THE CITY OF KUSHKA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2013
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
COUNTRY USSR
1111/11MISOMMISIO 111111.11?11111??
SECRET
50X1
REPORT NO.
50X1
DATE DISTR. 17 May 19511
SUBJECT The City of Kushka NO. OF PAGES 12
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACOUIRED
50X1
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
REFERENCES:
SOURCE
50X1
Physical Characteristics
1. a. Location
Kushka 35-16, E 62-247, was called a settlement (poselok
populated place larger than a village but smaller than a town).
It was inside the walls of a fortress built in the late 19th
century. It was in the Takhta-Bazar Rayon (district) and
the Mary Oblast (area). Kushka lay in a flat grassy valley
between hills which were about 200 m. high. It was 1i-2 km.
east of the USSR-Afghanistan border and 18 km. north of the
border at the deepest apex Ziee Enclosure A7. The town of
Kushka was approximately 1,500 m. long and-800-1,000 m. wide.
The Kushka River, which ran north and west of the town, was
an intermittent stream. From March to May the maximum depth
was three meters and the maximum width was 200-300 m. The
rest of the year the river was dry or very low (20-30 cm.
deep, and 2 to 3 m. wide). There were no bridges over the
river, and crossing was accomplished either by wading or
fording in the dry season.
b. Buildings 2gee Enclosure B7
The natives of Kushka lived in primitive, crudely furnished
one-story stone huts without plumbing or electrical
facilities. The better housea'were occupied by officers of
the 347th Rifle Div. and their dependents. There were two
or three families per room, and 10 families per house. The
largest building was a schoolhouse. There were also barracks,
an army hospital, a store, a post office, a bank, and a
government building. All the buildings were made of stone,
and lacked plumbing facilities or indoor toilets.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
50X1
SECRET
-2
50X1
0, Parks, Squares Monuments, and Streets Liee Enclosure B7
KUshka had three streets and three side alleys. Leading in
?and -but of town were dirt lanes and paths. There were no
primary or secondary roads. The main streets were paved
with a tamped-down mixture of gravel and sand. -South of the
town there was a'cement monument, built in 1912, honoring
the 300th anniversary of the rule of the? Romanovs.It was
hOt destroyed or damaged during the revolUtion. In front
of the officers' club there was a small park. There were
nO street lights. 4-
Climate and Plant and Animal Life
2. The clitate was dry and arid throughout the year. In the course
of Source's stay in Kushka it 50:00
rained three times, during December and March. The rains were
Of very -short duration. Vegetation in the area included grasses
and oak, linden, maple, white willow, and pistachio nut trees.
KOlkhozy, sovkhozy, (sovkhoz workers were paid in money, while
kolkhoz workers were paid in kind by shares), and small
Privately owned gardens grew watermelons, cabbages, onions,
potatoes, tomatoes, and radishes. Wheat was also grown, and
there were fruit orchards of various kinds.
Source stated that in the desert area the grass was like
powder. Sparks of a car or train, a Cigarette carelessly
thrown away, Or .s. campfire improperly extinguished were enough
to start fires. In such cases, all kolkhozniki, sovkhozniki0
Border Guard TrOops, And army personnel Were drafted to- fight
the fire by setting counter fires, beating Out the fire;'and
digging wideditches across which the fire could not leap.
There was no water for fire fighting,
? in the area of
concern of the
spreading into
to Afghanistan
the USSR.
four large fires
the 2nd Bn., 68th Border Guard Det. The main
USSR authorities was to prevent the fire from
Afghanistan. The USSR had to pay in bullion
for all damages caused by fires originating in
5. The hills around Kushka were breeding grounds for spiders,
scorpions, Mosquitoes, and poisonous snakes. There was a
species of gnat, called "pindiki" by the natives, whose bite
caused a face rash which lasted from six months to five years.
Wild animals living in the hills included sheep, goats, and
boar, Furbearing Persian (karakul) lambs were bred on. the
kOlkhozy and sovkhoZy. Each group had about 20,000-25,000
sheep.
