MOVEMENTS OF M/S TRANSYLVANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014300030003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 15, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT Movements of M/S TRANSYLVANIA.
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INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRE
THIS DOCYWENT'COMTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEPtNS9
Of THE UNITED STATESr,WITHIN THE MEANING OP TITLE 3D. SECTIONS 79.}
AHD'79'F. OF THE U.S~ CODE) AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED IT IAW., THt REPROOUCTI.QN OF;.IRIS FOR* IS PROHIBITED.
REPORT
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DATE DISTR.
15 October 1952
NO: QF PAGES
1
NO. OF #NCLS.
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The M,1S TRANSYLVANIA,, which has been in almost continuous use for
the past two years in t ran.3porting refugees from the port
of Constants is no longer used on this route.
It is believed that the quota of 250,000
refugees has been filed.
2,. On` lq June 1952, the Rumanian ship Passed
From Durres,, Albani., to Constanta, Rumania. Since a
date, t e TRANSYLVANIA has not left the Black Sea. The ship
reportedly is being used to transport Soviet troop replacements
and Soviet civ3_1U.ane from Odesaaq USSR, to Constants.
It is believed that the TRANSYLVANIA had several high Soviet
officials and specialists aboard on the last trip to Durres.
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