MILOVICE AIRFIELD

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CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5
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June 4, 2013
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October 23, 1953
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REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECURITY INFORMATION, COUNTRY Czechoslovakia SUBJECT Milovice Airfield PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED BY SOURCE DATE OF INFORMATION 50X1 REPORT NO. 50X1 DATE DISTL2J10614:S:31 NO, Of PAGES 12 50:00 50:00 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT Na .6 I. IDENTIFICATION DATA: Reference Overlay of GSGS 4416 Sheet T-9 Praha, Pinpoint Location of ?Milovice Airfield. 50X1 1. Milovice Airfield: Located 200 meters Northeast of Milovice rPt. 20 Overlay) and about one kilometer Northwest from Zbozicka t. 5, Overlay), Airfield was approximately four kilometers East to West, SOURCE was not able to estimate North to South dimensions. 2. Miloviee: 200 meters Southwest from airfield area (Pt. 1, OveelaY), 3. Maim Highway: Asphalt, five meters wide, ran North from Milovioe. 4. Road: gravel, five meters wide, about one kilometer East from Winvice Airfield. 5. Zbozicka: APProximately one kilometer Southeast from Milovice Airfield. 11. SITE LAYOUT: Reference Memory Sketch of Milovice Airfield. (All dimensions are approximate unless otherwise stated.) SECURITY INFORMATION Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one sotirce through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1953--O--2651B2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R00070n7nn1R_ 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECRET -2- 1. Radio Control Building: single-story, gray, concrete building, five by five by four meters, flat roof. 300 meters East of run- way (Pt. 9, Memory Sketch), used for giving landing instructions to aircraft. Two or three men occupied this building, on duty twenty-four hours a day. No further information. 2. Auto Parking Place; gravel, 250 x 4 meters, extended from road (Pt. 6, Memory Sketch). Civilian cars usually parked here. No further information. 3. Three Anti-Aircraft Gun Positions: Each had three 20mm,clip fed guns Pi-ail-Fed together. These emplacements were earthen, one meter deep and 30 em. thick. This AA gum position was manned by the 14th Airfield Battalion from Sept. 1951 to May 1952, four men to each gun position, twelve men for all three gun positions, on twenty-four hour alert. No further information. 14. Three Bunkers: wooden structures, four by four by two meters deep, sod roof even with ground level. Each had one coal stove. Four men to a bunker. No further information. 5. Wooded Area: ten meter high trees, 100 x 5 meters. 6. Road: gravel, five meters wide, with ditches, one meter by Taity centimeters on both sides of road. Led from Milovice to Zbozicko. No further information. 7. Grass Area: 760 x 150 meters, separated runway (pt. 9, Memory Sketch) and taxi-strip (Pt. 20, Memory Sketch). No further information. Taxi Strips: concrete, 150 meters long. No further information. Runway: concrete, block constructed, 50 m. x 50 m. x 30 cm. thick, go?condition, 2,500 meters long x 70 meters wide; Northwest to Southeast direction. SOURCE stated runway could be extended about 100 meters on each end of runway. SOURCE observed the following aircraft; MIG-l5 YAK-11, Dakotas-DC-3, and ME-262 (German air- craft). No further information. 10. 11. Three Anti-Aircraft Gun Positions: same as (Pt. 3, Memory Sketch). 12. Three Bunkers: same as (Pt. 14, Memory Sketch). 13. Radio Control Building: Same as (Pt. 1, Memory Sketch). 14. Road: from Milovice to airfield, asphalt five meters wide, good condition, medium traffic. 15. Ready Strip: concrete, 100 x 10 meters, warm up area before take- off, able to accomodate seven to eight MIG-151s at onetime. No further information. 16. Road: dirt, two meters wide, leading from road (Pt. 14, Memory Sketch) to airfield road (Pt. 21, Memory Sketch). No further information. 17. Bore-Sighting Ran: concrete, 120 x 10 meters, with a 30 x 15 x 8 meter dirt back ground. SOURCE observed jet aircraft firing in bore-sighting range. No further information. SECRET Om. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016- Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1953-0-265182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R00020025nn1n- Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R0002062-66016-5 SECRET _3- ? 18. Han ar: stucco brick, color unknown, tar paper shed-type roof, x 40 x 12 meters. SOURCE did not observe interior of hangar. No further information. 19. Apron: concrete, 100 x 30 meters. No further information. 