PORT OF POLDISKI, ESTONIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000300470005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 19, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY USSR (Estonia)
SUBJECT Port of Poidi"i,, Estonia
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
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DATE OF INFOBt4ATION
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OF T HE UN ITED S TA TE I. NITMIN TMF MEAN IMO Of TITLE IN, SECTION
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LATION OF IT. CONTENT[ TO OR RECEIPT {V AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROMISITED ST LAS. THE REPRODUCTION DI THIS TORY is PROW ^I Ti0?
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DATE DISTR.
/I Oct 1953
NO. OF PAGES
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
LOCATION
1. The port of Poldla.skl is located on the Pakri Strait. -a a TL nr insua.~ Jutting into
the Finnish Oui.f at 2 3 east a 59 north
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JNDUSTPUY
The prireri;pn.l industry was fishing- A fic,h canning far t,:r~y. specieitZ d. in
e.nchovi'a T e pr~~?~ts wa,a formerly an internat3 nal.~ du~~y free: Port
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The deep water,
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ice free. harbor Cou1Id a~~c(a=odate ocean LTy, L tag ye;;sels .
ioe,:tt `d. about the h .rbcorR The railroad 1111 up to then:
holareu , M
'xhe only r~z.11road., a single-track, ;~trdnclard-r,+~.uge road. connected the port Frith
Tallinn. The port waa connected by i.GcaaL, motor roads- with the Tallinn and. T'5.aP-
salu. hi .ji7v t re D Therv was no airfield.
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6. Sm,.111 tr.!es and bush made up the
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AGRICULTURE
7. The majority of farmers are engaged in grazing sheep and some cattle.
SURROUNDING AREA
8. The village of Leetse to the north was a vacation spot for residents of Tallinn.
Many had built small cottages. Most, however, roomed with farmers in the area.
9. The area about Poldiski was closed off and restricted by the Soviets in 1939-
- end -
ENCLOSURE (A): Layout of Port of Poldiski with Legend
LIBRARY SUBJECT & AREA CODES
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7s el 41 a 5S/-1
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ENCLOSURE (A)
1. City Hall
2. Police Station
3. Post Office
4. Customs House
5. Bath House
6o Drug Store
7. High School
8. Fire Hall
9. Lutheran Church
100 Russian Orthodox Church
11. Bank
12. Fish Canning Plant
41.
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