MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE BREST LITOVSK-POZNAN-FRANKFURT/ODER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600540020-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: August 1, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY Poland and P ol1sh-ccouried Germany REPORT NO.__
TOPIC
Tfilitarva n1 ~,~ k ~ c ten from the Barest Litovsk-Poznan-'_'r nYcC'urt/Oder
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EVALUATION _.-_.. __ r D 25X1 A
ACE OBTAINE _
DATE OF CONTENT 5 to -_8 JUIV-1
25X1A DATE PREPARED 1 c~uust 1950
DATE OBTAINED
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REFERENCES - a.
PAGES I ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS__
This document is hereby regraded to
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director
of_ ~pntra ~,1 1n_
Archivist of the United States.
I Next Review Date: 2008
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1. Soviet troops were seen in every major town along the
Brest Litovsk-Poznan-Frankfurt/Oder line between 5 and
3 July 1950. This was particularly noticeable singe it
was the first time Soviet troops had been observed there.
No assembly of empty rolling stock or weapons was observed.
2. All young Poles have been inducted into the army since the
end of June 1950, according to a Polish pilot, **
25X1A `? Similar observations were made in Kutno where
about 200 Soviet soldiers were located in early June 19509
and in Lodz where 00 to 400 Soviet soldiers were seen in
25X1A late June 1350, See . The fact that neither
empty rolling stock nor weapons, presumably heavy weapons,
were observed indicates that the Soviet troops in major
towns along the important Brest Litovsk-Poznan - Frankfurt/
Oder transit line may have been stationed there for security
25X1A* r o s?n . The induction of all young Poles since the end
o June 1950 would be tantamount to a mobilization of the
Polish Army. There are, however, no further indicationsto
this effect:. Routine inductions into the Polish Army are
effected in the fall. There were several excertions to this
rule in 1948 and 1949 when conscriptions were also effected
in the spring. Inductions into the Border Guard Corps (VJOP)
are usually carried out in mid-June, and it is therefore
considered possible that the information refers to conscripts
for service with the WOP
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