20. Taxi-Strip: concrete, could possibly be used 21. Airfield Road: asphalt 2,500 x 25 meters. SOURCE stated that it as an emergency runway. No further informatio4 five meters wide, good condition. 22. Billets: two-story concrete building, 11 x 10 x 8 meters, shingle gable-type roof. Housed 14th Airfield Battalion guards, five firemen and three civilian personnel. No further information. 23. Barn: one-story, concrete, 50 x 10 x 9 meters, shingle gable-type FFEr; used barn for cows and bulls. 24. Farm House: light stucco brick, dimensions unknown, wooden gable- type roof. 25. Farm House: same as (Pt. 24, Memory Sketch). 26. Hangar: stucco brick, 50 x 20 x 4 meters, wood gable-type roof. observed Piper Cub aircraft and military cars in hangar. No further information. 27. Mess Hall: two-story, concrete, 4o x 20 x 12 meters, shingle gable-type roof. First floor was used as mess hall for officers and sergeants. Second floor may have contained offices. No further information. 28. Swimming Pool: 29. Gas Station: arr'rfFEIFIes .4 concrete, 30 x 15 x 2 meters. No further information, two pumps, capacity unknown. Gas station for mili- only. No further information. 30. Technical Warehouse: stucco concrete, 30 x 10 x 4 meters, tile gable-type roof, stored aircraft tires, propellers, and all parts of aircraft. Also supplied such tools as shovels, saws, hammers, rakes, axes, etc. No further information. 31. Warehouse: stucco brick, slate shingle gable-type roof, 70 x 20 x 10 meters. Stored POL for the 14th and 18th Airfield Battalion. Also had various unknown equipment. 32. Shelter Area: 30 x 15 meters, wooden gable-type roof, with a total of six pillars supporting roof. SOURCE observed two busses parked under shelter roof area. Busses parked there in bad weather only. No further information. 33. Underground Fuel Storage Tank: dimensions unknown, fuel wad transferred from railroad tank cars in Milovice to tank trucks which then delivered fuel to aircraft. No further information. 34. Office Building: stucco brick, five by five by three meters, shed type roof. SOURCE believed this was the office for undergrounAH--- fuel storage tank. 35. Airfield Road: asphalt, three meters wide, very good condition. SECRET Jeclassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046Rnnn9nn9cnni g Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information 11. 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1953-0 265182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-0004RRnnn7nn9cnniR_ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECRET -4- 36. Motor Pool: 150 x 100 meters, one meter high barbed wire fence -enclosing motor pool. All military vehicles attached to company "K" were parked at motor pool. 37. Taxi Strip: concrete, 250 x 10 meters x 30 cm. thick. 38. Control and Watch Tower: stucco brick, 20 x 10 x 15 meters, glass ZETIEWUR-ZE top six by six by three meters with a reinforced "tin" roof. SOURCE observed two red lights and a rotating light mounted with a 7.92 mm. machine gun on top of tower. SOURCE observed radio in control tower but did not know type. No further information. 39. Anti-Aircraft Gun Positions: Same as(Pt. 3, Memory Sketch). 40. Bunkers: same as (pt. 4, Memory Sketch). 41. Pea Patch Area for Aircraft: 100 x 50 meters SOURCE observed WortE-fgE-1170i-T5"5-TriCiTaTt. 42. Ammunition Building: white stucco brick, five by five by three mepers.,tar-papered shed type roof. Stored jet aircraft ammunition only. 43. Airfield Gate: wood) extended across road (Pt. 900 Memory Sketch). One guard on duty, guarded twenty-four hours a day. No further information. 44. Auxilary Power E ui ment Shm: 'canvas tent, 20 x 8 x 2 meters. Equipmentpertaine to auxilary power units, compressors, and aircraft dewinterizing heaters and fans. No further information. 45. Apron: concrete 100 x 0 meters x 30 centimeters thick. Good condition. 46. Hangar: red stucco brick, 100 x 40 x 9 meters, tar paper shed type roof. Metal folding type door across East side of hangar. Maintenance was done in hangar. Jet aircraft were locked in hangar at night, guarded by guards armed with 9. mm. machine guns. No further information. 47. Driveway: Dimensions unknown, concrete, used for vehicles going to Operations building (Pt. 48, Memory Sketch). No further , information. 48. Operations Building: one-story, white stucco brick, 50 x 12x 5 meters, used for pilots and flying personnel briefing and ready room, also had aircraft photographers in building. SOURCE stated flying clothes and parachutes were kept in building. No further information. 49. Hangar: gray stucco brick, 100 x 40 x 9 meters, tar-papered shed type roof. Metal folding type doors across length of hangar. SOURCE observed MIG-15 aircraft on apron (Pt. 50, Memory Sketch) next to hangar. No further information. 