PORTS OF WISMAR AND KLAIPEDA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00280R000100140072-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: October 11, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED BY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY'
East Germany/USSR (L i-tnuania )
AGE FOR SPECIAL CONTROLS, IF ANY
..it, r..c'erial contains inlcrnatlen of fegttnq the
Naticoal Dotaase of the United States Within the
mraaing of the Espionage Laws. Title U. Q.S.C.
'.. Secs. 797 and 794, the tranamissten or mrefatton
of which in any manner to an unauthorised per
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FOR. IAC DISSENflIATIO; IN ACCCru;:.CI. 1;ii:i PARAU,:'"'':t 3C of i;SCID ir!
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FORT OF WISNAR, EAST
OFFICE OF KAVAL IN E .LTGt;:.C:. F IS -:--D FOLLOWING r\RbMATION TO CLA
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The railroad (European, with t.. sets of tracks) ran along the apron. The
railroad cars were old, open ty,:_ cr -ondola; and the capacity was appr oxi-
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ately 20 tons. Nc estimate cf :,~_!.,cr. 50X1-HUM
a aro:_i.,.atel; five thousand tons 50X1-HUM
estin..-ca I:pproxir~ ely fiv^ ton capacity. I
cr._ s.ail shipy. _d on opposite shcrc,50X1-HUM
There was nc Naval activity. _r radar il'stallatiens were observed
.zither in the channel or in the .as`_ ~: =elves. Searchlights were evident
at Llt,a ., aicn ..I.'e coast. .:O s:tcific ICL'at 1C,':.3 identli led.
DISTR'SUTION
start I I sa;r'.
NO DISSEM AFROAD LIMITED
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N:S r'emeats. and Sidra: echelons with their :m=edio!e suprortin- Nor tc be cissr_ inmt: tc c nsultcnts. rsteeoalyrNsCls
:panel on short tram active duty esce-tinq lndiridun:s who are ncrn.aIJ1- fuli-t ^.c en:plorrses ci CIA. AEC. T$i. State or Defense
ann t,ermission of the xig:co:inq ":lice has been obtaine;i :hrcagh the Assistant Dueacr for Collection and Dissent: rt,n. CIA.
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Air Activity
4. No planes olLscrvcd.
Populace
the people of Wismar were :er discontented. There wore fcw cars, no new
gases, and the taxis were old and at a premiums. a neon 50X1 HUM
sign directing the working _:ecplc to their swi:=iur, pool. The .u,orit;
of homes were old, dirty, and in need of paint. Some new c-nstruction was
ot'served, vainly trick apart---n-I .osses in the center the city. .:c
estimate as to number.
PORT OF KLA IPEDA
7. A few Soviet and Polish ships ;:cr o at anchor disct:ar ring and loading cargo
into bar es each ahi usin- it, "'F'n ' -6'ar Three s!'-i-`. `j.'"" 4--i I
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five thousand gross tons. cargo was general,
The: cranes were old, and apparently
of the jib portal ton ton capacity type. Extensive exporting
of coal was evident. The
ligthting conditions were good, with all cranes being equipped with lights.
An old sucti-n dredge was si :ae1 working in the channel. Mud was dischargcd
off the port side of to entrance c:,annel. Many piles of scrap were lying on
the pier, no cement or lu?'cer was c':ident. The railroad along the apron waG
old, but serviceable, and there. .as nc shortage of cars. No women were use50X1-HUM
in loading.
8. One Scvict submarine entered j::ort t appeared to
to new and of the long ran.e tyte. Guns of shore
catteries were sighted
`Pl:cre were four large gun emplacccents noted, no definite locations, but
pr. sumcely port side of harbor entran ce. Soldiers sto:cd Ground the g ns
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 ; as no natural or artificial Yrctectiun 'or tI._ cans.
factories n_tcd a
ctruction.
accut to the Sudore.=nt Shipyard, but were of old ccn-
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Air Activity
9. Nc plant:; ocservc'
Populace
the few car.- ill .:=aipeda were driven by officials.
black market operation existed in. Klaipeda.