also serves for parachute training. No
underground structures are known to exist, otY:.er than the aforementioned
fuel tanks. During most of the year, when no aircraft are stationed at
the field, the installation is guarded by .~~arald~.litary watchmen, but
before the arrival of planes all secu~rit arran 'ements are taken over by 50X1-HUM
air force personnel. (cf Atta.chmrnt 2
at the field during the summer months fora short period. of training. ~~n i'!"E?~~
of underground fuel tanks, and considerable traffic of tank trucks has r---`---~
is bordered by three villages: Golovchitsy, T.atarnovichy (N 52-10, E 2~-49,1
and Sveklichy. the installation is subordinate to th ~y-
headquarters of an air force unit station in Kobrin (N 52-12, E 24-1~)
Grass has been planted over most of the installation, but the runways are
kept clear of vegetation at all times. The field contains a large number ..~,~y~Q
km from Antopol on the road leading to Golovchitsy (N 52-09, E 2~+-52).
The installation, which extends over an area of roughly three by five km,
1. A reserve landing field of the Soviet Air Force is located four or five 50X1-H U M
the,[TSS~.::lhroia~i ::,.i 1957
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Attachment l: A two-page report on Mozyr (:hT 52-03, E 29-16) and vicinity.
The report contains information on construction of an excavator
factory, abridge over the Pripet River, a pontoon regiment and ~.
a military school for automobile technician officers,
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T ~;2-12, E 2~+-~+2) and vicinity
a e report on Antopol ~~ a~?lic buildings, transportation
A five-p g
which mentions construct~.on of p' d and personalities
facilities, a reserve mils gar ra h' g 50X1-HUM
residing in Antopol.~~f p~ ~? P
ort on Borisov (~? 5-1.5, E 28-30) ax.~-d vicinity
A four-page rep
which locates various in.dusc~~onmen~.11Attached tolthelreport
airfield, and two military
t h and legend of Borisov.
~,re;~ ske c _ enerally
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t,~.ee_page report on Tallinn (T1 59~Q5, E 24 ~5~cially the
,achment ~+ : p'
locates indu~ioiFactoryaand thes'~f iceslof thesEstonian Communist
Rosemarie Ra
Party.
ir_d~:~stry in Kt:+rgan -zyube
A three-page report describing ~g;;Seau i~ Stalinahad.
Attachment 5 > (N 37-5Q, E 68-47) and the TadzY:~i.k Pesign le,~-~,s .
(N 38-33, E 68-~+$) ar'd the bureau' s future b~uildir.:g p.
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USSR (Estonian SSl3)
Miscellaneous Inf~~rmatioa~ on Yellin
1. The town of Yellin, with a&out one million inhabitants,
was divided into three rayons:
a. Kalininelciy Rayon, the former Kople quarter. Its
main thoroughfar?, Voltska Street, tide five to six lrnt long,
one of the longest streets in the city.
b. Morskoy Rayon, which had Narva Manta Street as its
main thoroughfare.
c. Tsentralniy Rayon, the center of town. It included
Mount Tamppe, on which most of the central government offices
of the Estonian SSR were located.
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2. The following are details on i~3duatrial establishments in
a. The largest industrial plant in th? city was the
Volta Works, located on Voltska Street directly on the sea
shore. This works was developed f:ro~a a saoa].1 prewar plant
to a laa~ge industrial unit, extending over a length of about
three km along the share. It mairiLy manufactured large
electric motors and ganeratora. Its labor force was estimated
at 5,000-6,000.
b. The Rosmarie Radio Factory, employing 3,000-l~,000
corkers, was also a prewar plant ~rhich grew to large dimensions
in the postwar period. Coming frrnn the town center, it was
located on the left-hand side, i.e., oddnumbered side, of
Narva Manta Street. The plants output included the "Estonia"
set with 13 tubes, rich was regarded as the finest radio set
in the entire USSR.
c. A factory for narror~gauge locomotives was located on
Mount Lasmaae in the eastern (?) outskirts of the fawn. This
factory was in existence before World War II.
d. A large refrigeration plant of Pour or five stories
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was located in the vicinity of the locomotive factory. It
was completed in 1953 or 195l~?
e. A power station, thought to be the only one in
Yellin, was located on the sea shore in the KaYininskiy Ragan.
