CITY OF RUSE

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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 12, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Bulgaria
SUBJECT City of Ruse,
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
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.
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REPORT
DATE DISTR. 12 0F,.tober 1953
NO. OF PAGES 7
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REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEPINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OP CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
(The following figures are keyed to Appendix A. based
drawing
1. Brick kilns
"Petrol Oil Refinery. There, is a spur railr-ad line to the factory,
3. Farm belonging to the Ruse prison.
4. A newly constructed electrical power plant called "Flektro Vlak." The generator
and steam boilers are mounted on rails so that the power plant can be mobile if
so desired. The plant supplies power only for industrial plants in Ruse.
5. Railroad marshalling yards (Traksiya).
6. Dimitur Blagoev Sugar Factory.
7. Purvi May TKZS (Trudovo Kooperativno Zemedelsko Stopanstvo; Labor Cooperative
Farm).
8. Railroad control building (Kanton).
Transformer center. The transformer station receives high tension lines that come
from a point on the edge of the Danube about 200-300 meters east of the oil
railroad station (Figure 19). These high tension lines are connected with the
underwater electric cable line coming from Rumania. Part of the city's electric
supply comes through. this transformer station. Most of the electric power,- from
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this transformer station goes by high tension lines to Bela, Razgrad and other
nearby areas.
10. "Ivan Dechev" Bu,eket and Shovel Factory. Located in a small, 1-story building
500-600 meters east of the "Georgi Dimi?t,rov" Machinery Factory. Produces buckets
of various sizes, shovels and pitchforks.
11. Farm belonging to the Ruse prison.
12. Unidentified army supply unit barracks, storehouses and work shops.
13. Unidentified artillery unit barracks.
14. Progimnaziya #5.
15. "Sveta Bogoroditsa" Eaete:rjn Orthodox Churoh.
16. Militia Station #4.
17. Park.
18. State hospital.
19. Old "Eastern" railroad station.
20. Barracks of the 5 Rifle Regiment.
21. Coal burning thermo-electric power plant supplying part of the needs of Ruse.
22. "Nayden Kirov" Electrical Equipment Factory. Located on a slope so that the front
portions are 4-5 stories while the 'back portions are 2-3 stories. Housed in a
40-50 x 30 meter building. The factory works in one shift only and produces articles
such as fuses, plugs, switches, electric cording, etc.
23. City market.
24. Carpentry school.
25. Timber storehouse.
26. Church.
27. Old cemetary.
28. Motorcycle racetrack.
29. Garage and repair shops for municipal buses.
30. "Vela Piskova" Cotton T-xtile Factory. The factory installation occupies a
large area and there are many separate buildings. About 2000 people, mostly women,
are employed and work in three shifts. The factory manufactures coarse white
calico, cambric, printed cottons, cotton flannel, tenting and material used for
summer military uniforms.
31. "Khristo Botev" Soap Factory.
32. "Georgi Dimitro?v" Machinery Factory. Located about 10-15 meters from the
railroad line. The 'buildings existing prior to 1950-51 have been demolished and
new buildings are under construction. The factory is located in a 10-12 acre
area. It produces all varieties of large and small farm equipment. The
shipping of the products is handled from a new loading platform of the Army
supply unit located 400-500 meters northeast of the factory. The factory area is
surrounded by walls and is guarded by the militia. Prior to 1947, it belonged
to the "Muelhaupt" Company, but is now state owned.
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33. Flour mill.
34. Vinegar factory.
35. Market place.
36. Opera House.
37. City park.
38. Tax office located in a 3-story grey building.
39. Court, Town and Okoliya People's Council. Located on the corner of Tolbukhin
Street in a 3-story, 40 x 40 meter, white stone-faced building. The two People's
Councils are on the first floor; the courts are on the second and third floors.
40. City theater.
41. People's Bank.
42. Militia-Headquarters. Located in a 3 or 4-story building on Tolbukhin Street.
43. Headquarters of the Interior Troops. Located in a 3 or 4-story building
opposite Militia Headquarters on Tolbukhin Street.
44.. State Security Headquarters. Located on an unidentified side street in a 3-story
building with a 10-15 meter facade.
45. Movie house.
46. Bristol Hotel. Soviet personnel working on the Ruse-Giurgiu bridge are
quartered here.
47. NARMAG (Naroden Magazin; People's Shop).
48. Bank.
49. First Station.
O. Boys' gimnaziya.
51, ?re:otioal arte school,
59. Prison,
53. Feet Office.
54. Fatherland Front town committee offia@0,
55, Center for the Criminal Section of the Militia,,
56. Girls' gimnaeiya.
57, Center for the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship Society.
58. Training school for the "Georgi Dimitrov" machine factory.
59. Machine and tractor station.
60. Bank,
61. Movie house,
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62. Training school for the "Georgi Dimitrov" machine factory.
63. Turkish club, "Nazim Hikmet."
64. Base of the Danube Fleet.
65. Loading platforms.
66. Dockyards.
67. Main railroad station.
68. Quay.
69. Sunflower oil factory.
70. Livestock market.
71. Movie House.
72. South Railroad station, "Halta."
A. Woods.
B. Ruae-Giurgiu bridge site.
C. Road to Tutrakan.
D. Railroad under construction that will pass over the international bridge
(Ruse-Giurgiu).
E. Acacia woods.
F. Road to Kipnik.
G. Railroad to Varna.
H. "Yalta" park.
I. Tolbukhin Street.
J. Saraya Quarter. A knitting and sock factory, shoe polish factory, jute
factory, brewery and the "Zheti" Metal Factory producing wire and nails are
located in this quarter.
K. Road to Pirgos.
L. Lom River.
M. Harbor.
N. Danube River.
0. Rumania.
P. Railroad to Gorna 0ryakhovitsa.
Assemble sketch as follows:
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Q. Road to Bela.
R. Road to Razgrad.
S. Vineyards.
NOTE: Not to scale; From "Saraya" Quarter to Figure 1 is about 10-12 kilometers;
From Figure 68 to Figure 72 is 5-6 kilometers.
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