History
6. In the latter part of the 19th century 4 exact date unknown,
? the Russian Gen. KUROPATKIN was engaged in a war with the Moslem
tribes (Persians, Iraquis, and Turkmen). He was ordered to
conquer Kushk j 35-00, E 62-157, but due to the'mountains he
could not conquer the town. So he ordered a wall and a few
hOUses to be built at Lg 35-16, E 62-2A70 and called the place
Kushka. Then he sent a telegram to Czar NICHOLAS II that he had
occupied Kushka, and was awarded a medal for his "bravery". The
? wall was still standing but was in ruins. World 50:00
War II did ,nOt tOuch Kushka.
Source knew of no plans for expansion. He stated that the popu-
lation was decreasing. All men, after demobilization, settled
elsewhere, Preferring factory work and city life to the kolkhoz
and sovkhoz life in Kushka. Male and female kolkhoz and sovkhoz
workers were forbidden to quit their jobs and seek other em-
ployment in other cities, but this did not apply to demobilized
soldiers. Of the male population in Kushka there were few men
in the 20-40 age class.
SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr2013/09/25 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET
- 3 - 50X1
"--
Nati-ire Population
8. ,The'pOpulation consisted Of about500 families or 210002;500
people. This figure included the following:
a. EMPloyees of stote, reatanratts, bank, post office, electro-
atationa, slaughter honse, and teachers and political
officers - 50 families;
b. Sovkhoz Pogranichnik -100-150 families;
_ .
0. Morgunovskiy KolkhOz - 150-200-families;'
.
?
d. Poltava Kolkhoz - 150-200 families.
The-latter two kohlkozy Were tetged to form .theTtud Kolkhoz;
Source did not remember the date.
_ _ _ _ _
9.
In' addition to these people; the town garrison had about 10,000'
ttOops-Of the .347th Rifle Div., and about 150 troops of the2nd
1150, 68th Border GuardDet. There were also about 600 families
of senior and staff Officers Of the 347th Rifle Div; and -
abOnt:20 families of Border Gnard Troops officers living in
Kushka.
10. The sovkhozy north of Kushka were not considered part of Kushka.'
They were the Sovkhoz PObeda (victory) L Sovkhoz Chemen-I-BID,
and SovkhOZ KALA7I-MOR gee Enclosure. A7. Each had about
150-200 families.
11. The-natitte-poptlabe-of Kushka. was a mixture of Great Russians,
Ukrainians, Tntkmen,'Uzbeka-,'"and'Tadzhiks Of these; the
Ttitkten were the most naticinalistid,:and'there"*as much l'tiction
betWeen theit-And-the'RuSSianti. Whiae.Turkmen-tales frequently
ltattied-Rnssian-women; the opposite seldom Ocoutted The
approximate breakdown, not counting military personnel, was as
follows:
Tntkiden. 30%
Rialiains and Ukrainians 68%
trettek0 1%
Tadthiks 1%
About.:60%-tiere famales'of.all-ageB, 15% were males under 20,
20,?ere males over 40, and only about 5.% were males from'
12. There, were no churches, mosques, or courts in Kushka. Source
did not recall seeing a cemetery near Kushka, and he could give
no information on a burial place.
13. There were no aliens in Kushka.
Government and Administration
14. The Settlement Council of Workers' Deputies (Poselkovyy Sovet
Deputatov Trudyashchikhsya) was the main official administrative
body in Kushka. The mayor, TELYATOV, was an Uzbek, about 45
years old and of medium build. He was also Chief of the MVD
Counterintelligenoe Dept., Takhta-Bazar .LN 35-57, E 62-527.
15. There was no militia station. A detail of one Junior lieutenant
and three to four militia sergeants were assigned to guard the
? state bank in the town. The sergeants had a room in the bank.
They also ,kapt their rifles there. The officer had a room in
the Settlement Council building. The militiamen were always in
uniform. Three or four times a month, the officer rode on a
bicycle to Takhta-Bazar.
SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET
- 4
50X1
16. There were no f,lre departments, jails, courts, penal camps,
or PW camps in Kushka. Criminals were taken to Takhta-Bazar
for trial and confinement. There was a school and a post
office.
Military Activities
17. For information on military units in Kushka, see
There was no military training or air raid training for
civilians of Kushka. For airfields near Kushka, see
Health and Sanitation
the
18. Pcitable-water was obtained from artesianWells.. IrUshka'had
nd-sewer-sySteM. Therewas an army hospital subordinate to
the-347th Rifle DIV.- In additiOn'td-aiwy Patients it adao-
AdMitted Border Guard Troops -personnel. :There wat,0:recePtiOn
station-(clinid) for civilians; it'had no cOts-Or surgical-Or
r-ray-eqUipMent: Civiliana requiritg'hoapital dare'were taken
tiD-TakhtaBazar. There were no delousing stations or public
bath houses. The general health was good in Kushka.