The station dates from before World War II, but was consider-
ably enlarged after the war. It had four or five tall
chimneys. In one day the plant allegedly consumed 25 wagons
of lignite and exhausted three tons of soot, Mich settled
all over the city.
No information is available on other industrial establishments in
Tallin.
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Communist Party were situated on Ploshchad Pobedi, rich was
regarded as the center of the city. No information is available
on other public institutions, the harbor, or military ob3ectives.
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1. Miscellaneous Information on Kurgan-Tyube
2. The Tadzhik Design Bureau in Stalinabad
Kurgar~Tyube
1. Kurgan-Tyube (N 37-50, E 6$-16;1, a rayon center in the
Tadzhik SSR, had a population of about ].0, 000. Most of the inhabi-
tants were former prisoners who, on com~~letion of their sentences
in one of the prison camps in the vicinity, had either remained of
their own free will or were forced to si;ay on.
2. The town, which was connected i;o Stalinabad (N 38-30,
E 68-l~5) by an asphalt road, had begun i;o develop only after World
War II. Some of the houses were made of wood, but most of them
were clay huts. Construction of brick t~uildings did not start
until 1950. There was one 100-bed hospital in the town.
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3. Kurgan-Tyube had the following industrial enterprises:
a. A small sawmill (Lesopilny Zavod), employing about
100 workers.
b. An oil factory (Zhir Zavod,), which manufactured oil
from sunflower seeds, peanuts, and other products. This
factory, which went into production in 1953, employed about
300 workers.
c. A cotton processing plant Khlopko Zavod), employing
some 200 workers. The processed c~~tton was sent to textile
mills in Stalinabad.
!~. A considerable number (?) of troops were concentrated in
a large ca?np near the town.
Tadzhik Design Bureau
5. The Tadzhik Design Bureau (Tadzhik Proekt), located in
Stalinabad, examined industrial designs submitted by various
building and design institutes in the Tadzhik SSR. The bureau was
subordinate to the Ministry of Construction and employed about
100 workers, 70 of whom were engineers. It consisted of the
following departments: industry, electricity, sanitation, drainage,
road transport, planning, and calculation. The director of the
bureau was a certain Marshak.
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6. In 1951 the following building plans were under examination
or ha.d already been approved:
a. A wood products factory, tlae location of which had not
yet been decided.
b. A galvanization plant , which was to be erected in the
Vakhsh valley.
c. A metallurgical works, whi~~h was to comprise a foundry
and a rolling mill. Its location ]Zad not yet been fixed. It
was to produce mainly construction iron, and the ore was to
be brought from the Uzbek SSR.
d. A hydropower station (GES) in the Vakhsh valley,
construction of which was started :in 1951. It was to supply
all power requirements of StaTi.nabaci. (Stalinabad had an
unspecified number of power statio~zs of less than 20 ASGW).
e. Several small rural diesel-operated power stations.
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IISSR (Belorussian SSR)
Miscellaneous Information on Antopol
1. .~ntopol (N 52-12, E 2!t-!t2) is a r~ron center located about
80 lam Pram Brest (N 52-07, E 23-1t0). Although the Brest-Pinsk
(N 52-09, E 26-05) railroad line passes near the fawn, there is no
station i.n hntopol, merely a Stop (Osta~akovka) consisting of a
one-room structure which serves as both a waiting room and ticket
office.
2. Antopol has 6,000-7,000 inhabitants, of whaan about half
are local White Russians and half Great Russians from the interior
of the countrg. The townspeople are either artisans or workers
in sma11 industrial ent~rppises which acre organized as a combine.
The latter consists of the following enterprises:
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s. Attunisnam foundry for kitchen and household utensils
b. Flour mil].
c. Two brick kilns
d. SawYnill
e. Ropd.ng shop
f. Cabinetnaker's shop
g. Tailor and shoemaaker shops
3. Until mid-1957 sugar was rationed in Antopol and long
queues formed in front of the shops on distribution days. The
townspeople also had to line up for houz~s every day in order
to purchase bfead.
