ELECTRIC POWER FACILITIES/LOCAL CONDITIONS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000200630001-8
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE DISTR. BI mar 1953
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1.
.Novogrudoka formerly part of Poland bUt now inoorpor-
ated into the USSR. Originally this area had also been controlled by 50X1
Lithuania but there are no more Lithuanians left in the area. Seventy-five
per cent of the farmers in, the area were Ruthenians prior to World War II.
However, in 1939 there was some movement of the local population to Siberia-
They were sent there and put on collective farms by the Soviets.
2. We have einae heard that people who do not speak the Slavic languages have
been moved into the area around oNovograd6k,and I believe they come from the
Central . USSR. but I do not know for sure.
3.. The area is primarily a farming district although Novogrudok: had two wood-
working factOries. During World War II the Germans establiahed a very large
Woodworking plant because of the heavy,forests in the vicinity. This plant
was 75% destroyed in World' War II. '
4. The city hei a population of about 10 to 15 thousand people. It is a very
old city and it ha a a fortress which is hundreds of years old on top of a
small mountain. The streets have stone pavements and while there was no pub-
lic transportation there were both taxis and droshkies available.
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The central part of the city washeavily damaged during World Wax II by bombe
ing but I believe has since been rebuilt.
The rural areas did not have electricity but there was excellent electric ser-
vice in the city oX NovogradOk. The power station was of approximately one
thousand kilowatt capacity and was located in the canter of the city on
KOrelicka-Pilendski Street.
The station had one generator which was operated by an oil motor. The power
station was badly damaged by bombing during World War II and was oval.
25%. destroyed. However, the machinery and the plant were rebuilt after the
war 0
8. Tio" plant had one etandby generator in addition to the one described. Elec-
tric characteristios were 220 volts, 50 cycle; AC.
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9. The Power lines were coppers of five to seven thousand volts. Regular
vooden poles eight meters in height were used to carry the lines.
10. The power at tion had a staff of six employees and two outside crews of
four met each. Before World War II the oil for operation of this station
came from the Silesia area of Poland, but when the supply of oil was cut
off the plant was converted to coal which was brought in by rail via
Baranovichi.
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11.. The power station was not large, consisting only of one small wooden office
building and one small brick building which housed the generator.
12. After the Soviets took over the city they established a, police force of
about five hundred men. The police headquarters was bombed out during World
War II but the jail was not. The jail was located on Stominska and C Wojenovska
Streets.
13* The jail was three stories highs of stone constructions and had accommodas.
tions for about one hundred prisoners. The jail had a wall completely sur-
roUnding it. Citizens would be taken te.the jail if they did not have doc-
ments or if their papers were suspect. Their records were kept in the city
hall which was directly across the street from the jail.
14. The city hall was a two-stOry building on the corner and was much longer than
the jail building. I do not believe the city hall was badly damaged during
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15. In 1946 a number of people fraa the
geterml area of Iftvogradok and as of 1946 there was 50X1
still a'fairly active resistance movement in the area. They stated that this
was composed not only of Poles but of Ukrainians and Ruthenians who cooperated
with each other and moved from one area to another constantly.
16. There are excellent possibilities for evasive action in this area because it
is so heavily yooded and hilly.
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