50X1
50X1
50X1
Transportation and Communications
19. There were no trolleys, taxis, or buses in Kushka. The closest
lbcal transportation was in Takhta-Bazar which had two Pobeda
taxis and a bus. The 68th1 Border Guards Det. had its own
transportation and occasionally had space available for
civilian passengers.
20. Kushka was the terminus of a single track railroad which
cOnnected it with Takhta-Bazar and Mary 37-36, E 61-5.07.
One train arrivedevery second day at 0900 but was frequently ,
5 to 10 hours late. This train arrived ,on even numbered days,
for instance,. the second, fourth, and sixth of the month, and,
left the same day. It was scheduled to leave at 1400 hours,
but left anywhere from 1500 to 2400 hours, Price of a ticket
from Kushmto Takhta-Bazar was about 15 rubles and the trip
took four hours. From Kushka to Mary Cost about 30,L.40 rubles
and took 20 hours. The train traveled at a speed of 20-25 km.
per hour. The railroad station was unguarded, but a station-
master, telephone operator and dispatcher were on duty at all(
times.. 'There was a well-Oonstructed loading platform near the.
Station. It was large enough to serve for the unloading of
equipment and' .personnel of an entire regiment,
21. There were no garages, railroad bridges, or tunnels in or near'
Kushka.
22. There were about 10 to 12 telephones in Kushka (not counting
army and BOrder Guard Troops phones), in the offices of the
kolkhozy, sovkhozy, electrostatlon, and bank. No civilians
had telephones, and there were no pay-phones.'
Economy
23, Breeding of karakul fur-bearing iambs was the main occupation of
the'sovkhozy and kolkhozy in. the Kushka area. the 50X1
Spvkhoz Pobeda received a premium from the Ministry of Sovkhozes
of USSR for overfilling its quota In breeding of karakul lambs,
and for the fine quality of the karakul furs. This premium
consisted of a sedan and Several thousand rubles as a bonus for
the director of the sovkhoz and about 25,000 rubles to be
, divided among the hardest workers of the sovkhoz.
SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET 5M0
-5-
24. Moat of the-regidentS-Of-the tOwn itself workedat 'the
, .
raiirOad-StatiOn,"slaUghterhouse; naphtha base, department
store School electrostations, or army officer messes.
25. The armyMaintained a-mc (voehtorg)?.14hich could be Utilized
bY-*iVes-OrBorder-Guard Troops officers if theyiseetred-.
special passes. The civilian department store sold tricot
&bat; CaliCO cloth, dresses, suits, shoes, and household and
toilet items.-
26._Each day from early morning to 1200 hours there was sale of
kolkhoz produce in the open market. Items purchased in this
manner .were quite expensive. Source recalled the following
typical prices:
Item Free Market Price in Kushka Official Price in Stores
1 egg 2 rubles 80 kopecks
1 kg. mutton 18-20 rubles 10 rubles
1 kg butter 30-40 rubles. 10-20 rubles.
I lit. milk 3 rubles Unknown
27. The sale price of one karakul lamb hide was 250-300 rubles. In
Moscow, a good karakul coat was priced at 15,000-250000 rubles.
It was common practice for sovkhoz and kolkhoz workers to
embezzle karakul skins by claiming fewer births of lambs.
28. In Source's estimation, the populace of Kushka had a low
Standard of living. The people lived in poor, unsanitary
tbiellings-and their dress was very shabby. The great Russians
and Ukrainians wore blouse and trousers. Turkmen males wore .
qUilted-caftans and karakul hats. Turkmen women still wore the
'traditional Moslem veil.
29. There were no factories in the Kushka area to the best Of
Source's knowledge. Grain was stored in depots, but Source could
give no details on this.
30. Source had no detailed knowledge of the income of sovkhoz
and kolkhoz workers. The average was 300-400 rubles monthly.
However, the total depended on the time and energy put in by
the individual and on the management of the kolkhozy, which
used a system of sharecropping. As a rule, sovkhoz workers
earned more than kolkhoz workers.
