FIRE IN VACARESTI PRISON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013300360005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2006/05/25 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO13300360005-4
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CLASSIFICATION SECRET/CONTROL - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
COUNTRY Rumania
25X1 SUBJECT Fire in Vacaresti Prison
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OF THE UNITED. STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE.18, SECTIONS 793
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DATE DISTR. 12 August 1952
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
In March 1952, a violent fire took place in the Vacaresti prison9 one
of the largest prisons in Rumania. Most of the prison :buildings:
were destroyed. It is believed that because the prisoners were almost
all political prisoners, the prison fire was started by the prison
officials. As a result of this fire all the prisoners perished in the
fire,
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