SOVIET MILITARY DEPOTS IN BULGARIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006500290003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 15, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bulgaria
CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT co NO.
SUBJECT Soviet Military Depots
in Bulgaria
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Bulgaria has become the main base for the eastern Blocs on the Balkan Peninsula.
Many Soviet military depots were established in Bulgaria before Bulgaria signed
the Peace Treaty of World War II with the USSR. These depots could serve the
Bulgarian. Army or be used by Soviet troops in case of a war, or both. These
Soviet depots are guarded by Bulgarian troops.
2. These depots contain aircraft, tanks, munitions, fuel and quartermaster supplies.
These depots are located as follows:
a. Aircraft:
Lovech.
Stara Zagora (underground).
Yambol (near the village of Bezmer, 10 kilometers west of Yambol ).
Bolyarsko (approximately one hundred TU-6 and JAX-2 planes).
Karlovo (approximately fifty TU-2 and TU?-6 planes).
Lom (40 TU.6 planes),
Dobrich (underground).
Bal cik.
b, Tauks:
Vidin
Sofia
KyustZ,adil
Sveti Vrach
Petri oh
Pl even
Kazenle
Stara Zagora,
Sliver:
Yambol
Raz grad,
Shuman.
All the warehouses indicated above contain medium weight tanks and Stalin
model tanks, 1
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Fuel Depots t
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Petrick,
Stara Zagora
Ternova
Yambal
P2ovdiv-
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Dobrich,.
The major portion of the fuel its brought to Ruse from Ruuanta via the
Danube ports of Giurgtu and Rueea
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