!~. In 1950-1951 a two-story wooden rayon hospital (Rayonnapa
Bolnitsa) was erected in Antopol. The medical staff of this
hospital, which has about 100 beds, consists of four doctors and
10-12 nurses. .A: short distance from th9ls institution there is
a contagious diseases hospital with 25-.30 beds.
5. !~ new secondary school was bui7.t in 1955-1956 in
Detkovichy (N 52-19, E 2!~-I~9 ), about eight lan north of J4ntopol
on the road to Kartuz Bereza (N 52-32, E 2lt-57). The building
was reportedly designed to serve as a military hospital in case
of an emergency.
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USSR (Belorussian. SSR)
Miscellaneous Information on Mozyr and
Vicinity
1. In 1955 work was begun on the construction of an
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excavator factory in Mozyr (N 52-03, E 24-15), located in the
vicinity of the Mozyr-Pyhov anchorage. In 1957 the plant had
approximately 1,000 workers; on its co~rrpletion the number of
workers was effected to increase to 10,000.
2. In 1957 a permanent bridge over the Pripet River was
completed in Mozyr, construction of thE: bridge having started
~ 1955? Slutska4Ya Street passes over the bridge, thus serving
the GomelMozyr Minsk highw~.
3. A pontoon regiment (Pontonr~r Folk) of the engineer corps
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is stationed in the barracks situated at the end of Lenina Street
in Mozyr, near the Molot artisanf s coox-erative.
!~. A military school for automob~l.e technician officers
(Voennoe Tekh Uchilishche) is located in a military ca?np in
Kalinkevich, approximately 10 fan from N[ozyr. The course of
studies at the school lasts for two pears.
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6. About five lrn- from Antopol is ,~ canal connecting the
Dnieper and Bug Rivers. The canal is 1'S-20 meters wide and
provides for simultaneous passage of two boats. From April to
November there is heavy traffic on the canal in the direction
of Brest and then to the Ukraine. The 'bulk of the cargo trans-
ported by boat on this route are timber and in particular iron
ore, destined for Poland and East Germar~. At Brest the ore is
transferred to freight trains, while the boats are reloaded with
Polish coal which has reached Brest by train. The offices of
the canal shipping directorate are situated in Pinsk.
7. A reserve landing field of the Soviet Air Force is
located four or five lint frown Antopol on the road leading to
Golovchitsy (N 52-09, E 2lt-52). The installation, which extends
over an area of roughly three by five km, is bordered by three
villages: Golovchitsy, Tatarnovichy (N 52-10, E 21}-!~9) and
Sveklickry. the installation is subordinate 50X1-HUM
to the headquarters of an air force unit station in Kobrin
(N 52-12, E ?_1~-15). Grass has been planted over most of the
installation, but the runways are kept clear of vegetation at
all times. The field contains a large (-?-) ~ n:,unber of underground
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fuel tanks, end considerable traffic of tank trucks has been
observed during the spring and summer months. Jet aircraft
arrive at the field during the summer months for a short period
of training. In 1956 MIG-15 fighters were observed, and MIG-1?'s
were rumored to have bean operating there. In one reported
maneuver, all the het aircraft stationed at the field Haar
Kobrin were flown to the Antopol airfield. During the summer
this airfield also serves for parachute tra'!n~g. No underground
structures are known to exist, other than the aforeaaentioned
fuel tanks. During most of the year, when no aircraft are
stationed at the field, the installation is guarded by para-
military watchmen-, but before the arrival of planes all
security arrangements are taken over by air force personnel.
Personalities
8. The following individuals are residents of Antopol:
a. Cherniak (fnu), secretary of the Oblispolkom,
b. Nikolay Gamin, chairman of the municipal council
(Gorsovet)f
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c. Klitnets (frnx) has been Fisst Secretary of the rayon
Party comatittee (Raykom) since 195'!t.
d. Ma3or Nikatuirov (fuu) 2iia/~co~nander of the district
militia directorate sinc? 1950
e. Samusevich (frai) has beers chai.rtaan of the Rayspol-
kom since 1956
f. Captain Tolkachev (Erna), deputy commander of the
g. Filip Ivanovich Zhukovskiy, a surgeon, is chief
doctor of the rayon hospital and head of the rayon health
directorate.
