MILITARY INFORMATION FROM TRENCIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011300260007-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 11, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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;...''~ Military Inf.-)rmat;ion from Trencin
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11 Larch 1952
1;3 On 7 January 1952,E the Slovenskeho Narodneho Povstania Barracks (Barracks of the
Slovak National Revolution), formerly Stefanik iarracks in Trencin (P 49/T 58), was
occupied by a unit of soldiers with red-bordered black e ulets it ;rs c located just
southeast of the main railroad station, on the north side of the road to Opatova
rah .ch is situated km northeast of Trencin and, consisted of 5 three-story build.in_.
fronting on the street, an undetermined nun:}:er of low brick buildings rand 5 to 7 to
wo. den buildin{;s in the rear section of the installstiona The billctin, area was
enclosed by an iron fence, about 2 peters high a along the streets a _mesh :Tire fence
alon? its east side and a board fence along its north side, One company with It
officers raps observed drilling without r- aP-.pons in the billeting arepm Two sedans rrer
also seen there. A horse-drawn military vehicle passed through the 'ate
2? The: Old 3trrac'ks,, formerly the i. asaryk Barracks, ..as occupied by an unidentified uni
on 7 January 19,2,- It was located on the c stern side of Lenin Jtr:eet on the south--
eastern perimeter of the city and consisted of an old two-story building enclosing
a yard,, The sentry at the large g?teway wris arr.ied with a submachine gun. A horsa_ 25X1
drawn military vehicle Zags seen entering the barracks install?,tion?
A construction site, u bout 30:3 peters cq 1.are, was located about 200 riicterc from the
headquarters building, Twelve four-story buildings, each about t.;) rncters Inns, under
construction,
and two large excavations for fourr'stio?is were noticed there in
addition to 15 to 20 sheds and ion wooden bui lcia., . Q, i,:) IStructi;,n work ra^:; donne by
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cii 11z an larork9rs, s}l e/f o acer 3 E'Yl'[er]11 'tn vO s x:11.1[,^ aar.A.^ was ,~, g ryrded
by person: who more civilian clothes and -serc armed with casrbinz s 0
An old four-story builCi1?.7 with to iii" Its behind t', .O J.Iront bull i in ; on ?` V a A 12y
Square in the city center 'iad the inscription L ilitary Court (Vojansky Utz! ) n :.::any
mi__i u ry persons, most of whom were junior officers, and some civilians wero seen
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pa:a: ir. _ through the resin antra 1c '.> milit rv ce:' ,n was in fr-t at oa the
en ;ran.co~
v , da-1c)thor barracks installation wa -; notice;? some 'aunc?re' motors gait : 1' the
vi'-la-0 of 2lat-o;rce nort'r.:sest of Troncina It -ias stxrrourrd?ad by a m -;h fcilcO and consisted of 10 to 15 Yellow t:vaw-story olA bu lciinn;y
nd 1 iu.ildin whicli contnjnt d uniderltifioC_ m
No rlotT r vehiclo:j were seen Viere,)
7 A repot consisting of about 11 low iron bu~lc'in with u_nidentifie.? contents was
loc.ate,' north of the Istet)nik titration at the northeastern '?eri>letor of Trencin..
~h1E no:^thea~stern section of the inste,11 a ton was concealed by rees, The western
scctio:i contained 1 small brick built L,ig and 2 low wooden buildin *s. ' pile o1
fuel barrels and some d,ama oci trucks were, noticed bet', e .n the law bu.ildinze,
'13"!e inata.l Cation was -uarded by soldiers tlith subuachinc gu:1s? thee. ?le
bbuxs occupied by about 40 s,)ldiers was observed entjrirr the deoat?
r;om ent, The tefanilc arracks~ the y?.~x:,er ,.:asaryk Barracks