50. Apron: concrete, 100 x 20 meters x 30 observed MIG-15 aircraft on apron. No 51. Fire Station: stucco brick, 25 x 11 x type roof. Ten to fourteen firemen on had sleeping quarters in fire station. SECRET centimeters thick, SOURCE further information. 4 meters, low pitch gable- twenty-four hour duty; men No further information. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source. but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information I;. S. GOVEF(NMENT PRINTING OFFICE? 1953,-0 265182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R0007nn9nn1R_ ? 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECRET -5- 52. Auto Workshop: stucco brick, 25 x 15 x 5 meters, roof oonstruc- tion unknown. Repaired all military vehicles by civilian and military personnel workers. No further information. 53. Building: one-eitory, white stucco brick, 30 x 15 x 5 meters, roof construction unknown. Housed Counterintelligence men. No further information. 54. Road: dirt, four meters wide, leading from road (Pt. 55, Memory Sketch) to building (Pt. 53, Memory Sketch). No further information. 55. Airfield Road: asphalt, four meters wide, good condition. 56. Hang:. gray stucco brick, 65 x 30 x 8 meters, tar-papered shed type roof. Metal folding type doors across length of hangar. Housed jet aircraft. No further information. 57A. Apron: concrete, 65 x 20 meters. No further information. 57B. Taxi-Strip: concrete, dimensions unknown. 58. Billets: one-story, wood, 35 x lo x 4 meters. Housed aircraft mechanics. No further information. 59. Billets: dark brown wood, 65 x 12 x 4 meters, tar paper gable- type roof. Billets for the 18th Airfield Battalion E.M. No further information. 60. Kennel: wood, dimensions unknown, wire fence bordering area. tontained four dogs used on guard duty by personnel of the 14th Airfield Battalion, 61. Billets: same as (Pt. 59, Memory Sketch). 62. Theater: dark color wood, 60 x 15 x 6 meters, tar paper gable- lype roof. Building in very poor condition. Theater seated 200 to 300 people. No further information. 63. Mess Hall: light color stucco brick, overall dimensions 65 x 42 x WTEFETRIT "T" shaped building, roof construction unknown. Used by personnel of the 14th Airfield Battalion. No further information. 64. Bath House: gray stucco brick, 15 x 10 x 4 meters, low pitch gable- type roof. Bath house contained 60 wash basins, one shower room with 20 water outlets. No further information. 65. Billets: one-story, wood, coated with a brown preservative solu- tion, 70 x 12 x 4 meters, low pitch tar paper gable-type roof. Housed Guard Company "Z" of the 14th Airfield Battalion. No fur- ther information. 66. 14th Airfield Battalion Headquarters: same dimensions and construe- ilon as billets (Pt. 65, Memory Sketch). This building contained offices of the 14th Airfield Battalion Commanding Officer, his staff, and administrative offices. No further information. 67. Building: one-story, green concrete, 60 x 11 x.5 meters, tar paper gable-type roof. Building divided into three sections. Section "A" contained Base Hospital, Section "B" billeted prison .s,.nd base gate, guards, Section "C" base guard house. No further information. SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTR1CTED?Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of' any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: I: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source. but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information 11. 1.1. GOVERNMENT PRINT/NG OFFICE 1953- 0 2613182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECRET -6- 68. Open Storage Area: wooden tar paper roof with wooden beams on sides braoing roof, 30 x 15 x 8 meters. SOURCE observed six German ME-109's in storage and not in flying condition. No further information. 69. Officers' Dependent Quarters: two-story, white stucco brick, x02T15meters, shingle gable-typeroof. House was occupied by two officers' families. No further information. . Offices' De endent Quarters: two-story, white stucco brick, 0 me ers s ngle gable-type roof. Occupied by Captain KUDLACEK, officer of the 18th Airfield Battalion. No further information. 71. Air Installation Building: dark brown wood, 4o x lo x 5 meters, 'tar paper gabIe?, large double door on East side of build- ing for truck entrance. Three civilian employees and five airmen did such work as woodwork, electrical, plumbing, etc. No further information. 72. Gate: steel constructed, three meters long, three meters high. 73. Motor Pool Personnel Billets: one-story, green concrete, 60 x 11 I meters. 74. Building: one-story, concrete, 60 x 11 x 5 meters, tar paper gible-type roof. Contained messhall for all pilots only on East end of building. A small ammunition and gun room located in West end of building. 