RUMOR OF USSR/WARSAW PACT MOBILIZATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B01027R000300170030-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2007
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: January 10, 1980
• Content Type: MEMO

S-005/SWS
MEMORANDUM FOR: National Intelligence
FROM : Director, SWS
SUBJECT : Rumor of USSR/Warsaw
act Mobilization
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S-0004/SWS 10 January 1980
MEMORANDUM FOR: National Intelligence Officer For Warning
FROM : Director, SWS
SUBJECT : Mobilization Activity in the USSR
1. We are not aware of evidence o a piecemeal mobilization, not
related to the Afghanistan situation, king place in the USSR. We
have seen one report indicating that n mobilization instructions are
being issued to at least some reservisT /-N-)/\ I
the Kiev Military D strict. 25X1
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f mobilization registrations in
ps elsewhere, also may be related
situation. The Soviet move into
-up of a substantial number of
6. We suspect that the reissuing
the Kiev and Leningrad areas, and perh
at least indirectly to the Afghanistan
Afghanistan must have required the cal
reservists. Most probably some from t
military ,districts. Some units also c
Although itbere were mainly airborne un
levels, it inay be that the movement of
f some p prvists to fill positions i
likely ptp the registration authoriti
Rtsitionj' pr which their district off
7. ,r,j.pover, depending on how fle
hanisJ6' pperation, some manipulati
s a contingency move re
41n req I: ~,f pd a
ight t fa,,; 'n the next few months -- n
now fill'', by reservists who already h
tour of duty reaches the 60 to 90 day
Military Service Law.* We presume tha
steps to hale virtually all of the posi
Afghanis: with full time active duty
4ringing is lb?sit1 probably will requi
manipula p.
8. F$f4olly, numerous emigrees and
efficiencg'?pf reservist registration a
and in fa t is rather shipshod in many
Soviet action in Afghanistan may have
their boo to in order, thus a ing
mobilization registrations.
e '
,~orkestan and Central Asian
me from the western USSR, however.
ts, which are kept at high mannin
these forces necessitated the call-up
support units. If so, it seems
s found it necessary to do some
nts to insure coverage of the
ces are responsible. II
hed out the units committed to the
of reservist assignments may have
tang to a problem(ghe Soviets
ly, how to fill a positions
e been called u after their
ximum stipulated-by the Soviet
the Soviets ultimately will take
ions in the units located in
ervicemen, but the process of
e a fair amount of administrative 25X1
fectors have stated that the
administration is not uniform
,
ndividual regional offices. The
lvanized some offices to get
r a substantial number of new
?This law Mates that reservists up to
"for retraining" for periods up to 90
may be called up for 60 days.
he age of 35 can be called up