MILITARY EXERCISES IN THE BITOLJ AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001900020006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 22, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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'FORM 61.4A to V I I I ' I LJ L.. 1 1 1 f 11111-
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION` REPORT
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT Military Exercises in the Bitolj
Area
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF I
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT 50
U. S. C.. 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION ORTHE ? REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO-
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EVER. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN BODY OF THE FORM MAY BE UTILIZED
AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE RECEIVING AGENCY,
DATE DISTR. 22- September 1948
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION FOR THE RESEARCH
USE OF TRAINED INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS
1. Four aircraft took part in AA artillery practice in the Bitolj -
Pojesevo - Logovardi area on 3 July.
2. The following batteries of an unspecified. regiment of anti-tank
artillery too=: part:
a. 3 and 5 Batteries, equipped with 80 mm and 23 mm guns.
Both batteries were located at Pojesevo, having been brought in
from frontier villages for the exercises.
b. 2 and 6 Batteries, similarly equipped, were located at Logovardi.
c. 4 Battery, equipped with 80 rvn guns only, was located at the
southern end of Bitolj.
3. Four aircraft which landed at Bitolj airfield on 30 June took part in
the exercises and gave demonstrations. Two of them were believed to
be losquito type and two Yaks (type unspecified).
h. On 3 July, the batteries carried out firing practices against high
altitude targets and "dry" practice against dive bombers. This was
followed. by demonstrations of low-level bombing and I'straffing'I.
5. The four aircraft took part in air-cooperation exercises with three
tankE(of the 5 Tank Brigade from Bitolj on g July and departed for
an unknown destination on 6 July.
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