75. Building: same dimensions and construction as building (Pt. 74, Memory Sketch). This building was used as a classroom wherein refresher courses were offered to technical mechanics. 76. Building: one-story, dark brown wood, 50 x 10 x 4 meters, low ptar paper gable-type roof. Building contained two sections. Location "A" was sleeping quarters for 14th Airfield Battalion sergeants only. Section Itr was military laundry, female employees only. No further information. 77. Telephone Switchboard Station: one-story, white stucco brick, x 12 x ma7FiTTIRFIFF5EF gable-type roof. Approximately 15 airmen worked here. All calls to and from Milovice Airfield had to go through switchboard station, Czechoslovak type telephones. No further information. 78. Officers' De e dent Quarters: two-story, white stucco brick, 30 x ? x me ers, re e ga e-type roof. SOURCE believed it was No further information. a three or four family home. 79. Billets: one-story, stucco brick, 50 x 12 x 5 meters, tar paper gable-type roof. Housed the 14th Airfield Battalion, enlisted personnel only. No further information. 80. 14th Airfield Battalion Buildin : one-story, stucco brick, x me ers, irown e ga le-type roof. Building contained a barber shop, lavatory, clothing supply and a room for a teletype. No further, information. 81. Male B. O. Q.: one-story, stucco brick, 100 x 12 x5 meters, tar paper gable-type roof. B. O. Q. surrounded by pine trees ten to fifteen meters high. No further information. SECRET Jeclassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-0004ARnnn9nn9cnni g Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence).? F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information GOVERN ME NT PRINTING OFFICE 1953-0 2651R2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECRET 82. Four Buildings: one-story, stucco brick, 100 x 12 x 5 meters, tar paper gable-type roof. SOURCE believed buildings were billets for some fighter regiment. No further information. 83. Fence: two meters high, mesh-type with barbed wire on top. Bouika stated fence was not charged with electricity. 84. UrLie_rIrind_Fuel Store e Tanks: (Reference to Encl. No. 3, this repo, k? o PO Tanks . This POL storage area was under construction in May 1952 when SOURCE left Milovice Airfield. At that time there were five tanks in all, four of which were placed vertically and one horizontally. 85. Building: one-story, brown wood, 40 x 15 x 4 meters, tar paper gable-type roof. SOURCE stated building unoccupied. No further information. 86. Buildine: one-story, brown wood, 12x 6 x 4 meters, tar paper shed-type roof. Housed fifteen to eighteen Milovice Airfield guards. No further information, 87. Two Ammunition Bunkers: concrete, sodded roof, four by four by two eters. ored rifles, machine guns, pistols and ammunition. No further information. 88. Buildin : one-story, broWn wood, 40 x 10 x 3 meters, tar paper ga e ype roof. SOURCE stated he believed building was an ammunition and gun warehouse, also observed about twenty each 50 kilo weight bombs near building. No further information. 89. Road: dirt, three meters wide. 90. Road: asphalt, five meters wide, good condition, leading from Straki to Milovice Airfield. No further information. 91, Wooded Area: mostly pine trees, average 10 to 15 meters high. No further information. III. AIRFIELD INFORMATION: 1. Basic Airfield Information. a. Milovice Airfield b. None c. Czechoslovakia d. Coordinates: 5 50-14, E 14-5g7 2. Location: a, Reference is made to Milovice (Pt. 2, Overlay) b. Reference is made to (Pts. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Overlay). 3. Dimensions: a. Length of Milovice Airfield about four kilometers East to West, width unknown, extensibility of Milovice Airfield. enlargement to twice its size. b. Rectangular shape. Sketches: 1. Pinpoint Location of Milovice Airfield. 2. Memory Sketch of Milovice Airfield. 3. Memory Sketch of POL Storage Tanks. SECRET $ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may cairy a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1953- 02613182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046Ronn7nn7nn1R_c Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECRET 50X1 Runways and Surfaces: as, One runway (Refer to Pt. 90 Encl. 2). b. Aprons (Refer to Pts. 19, 45, 50, 57A, Encl. 2). Taxi-strip (Refer to Pts. 8, 20, 37 Enc1.2) e. Level airfield surface. d. Natural drainage. e. Altitude: unknown. Aircraft Dispersal Points: a. Aircraft kept in hangar o (Pts. 180 460 490 56, End. 2) plus aprons (Pts. 19, 45, 50, 57A, Encl. 2). b. No camouflaged area. O. None ? 