MILITARY ACTIVITY ALONG THE YUGOSLAV BORDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500540012-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

1. On 7 August, an infantry battalion was observed in a bivouac around one
large and several smaller bunkers on height 1311. Two field kitchens and
an army horse drawn cart were observed. The latter carried ammunition
of unknown caliber for storage in a bunker.
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DATE DISTR. 5 Sept. 1951
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Military Activity Along the Yugoslav
Border.
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2. On 8 and 23 tlugust a company of border guards was seen at Dobri Luki
training in trenches on a nearby hillo
3. On 9 August an infantry battalion was seen on height 1076 overlooking the
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fit. On 10 August a unit of 1,000 men was seen encamped at the base of height
1710 on both sides of the main road. Seventy tents were observed.
5. On 20 August, two encampments of troops, estimated between one and two
regiments, were observed on heights 1350 And 1208. The troops were training
in field exercises, ambush and patrols.
6. Border guard troops wore rubber sandals and were equipped with Soviet 72-round
drum sub-riachine guns. Guards and troops wore winter overcoats because of
the cold weather in the mountains.
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7. Previously Bu1[g.:-,Tian patrols had two or three men; since Ju3y patrols not
number up to eight men and usually have trained dogs. Many new, young and
untrained soldiers are in the border guards and especially in the infantry
units. The infantry troops are composed of men from northern Bulgarian
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artillery units were pr. sent in the area, but did not
observe any; reportedly, there is one artillery battalion at Simitli.
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