MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE RESITA AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000500320006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2001/12/12 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA000500320006-5
.CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
INFORMATION REPORT amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person Is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY Rumania REPORT NO. -
SUBJECT Military Activities in the Resita Area DATE DISTR. 13 March 1953
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DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The Sovrometal Factory at Resita began producing half-trucks for the
Rumanian Army on 1 December 1952. For this purpose, 128 workers were
brought from Stalin (Brasov). The motors are 150 horsepower.
2. The headquarters of 7 Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment are located in
Lugoj. Two batteries of. this regiment are stationed at the Calnic
Airfield. This unit is armed with six 88 mm guns and eight antiaircraft
machine guns. The unit commander is Colonel Dragoj Bota and the ad-
jutant is Captain Constantin Molho. The uniforms have blue shoulder
boards with brown decoration.
The 18 Infantry Regiment is in the 7 Noembrie Barracks in Moldova Noua,
Strada Vadul lui Traian 87. The regiment is composed of three battalions;
each battalion has three companies and a heavy machine gun company. Each
battalion has an antitank and an antiaircraft gun platoon. The rifle
companies have six light and two heavy machine guns and four mortars.
The heavy machine gun company has four heavy machine guns and six 120 mm
mortars. The commanding officer is Major Nicolai Palaceanu. The shoulder
boards are decorated with lemon-yellow.
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