7. Construction and Improvement: a. Airfield surface in good condition. b. Runway in good condition. O. Buildings in good conditiongmostly new. Some buildings were under construction when SOURCE left Miloviee Airfield in May 19524 d. Technical devices unknown. e. Other installations: unknown. Obstructions: a. Hill starting at road (Pt. 900 End. 2), about 50 meters high. b. Power lines: none. 0. Trees and wooded area (Refer to Pt. 91, Enol. 2). d. Chimneys: none. e. Building located North of taxi-strip (Pt. 20, Encl. 2). f. None Technical Facilities: a. Radio, refer to (Pt. 38, Encl. 2). b. Telephone, (Pt. 77, nc1.2), telegraph teletype (Pt.80,Enc1.2 c. Weather station: unknown. d. Electricity: unknown. e. Signaling devices: unknown. f. Approximately 55 aircraft, refer to (Pt. 90 End. . g. Repair facilities: unknown. h. Others: unknown. 10. Supply: a. Fuel delivered by railroad tank cars as far as Nllovice 10, Encl. 2), then transferred to tank trucks which delivered to underground storage tank (Pt. 33, Enc).. 2); refueling of air- craft was done by refueling trucks. b. Water: unknown. e. Weapons, refer to (Pts. 42, 740 87,88, Enol. 2). 11. Buildings: a. Hangars, refer to (Pt. 18, 46, 49, 56, End l 2). b. Workshops: unknown. e. Control tower, refer to (Pt. 38, End, 2). d. Billets: refer to (Pts. 22, 58, 59, 61, 65, 79, Encl. 2). e. Administration, refer to (Pt. 660 Emil. 2). f. Hospital, refer to (Pt. 67, Encl, 2). SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the ),.,.urred or the conditions described existed. Acquired.?The he information was first acquired by a controlled date following in indicates when the information was acquired. Soiirte I ',-criptiori.?A ket,;(1.jr.10(31.1 of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any teu intlividd through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indicatiHn of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or iv means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source .description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the 7ource's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the souret, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received fr4yai one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key folows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly remote, D: Not usually reliable. F.: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their ,,:ompe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.---A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through l. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: I: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3 Possibly true. -1: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member ot the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a -1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1TP,?-- 0- 2.65182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R6600250016-5 SECRET g. Aid Station, refer to '(Pt. 67, Ewa. 2). h. Storage places, warehotse0 refer to (pt. 31, Ebel. 2). 12. Transportation Facilities: a. Roads, refer to (Pts. 16, 21, 90 Enel. 2). b. Railroads: none. 13. Administration and Facilities: a. Authority: military, names of responsible: unknown. b. Personnel strength: 1,500 to 2,000 Air Force personnel and ? 100 civilian employees. 0. Officers and enlisted personnel uniforms blue with light blue shoulder patches, personnel did not carry small arms. d. SOURCE observed two and three jet aircraft formation flying the year around. SOURCE observed one to three jet taking off in wing tip formation. No flying school observed. e. Training school reference to (Pt. 75, Encl. 2). 14: Meteorological Factors: Weather is normal to seasons of the year. Flying is achieved all year around regardless of weather conditions, with the exception of visibility by snow fall. Snow is cleared from runways by snow plows. 15. Defense Installations and Practices: a. Anti-aircraft gun position, reference to (Pts. 3, 11, 39, Enol. 2). b. Warning devices: unknown. e. Camouflage: none. d. Air Raid Shelters: none Observed. 16. Aircraft: From August 1951 to May 19520 SOURCE observed approximately 55 aircraft while stationed At?Milovice Airfield, consisting of: Soviet MIG-151s 35 Soviet YAK-11's 10 to 15 German ARADA 10 British Mosquito 1 SOURCE observed the British Mosquito in flight in May 1952. SOURCE stated it was used as an Attach ship for MIG-15's to practice maneuverability in flight. SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release ? 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R0007nn9nn1R_ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?.A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1953-0 265182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECRET -10- Enclosure No. 1 " Overlay of 0808 4416 Sheet T-9 Praha, Pinpoint Location of Milovioe Airfield. SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARN1NG.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation.?