1. MILITARY AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK SEA AREA 2. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND OFFICIALS IN THE STALIN AREA

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• Publication Date: June 30, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT 1.. Military and Economic Information
from the Black Sea Area
2. Government Buildings and Officials in
DATE OF the Stalin area
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Military Information from the Black Sea Area
l.. The B Rifle Regiment is quartered in barracks north of Cherveniya Ploshtad
(Red Square) in the northern part of Stalin.. Antiaircraft guns are located
near the barracks
A. trench system. consisting of five rows of trenches extends from Burgas to
Stalin. The rows are 100 meters apart and are connected at various points.
The trenches are dug in a zigzag pattern Heavy gun positions with 3-ga1n
emplacements are located at 70-80'meter intervals; the positions are camouflaged
with earth.
During 1951, a trench line. was dug in the vicinity of Obzor village, Pomor,?ie
district, The trench is one meter wide. and 1.2 meters deep; shrubs were planted
on the bottom of the trench.. A similar trench line parallels the Black Sea
coast at a distance.?f100 meters and passes through the following,villageso
Banya, Emine, Nesebur, Pomorie, and Burgas. Farther north, a trench line passes
through .By ja, Gbritsa, Rudnik, Staro Oryakhovo, Pods. (sic), Goren Bli.znak,
Dol en Bliznak, Priseltsi, and Stalin.
Fifteen concrete bunkers, at 1,000-1,500 meter intervals, have been crz'structed
in the vicinity of Obzor village,; eight of the bunkers are on elevations about
100 meters from the Black Sea shore. A barbed wire entanglement 50 centimeters
high. surrounds each bunker.
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Concrete bunkers are also a part of the fortification system described in para-
graph 2 above. Some of the bunkers were constructed by the Germans during
World War II and others were built in 1950. There are no troops or guns at
the bunkers.
Once a week .a Soviet ship docks at Stalin, generally unloading agricultural
machinery, trucks, and automobiles. He return cargoes are wheat, cotton, eggs,
tobacco, neat, and fruit. .. Among the Soviet ships are the VTORAYA PYA`I? ,wF:7R J ,
C:fIATURY, KRAS iAYA ZVEZDA, Ph- R VELIXT., ORE L, and KARL MARKS.
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In December 1951, seven vessels including the :EARL MARKS, OREL, and CHTA ER:,
unloaded 40 tanks, three katushya rocket launchers,, and approximately 25 field.
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8. Stalin is the home port of the Bulgarian merchant ships BULGARIA, RODINA, w'~.KOLA
VAPTZAROV, and KHRISTO SM:TR.NENSK:.r a
Economic Information
9. The standard of living is very low and living costs are high throughout Bulgaria.
Some workers do not earn enough to purchase full quantities of rationed food
items. Communist Party members are generally better off financially because
they have the better-paying Jobs. Peasants who &re members of farm cooperatives
are generally better off than independent farmers; however, cooperative farmers
are also discontented.
10. Clothing is expensive; however. it has not been rationed since early 1950. .A
man's suit costs 25,000-30,000 leva, whereas the monthly salary of a middle-level
government employee is 10,000-12,000 leva.
11. Bread, star, cheese, seed oil, and other unspecified food items are rationed.
All. persons are entitled to ration cards, but the aldermen responsible for
issuing the cards often discriminate against non-Party members or those who
are not sympathetic to the Communist regime,
12. Peasants who have a surplus of eggs, better, cheese, and flour are permitted to
sell such items on the free market at high prices.
13. The government operates large stores in the towns and larger villages in which
rationed foods are sold freely at three or four times the official] prices.
14 In 1949, a farm cooperative was organized in gbzor village, Pomorie district.
Initially, 150 inhabitants of the 1,000 population joined the cooperative. How-
ever, by March 1952, all but 25-30 members Tad withdrawn and only 3,000 decares
of land remained in the cooperative.
15. The members of the Obzor farm cooperative grow wheat, barley,, corn, sunflowers,
oats, and other unspecified crops. Fifty percent of the production is given to
the State; part of the remaining 50 percent is distributed among the members;
and the remainder is stored by the cooperative.. The cooperative has two tractors
and two threshing machines; however, the two tractors are insufficient and horses
and oxen are used for most of the work.
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16. Because no direct railroad exists between Stalin and Burgas, a line has been.
planned to connect the Stalin-Staro Oryakhovo and Burgas-Pomorie lines. The
new line will be routed .as follows-.
a.. From Staro Oryakhovo through Rudnik and Goritsa;
b. Passing two kilometers west of Byala village;
c. Passing one kilometer west. of Obzor? village;
Passing 600 meters east of Povovich,and Dyulino villages;
e. Passing northeast of Orizare village; and
f. Passing through Kableshkovo to Pomorie.
17. The construction of the line was begun In January 1952 by 3,000 civilian
workers. Approximately 50 workers are building a concrete double-track rail-
road bridge 30 meters long and five meters wide over the Cher'ta River (formerly
Cbi.f'tte Dere) near Obzor village; by March 1952, the four concrete piers of the
bridge had been completed. A tunnel is also being excavated by 200 laborers
two kilometers south of Dyuli_no.
18. ~,,%.e Stalin-Burgas highway, constructed. In 1947, is six meters wide, paved with
gravel and sand and is in good condition. There are drainage ditches on both
sides of the road.
19. There are 14 bridges between Obzor village and Stalin; 12 of the bridges are
concrete structures four to five meters long. One of the larger bridges is
situated 250 meters from Obzor gvrer the Cherta River. The bridge, 30 meters
long. and 10 meters wide, was begun in early 1951 and had not been completed
by March 1952. A similar .large bridge across the .Bi.lenska River (probably
the stream formerly known as Panair Dere) approximately three kilometers from
Obzor was started at the same time and. :i.s also still under construction.
Government Buildings _ and Officials
20.. The district Militia headquarters at.; Stalin are located on. a large square oppo-
site the harbor. The 3-story building is of yellow-painted brick, approximately
100 meters long, 30 meters wide, and has two entrances. A.pproximatel; 1,000
persons work in the building during the. day and 400-500 persons each night.
21. The People's City Council offices are located. on a small square. on Odrin. Street
in the center of Stalin, opposite the Sveta Ned.elya church, a clock tower, and
a small park. The 3-story building is of white-painted brick, 50 meters long,
and 20 meters wide;. it was constructed in .1950 and has three round columns i.
front,, four or five steps, and three entrances. Approximately 100 persons work in.
the building during the day; two persons are on guard at night.
22. The, :'eop.le'_s District Council offices are located on Odrin Street on a corner
approximately 700-800 meters east of the City Council building. There is a police
traffic post in front of the building; a theater is adjacent to the building, and
the Fristan. hotel is across the street. The building has two stories, is semi-
circi,xlar in shade, constructed. of ye:Llow-painted brick, approximately 25-30
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meters long.and 15 meters wide. The entrance is at the corner of the b,ui1dtag;
there are 8-10 steps in front. Approximately 40-50 persons work in t.
ing during the day and two to three persons guard it at night
The Post Office building is located on a street corner in the center of Stalin
adjacent to the City Council building, The building is two s+i. high, 50
meters long, and 30 meters wide, constructed of yellow-painted brick, and haas
four entrances. It was built in 1951. Approximately 500 persons work 1:,,.,. the
building during the day; three or four persons work at night while 10-15-Militia
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