31. A schoolteacher, depending on the time devoted to work, earned
about 700 rubles monthly.
Utilities
32. The hydroelectric station supplied electricityto the official
buildings in Kushka, to the offices of Sovkhoz Pogranichnik;
and to.the army and Border Guard Troops installations.
The other kolkhozy and sovkhozy had small generators, driven by
wind wheels, which produced a low flickering light. Border
.Guard Troops units on the border had no electricity, only
kerosene lamps.
34. A new electrostation was under construction
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET 50X1
- 6 -
,
35. Theiv4116 no-gAs-inKubhka',; Families cooked' on'stoves burfaini
0 " _
00erobts; wood, And-A-petit balled by the natives"sakha-ul".
The're*Wai-no'centiial'heating plant. Barracks were heated in
auniary and February.
36. There was no radio station, and none of the people owned radios.
Political Life
37. Ghee a. 'month, A political or staff officer of the 347th Rifle
ply. Or of the Border Guard. Troops gave lectures to each sovkhoz
kolkhoz on the international situation, the Communist Party,
and the biographies of the Party leaders, etc. Border Guard.
Troops' officers stressed the necessity of reporting all
fOreigners.
.?. ,
38! Once every two air three months, Party headquarters in Takhta-
BaWar sent lecturers On cattle breeding and agriculture.
?
50:00 39. there was an election for deputies (representatives).
of village, settlement, and district (rayon) councils in Turkmen.
Since there was only one slate of candidates, there was little
activity during the election.
40. No newspapers were published in Kushka. The local populace
, did not subscribe to any outside newspapers, but the army and
Border Guard Troops personnel subscribed to Moscow publications,
which arrived by train about one week late.
Cultural and Recreational Life
41. The movie at the officers' club was open to EM and civilians.
In addition to showing films, it also had "live" shows..
Admission ranged from 5 to 15 rubles. The Trud Kolkhoz had its
own movie theater, and Border Guard Troops personnel were '
admitted, in. addition to the civilians. Admission was three to
five rubles.
42. A.restaurant was located in the officers' club. It was fOr
?Mears, their wives, EM of the 347th Rifle Div. and :Border
Guard Troops, and 'civilians.
43. There was a restaurant near the civilian store which was always
crowded with civilians and soldiers. It was always dirty, and
opened late. Prices were comparatively high. A.glass of beer
cost 2 ruble's, 10 'kopecks; and 100 g. of vodka cost four rubles,
50 koPecka. ?
44. A buffet at the railroad station was open from 0900 to 2300
. hours and was very popular with the troops.
45. Officers from the 347th Rifle Div. and Border Guard Troops
units could hunt in the area of one to two kilometers near the
border by Special permission of the border district CG. This
area was off limits to all civilians.
46. The 347th Rifle Div. had a sports stadium in Kushka.
Controls and Document Cheeks.
47.. About 11 km, southwest of Kushka was a border control check
. point. Three officers and 15. EM of the 68th Border Guard Det.
were posted there five days per week during the months when the
Kushka River was dry and trucks crossed it. From 6-16 trucks
crossed this point each day. They carried leather, hides. and
wool from Afghanistan.
SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET 50X1
-7-
48. Procedure for'drosPing the paint was-?As follOWt. The OD cejuld
Chedk-the driers and 4sSistantsl-dodUtents-and'the bill8-of?
ltidihg:?He'Would'order.one MO "and one EM-to mount a motOrdycle
thid-ePdort the trucks to warehouses'in-toWn.. A' the Wareho-Uses;
matts Offidials receiVed- the &Ode-and in.?'exdhange g4ve^up a
cei3Oin'aniOunt of naphtha 'and Sugar Which Was? taken baOk to
AfghAhiPtati.' SoUrde did .not .know whether this was a strict-barter
trAnSadtion-or whether cash wab also involved. After loading;
the'trudks- Were escorted back to the control point where identity
documents and bills were checked and. stamped. On Friday. (the
Moslem sabbath) and Sunday the border point was closed to traffic.
49. Sourde knew of no smuggling in the area. He heard that an
opium Market catering to the TurkMen'populace was located in
50X1 MArt?'And that Afghans crossed the border illegally
to. smuggle opium. He believed that the traffic died down in
50X1
50X1
50X1
50. The only document necessary to cross the border was a passport
with the proper stamp entries.