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IISSR (Belorussian S.S~)
Miscellaneous Information on Borisov
1. Borisov (N 51~-15, E 28-30), xi.th a population of approxi-
mately 100,000, was a rayon center located on the Mosco~Minsk
highxs4y.
2. The following inc~xstrisl establislnceats were located in
Borisov:
a. Kirov Match Combine. This factory could be adapted
to military production since its aataaaatic machines for the
manufacture of au2.flir were also capable of producing explo-
sives. The factory had its own power station Which fulfilled
its electrical requirennents.
b. An iron foundry (Chugano-Ziteynfy Zavod), a saaall
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enterprise which field orders for industrial and agricultural
eatabliahomeats.
c. An automobile repair plant,(Avtoremontniy Zavod),
belonging to the road transport directorate (Avtotransport),
which carried out engine repairs aaai overhauls.
d. !f< glass factory, which man~ufactnred domestic glass-
ware, plate glass aad plastic gla~as (Plastiglass and Plexi-
glass.
e. A noodle factory, which esploped approximately 500
workers. This factory was one of the largest of its kind
and it could be converted to the production of explosives.
3. Both Borisov (including its factories) and Minsk were
supplied by the hydroelectric power station in Zhodino (N 54-07,
E 28-20), about 12 km from Borisov. The station had four turbines.
!~. Near Borisov there was a civilian airfield which main-
tained flights to Minsk and to isolated. points in the rayon
inaccessible by train. The field also served as an alternate
to the Minsk airport. An air force unit wa$ stationed in the
vicinity of the Borisov airfield (no information on its activities).
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A DOS~AAF' flying clubs rich ran flying courses for young people,
was also located near the field.
5. There ~e two military cantonaents (voenniy Gorodok) in
the vicinity of Borisov. One of them was located 3xi PecY~, about
two km from the to[m. This cantonment contained the headquarters,
a technical school and tank repa3rshops of the 3rd Armored Arm3r
(Tretyarya Mekhanisisovannaya Tankovaya.Armiya) of the Byelorussian
Military District. The other cantonment was located near the
village of Matishche, approa3mately seven km from Borisov, alor~
the railroad line to Minsk. It also belonged to the 3rd Armored
Army and accormmodated tank units.
b. The following individuals were residents of Borisov:
a. Col. Gen. Baton (fna) was commanding officer of the
3rd Tank Army in Borisov in 1951.-1952.
b. Lt. Gen. Bielski (fnn) was a member of the Military
Coancil of the Byelorussian Military District Beadquarters.
c. Col. Botyan (fnu), commandant of the Borisov city
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d. Col. (iribov, c~nananding officer of the Borisov
military com~ni.ssariat
e. Col. Kuznetsov (fmt) was aon~mending officer of the
quartermaster Branch of the 3rd Tank Army.
f. Ma3or Mikoleychik (frYa), o~perationss officer of the
3rd army headquarters
g. Ivan Fiodorovich Mosheyko, chairman of the Borisonr
city executive corm3ttee (Gorispol:kam)
h. Col. Soldatenko (fna), chief transport officer of
the Byelorussian Military District
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Legend to Sketch-Map of Bo+
1. Borisov railroad station
2. Iron railroad bridge
3. "Ka~aintern" xood products factory
1~. Paper mill
5. Noodle factory
6. Match caenbine
7. Match combine potrer station
8. Lenin Street
9. mid Street
10. Prospekt Revolutsiy
11. 8-vCS Marta Street
12. Stac~jronnaya Street
13. City militia directorate
1.I~. City MVD directorate
15? Military cantonaent
16. pPRAM" (Poleve Avtoresuontne Masterskye) military workshops
17. City stadium
18. City Party committee (Gorkom)
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19. City executive conani.ttee (Gorispolkom)
20. Glass factory im. Dzerzhinskovo
21. Six-story residential building, containing officers' quarters
22. Piano factory
23. Municipal hospital
2!t . "Batereya" hill
25? Iron foundry
26. Shipyard for rafts and small boats
27. Berezina River
28. Civilian airfield
29. Air force barracks
30. Automobile repair plant (Avtoremontniy Zavod)
31. Mosco~Minsk main highway
32. Military club
33. New airfield, under constraction
3l~. Military cantorn-ent in Pechy
35. To Moscow
36. To Minsk
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