THE BANEASA JAMMING STATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400780009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 18, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORMATION REPORT' .
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the I spionage Laws, Title
18, U.B.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by 1aw25X1
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DATE OF INFO.
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Rumania
The Baneasa Jwudmg Station
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. A Informatiorl?ONTENT IS TE TATIVE.
1e A J1ag station has been located in Beneasa near Bnohareat since
December 1956 The head of the stations and holding the rank of director
generals is an East German radio specialist, Dr. Schmidt, from Braakfurt 25X1
on the Oder. Transmission and amplifier installations have been under
eonstraaetion since December 1954o
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stated that the Jong had little effects and proposed drastic measures
afld complete ja=i of foreign transmitters beaming Wogr*a in Rmeanie.
He proposed jamming not only Rumanian programs of BBC, VOA, $dd,RFE, but
also the Rumanian broadcasts from Belgrade, Athens Istanbul, Ramos
Madrid and Parise
in December 195h, Dr. Schmidt
e*plropag section of the Soviet High,Commands reported to 25X1
be In Cralova, sent bask an answer stating that the Soviet themselves
were in a position to Jar foreign broadcasts and did not need the help
of Dr. Schmidt. I I,/
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