51. The area, around the border, ranging from i-18 km. was off
limits to all personnel except Border Guard Troops. The Trud
Kolkhoz had orchards along the border, and a gang of kolkhoz
workers was permitted to work there. The workers had special
permits, and were at all times under observation by two or.
three Border Guard Troops personnel.
Miscellaneous
52. $ource was asked about a canal being constructed in Turkmen.
He stated that he read in the papers that a canal was under
construction from Chartdzhou 5 39-08, E 63-367 to Ashchabad
37-57,.E 58-217, and that it was planned to have branch
canals to Mary and Kerki 37-52, E 65-127. However, he
e
never saw the canal, and new only what he read in the newspapers
53.. He was also asked about oilfields, oil pipelines, etc. He
stated that benzin was brought in 30-50 tn. tank railroad cars
and poured (method unknown) in the naphtha base tank in Kushka.
Some was exported to Afghanistan, and some was used by the 347th
Rifle Div. It was taken out in regular tank trucks, size and
details unknown. He knew of no refineries in Turkmen, nor did
he 'hear of any naphtha trusts. He was also asked about
50X1 uranium beds in Turkmen, but stated that he never heard of any.
Comment: See also "Meteorological, Medical and
.Geographical data on Kushka".
2 Enclosures:
A. Pinpoint Location of Kushka
B.
Sketch of Kushka
SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET 50X1
- 8 -
50X1
50X1
SECRET
Foe losure
Onnoigt Location of IMEHEX ,50N-6241)
? 3530-
Afghanistan
MULEth.
Hari River, Afghanistan
(430); Scale. 1$4000.000
11000ad Edition' Zua:47
World Aeronautical Chart
Mita of Info:
3408 of Into:
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET
- 9 - 50X1
50X1
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
t
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET
- 10 -
50X1
Legend_
Point #
Point #
50X1
. Bledti*oittationi--Under'ditnettuOtion4 '6Uppoded-tO be
? opened' the-AnnierdA* Of 'the -October
ReVoidtion. mas'to,supply power for Aiity-bartadkisi;"-
Betder Guard Tiieeps units,' the town, and all sovkhozy
.and kolkhozy around Kushka.
. Office-of'Billeting and Furniture Unit 1)KECH
b d
P.oint# 3.
Point4 4.
Point if 5
Point .# 6.
Point # 7.
Point # 8.
Point' # 9.
Point
Point # 10.
?
-Kvartirno-
Eksring about 4oatatsionnar x 20 m. Cast), 34Yth Rifle iv: one-story stone
ui
Reserve Co, 2nd Bn., 68th Border Guard Det: ue-story
stone building about 30 x 20 m., housed about 60 EN.
Depot of let Bn., 68th Border Guard Det: onestory
stone building about 26 x 20 m.;? contained vegetables,
fruits, hay.
Morzunovskiy Kolkhoz: part of the Trud Kolkhoz.
Residences Of Railroad Pertionnel: five to six one-story
stone houses, about 12 x 10 in.
Railroad Station: 'one-story stone building about 50 x 30
m.
Loading Platform: 200 x 50 in., had no cranes or any
other unloading machinery.
Naphtha Storage Area: one large tank, about 15 in. in
Reight,, diameter unknown to Source. Area was guarded by
civilian guards. The gas was for use by 347th Rifle Div.
and for export to Afghanistan.
Barracks Area of an up_ Tic..Regt. and 1 Recon. Rn., 347th
Rifle Div,* number o two-story stone buildings, each
ESM-74551Z 20 in.; capacity and number of buildings
utknown.to Source.
Point .# 11. Civilian Clinic and Dispensary: one-story stone building
about 15 x 15 in.
Point # 12.
Civilian residences: one-story stOne houses, varying
in size from 0 x 15m. to 10 x 10 in.
Point # 13. City Komendatura for Troops of the 347th Rifle Div.:
one-story, stone building 40 x 20 in.., contained rooms
for the guards and ,also cells.
Slaughter House: one-story stone building 70 x 25 in.;
had no electric refrigeration; capacity unknown to Source;
Supplied the 347th Rifle Div: and Border Guard Troops
units with freshly-killed beef.
