RUSSIAN DEJAZMACHT BALCHA HOSPITAL; 1. ACTIVITIES OF PERSONNEL 2. PURCHASE OF MONKEYS FOR SHIPMENT TO RUSSIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800790006-4
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 3, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. There have been two recent defectiolis among the personnel at the Dejazmacbt
Balchn Hospite .nt AdAis ?Ababa, Luflmilla Bouchousva, a pharmacist who arri700
at the hospital in August 1946, &footed during the last week in jul7 1948
and attempted to leave the hospitali, but is reportedly being held in a locked
room in the hospital, Tamara TeroApiova, who also ex:rived at the hospital In
AUCUOt 1946, defected during the Mat week in July 190, but was dotp.insd in
the home of the nirector and in tle hospital until 29 July, when she escaped
and went into hiding in Addle hbaoa. She was aided in her escape by a staff
mamber. The motive given for her defection was "love, end a desire, not to
return to Russia
2. Dr. L .troronine, who joined the lospital staff on temporary duty in connection
with collecting baboons and monkers for shipment to Russia, has dotained. about
125 baboons end a few Tota monkey4. but they are coming in slowly as the natives
think that the price he is paying WE 5,00) is too low. Dr. lioronion has stold
that he will go into the western jart of the country to get more aulmois
himself, but he will not be able .41 go before the end of the rainy season in
October,. The monkeys so far coll:cted are being held on the hospital groundc,,
1111110111111111fespraent Dr. Voronin3 Trebably idcntical with the Paent-s.
L. Vormin reported to be Directy ot the Sull:hval Biolooical Ststion IA tho
USSR, which is studying nonilke ;pee.) A src;,cini r3anc is expected to coue
from Russia to take the, orimates boc%, but no date of arrival has been i;imen,
3, The Dejazmacht Balcha Hospital uts founded in 1945 after nogotirtioos between
the Ethiopian and Soviet Goverantats, conducted by Faroror Haile Selanoie and
Minister Andrei Tiaoschenko, Tho Ethiopian Government contributed the
? structure and remodeled it for wo as a hospital., It had oricinelly been
constructed by the Gondrand Tran port Company under the Italians about 1939
and was seized by the Custodian a Enemy Property in 1941. The Soviet
Government undertook to furnish staff, equipment mid medical supplies for
the hospital. ,
4, The hospital is located on Sanga Vara Road, leading from the nain part of
Addis Ababa to the airport, about one?half mile east of the airport It is
a stone building of three stories, about 180 feet long and 60 feet uido)
surrounded by an iron fence and lone wall up to ten feet in heioht The
kitchen is located in a separate Inc?story building at the rear of the rain
structure. The Director's residcico is also within the grounds at the 7etV
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O. the mist end of the hoopltal 'Thee arc I ildings wit.hfiz thn -
grounds, which probably occupy about one of ltnd.
54 Fornal opening of the hospital took place on 15 Eleptoll.fer 1947, tho 6xy before
the departure of banister Andrei TimoschenAo for Rill-is:Ls. The Eulporor, tho
Diplomatic Oorpo and local officials wore proccut :!,It a :cc ton and ;;0.1y.v of
inspection.
6. The hospital is equipped for dental; X-ray; eye, oar, nose and throal,4
obstetrical; gynecologimi; and internal ailments clinics. At the opening
reception it uns noted that dental, X-ray.aad part of the operating tIlegtor
equipment$ as well as some of the supplies, were of Anoricem itre
The pharmacy is fairly well suppliod, but on the opealnc; date the natxon
told a reporter that the hospital had no penicillin and asked assintmoo in
securing a supply from the United States or through UNRRA. The opers'Ans
25X1A theater is well equipped and laid out, There aro 80 beds in t'oe huspit0.,,
2 beds to a room. ,,Co, This nmber some too hkih thb
size and layout of the building nre oonsidered.) ')h C' aVe..! AO elovaturs
the 1;ui1ding? Clinical out-pationts aro hnxkliod in the morninp ',411