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1953-- 0 265182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R00002150016-5 SECRET -11- Enclosure No. 2 Sourcets.Memory Sketch of Milovice Airfield Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED?Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of Info.?The date or dates on which, or between which, the events described in the report occurred or the conditions described existed. Place Acquired.?The place where the information was first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual. A date following in parentheses indicates when the information was acquired. Source Description.?A description of the individual from whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual through whom the information was received. Source Evaluation?An indication of the reliability of a source, expressed either verbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source description. Reliability includes com- petence, objectivity, honesty, and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the source's reports. The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects everything known about the source, including his previous record of reporting. If the report was received from one source through another, each is evaluated separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loYalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources), Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probable truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not pmport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation.. A "B" source may submit a -4" report; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the 'reliability of the soui ce. but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. _ RESTRICTED Security Information U.S. GOVERNMEN r PRINTING OFFICE 1953-0-26518Z Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046Ronn9nn7cnn1R_F Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 SECRET -3.2- Enclosure No. 3 Source's Memory Sketch of POL Storage Tanks Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R000200250016-5 RESTRICTED Security Information WARNING.?Material on the reverse of this sheet may carry a classification of CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. EXPLANATORY NOTE Date of` I,nfo.---The date or dates on which, or between which, the events estribed in the report occurred -or the conditions described existed: Place Acquired.--The Place where the information wag first acquired by a controlled indi- vidual, A date following -in parentheSes indicates when thq information was acquired. Source-Description.?A )description of the individual ?front whom, and, when pertinent, of any other individual ,through whom the information was receivid. Source Evaluation.?An'indication of the reliability of a Source, expressed either!VeTbally or by means of a letter inserted parenthetically in the source descrAption. Reliability insAdes com- petence, objectivity, honestY; and other factors likely to affect the accuracy of the sour reports The source evaluation is definitive in the sense that it reflects 'everything known abiiit th4 source, including his previpus record of reporting. If the report was received from,oek source -through another, each is evWukteci separately. The key follows: A: Completely reliable. B: Usually reliable. C: Fairly reliable. D: Not usually reliable. E: Not reliable (applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their compe- tence). F: Reliability cannot be judged (applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources). Appraisal of Content.?A tentative opinion by the issuing office as to the probalile truth of the report, expressed either verbally or by means of a number from 1 through 6. It is based on immediately available information which may or may not be complete, and does not purport to constitute final evaluation. The key follows: 1: Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2: Probably true. 3: Possibly true. 4: Doubtful. 5: Probably false. 6: Cannot be judged. Documentary: Based on an original document which has been seen by a staff member of the issuing office. ? The appraisal of content is independent of the source evaluation. A "B" source may submit a "4" report ; and "E" source may submit a "1" report. Reliable sources tend to produce accurate reports, and conversely a series of accurate reports tends to establish the reliability of the source, but there is no necessary correlation in any particular instance. RESTRICTED Security Information II S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1953-0 265182 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @50-Yr 2013/07/12: CIA-RDP82-00046R00020025M1R-