Point # 14.
?
Point '# 15.
Point # 16.
droelectric S supplied electricity to the large
Ofri.c'iaJ. buildings in Kushka, to the military units, and
to the offices and depot of Sovkhoz Ppgranichnik.
Control Points: two one-story wooden huts, 5 x 5 in.; one
officer and two or three EM (army) checked identification
of military and civilian personnel and vehicle trip
tickets.
.SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part 7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET
- 11 -
50X1
Point # 17.gArra0k6-Area-;of 1188th-Rifle'Regt:, 347th Rifle-DiV4
tib-=6Tbry.stiOne-bUildings each about 100 x 20 m., number
unknown to Source.
Point # 18.
Polflt.# 19'
Point # 20.
'
Point # 21.
Point # 22.
Point # 23.
Point #24.
Point #25.
Point # 26.
Point #
Point #
Point #
Point #
Point #
Post Office: one-story Abne building about 20 x 15m.
State Blink; one-story stone building, about 20x 20 mi.
Dtpartment'Store.(Selskiy Magazin -Village Store) f
one-story stone building about 25.x 25 in.
Border Guard Troops EM Messhall and Laundry: one-story
stone building, 40 x 26 in. Capacity, 40-56 EM.
School: two-story stone building, about TO x 40 in.
Barracks of:u/i Arty. units, 347th Rifle Div.: two-story
stone buildings, each about 1b0 x 20 m.; capacity and
liUMber unknovnto Source.
B0419 for army transients; two-story stone building,
30 x 30 m.
347th Rifle Div. Hospital: one-story stone building;
size and capaci Y unknown to Source.
Officers' Club ?om Sovetskoy Armiy): two-story stone
building, 50x 0 m.; contained a theater with 500-seat
capacity, and a large restaurant.
27. Customs Office: one-story stone building, about 20'x
included office and residence of two to three custom
officials.
28. Depots: two or three one-story stone buildings, about
70 x 20 m.; stored sugar Tor export to Afghanistan.
29. Kolkhoz: two areas of fields and orchards of Poltava
ltolkhoz which was part of Trud Kolkhoz.
30. gpnI291,Point: manned by Border Guard Troops who
checked incomingand outgoing trucks from Afghanistan,
31. Depot and EM Barrack Areas: two areas, each of eight
bunkers dug into the mountains, with an unknown (to
Source) number of two-story stone buildings, each
50 x 20 in., nearby; contents of bunkers unkndwn to
Source.'
Point #_32.
?Point # 33.
Barracks of 1190th Rifle Rest., 347th Rifle Div.:
.two-story stone buildings, each about 100 x 20 m..;
number unknown to Source.
Headvarters 2nd Bn., 68th Border Guard Det: one-story
sone 'building, 40 x 20 m. . The eight rooms, each
about 6 x 6 in., were occupied by the CO, Chief of '
Staff, Intelligence Section, Political Officer, Party
Organizer, code room, Cg, and orderly room. On the
north side was a 2i-m. wall and on the soUth, a 2f-m.
wire fence.
SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25 CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6
SECRET
- 12 - 50X1
-Point # 34. Club and Quarters for Border Guard Troops: 'one-story
stone balding, 59-x-25 in., contained a switchboard,
ROP4 radio station, OffiCeS:ofsupPly officer, and
quarters for supply company' BM.
Point .# 35. Headquarters 347th Rifle Div.: one-story stone
building, 70 x 40 m.
Point # 36. Settlement Connell (Poselkovyy Sovat) , one-
Story Stone building, about 30 x 30 m.
_
Point # 37. PparraolVil of AAA Regt. and-service units, 347th Rifle Div.;
tWb-story.stone buildings, each about 100 x 20 m.;
nUmber unknown to Source.
Point # 38. Headquarters Sovkhoz Pogranichnik: several one-story
hone buildings, about 20 x 10 m., containing depots
and offices.
Point # 39. Kushica River
Point .# 40. Railroad
Point # 41. Monument: square-shaped, cement, eight meters wide at
bottom, tapering to two-three meters at top; four
meters high.
Pointlf 42. Stadium: about 120 x 70 m., for 347th Rifle Div.
SECRET
npHassifien in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/09/25: CIA-RDP82-00046R000300290010-6