SOVIET AIR FORCE AND ARMY UNITS IN THE BELTSY-FLORESHTY AREA

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. COUNTRY USSR (Moldavian SSR) S-E-C-R-E-T REPORT SUBJECT Soviet Air Force arid Army Units in the DATE DISTR. 15 Beltsy-Floreshty Area NO. PAGES REFERENCES DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. 50X1 -HUM March 1961 50X1 -HUM THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. 5 3 2 1 50X1 -HUM 1. The airborne regiment stationed in Floreshty LI\T 47-53, E 28-11/ was referred to as an "assault ?ifle ;tegiment" (Pekhotno--clesantnyy Polk). It included support units of artillery, engineer, and light tanks (vezdekhodki): The men generally wore normal khaki infantry uniforms, but the shoulderboards for each unit were different: the engineer unit wore red shoulderboards with black edges, the artillery battalion black shoulderboards with black velvet -- edges, and the tank unit black shoulderboards with a metal tank emblem. 2. The artillery regiment which had been stationed in Floreshty until early 1957, was transferred to Beltsy LN 47-46, E 27-567, the site of its divisional head- quarters. There it was stationed at the Red Barracks (KXasnyye Kazarmy) along with another artillery regiment. While it was in 'Floreshty, the artillery regiment engaged in training exercises at the Vadu-luy-vody LN 47-05, E 29-07 summer camp and at the maneuvern area in Veselaya Dolina Ly 6-14, E 29-207- , 50X1 -HUM 3. In early 1957 the division with headquarters in Beltsy had two subordinate artillery regiments and one infantry regiment also stationed in Beltsy. Each artillery regiment included a mortar unit. In early 1957, it was rumored that an antiaircraft artillery regiment had been organized within the framework of this division. An engineer unit equipped with amphibitus vehicles was also stationed in Beltsy. During the annual maneuvers of 1955, engineer units erected a bridge over the Dnestr consisting of amphibious vehicles, 4. The corps with headquarters in Kishinev 5 47-00, E 28-50 stationed in Floreshty, Beltsy, Bendery /N 46-49, E 29-29 L 46-50, E 29-37 S-E-C-R-E-T STATE ARMY NAVY AIR NSA had subordinate units and-Tiraspol 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUN/ OCR NIC (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "*".) N (4) MATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 S-E-C-R-E-T -2- 5. The airfield stated to be near Markuleshty g,47-53, E 28-1_57 was in fact the Gurakaynary g 47-52, E 2847 airfield. . Even though the field was closer to Gurakaynary, it was more frequently referred to by military personnel as the Markuleshty airfield because a road had been constructed from the Markuleshty railroad station to the field. This road was constructed in 1952/1953 and was washed away by the first rains of that year. The CO of the engineer unit which had constructed the road and the engineer responsible were brought to trial,"fand the latter was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment. S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 c Ct 50X1-HUM INf MAT ON REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1-HUM COUNTRY USSR (Tatar ASSR) SUMO' Explosives Plant No. 673 in Kazan DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. REPORT DATE DISTR. March .1961 NO. PAGES -4 REFERENCES RD 50X1-HUM . THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. 5 4 3 2 1 50X1-HUM 1. Plant No. 673, located on "25th October" Street in Kazan, was reportedly established by German engineers in about 1820. The Street "25th October" ran parallel to the right bank of the Kazanka River on the outskirts of the town, in a part of the Kirov municipal district popularly known as Yagodnaya Sloboda. The plant buildings lay alongside the river in a wooded area which looked more like a park than the site of a military plant. There reportedly was a large fire in the plant in 1916 which resulted in much damage and loss of life. In. 1942 the plant was called Lenin Works No. 40 but, since 1953/1954, it had been officially designated Plant No. 673. The plant employees and other inhabitants of Kazan still referred to it as either PorokhOvoy (gunpowder) Plant No. 40 or the Lenin Works. 2. The plant area was surrounded by a barbed-wire and wood fence. The workers entered via a number of gates, one of which is called No. 1 and another No. 7 50X1-HUM There were also a number of vehicle entrances (number unknow/50X1-HUM At one time the gates were guarded by military-perSonnel, but recently they had been guarded by civilians. The workers were issued entry permits to the plant area and separate passes to their respective departments. Rank-and-file workers and clerks were carefully searched before they were allowed to enter, while members of the management, who carried special passes, entered Wtthout delay. In order to leave the plant during working hours, workers had to obtain special passes from their departments. On leaving, they were subjected to a further body search. Watchtowers stood inside the plant area and were manned by MVD troops, and MVD patrols guarded both the interior and exterior areas of the plant. the plant guard duties were the responsibility of a garrison MVD force. Fire prevention units were permanently on within the plant throughout the day and night. 50X1-HUM S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1-HUM STATE X ARMY X NAVY X AIR X NSA X OCR X NIC X (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 ? S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1-HUM 3. During World War II,Plant No. 673, which was one of the largest industrial enterprises in Kazan, was managed by an army officer. Since the war, however, it had been run by civilians. The present director of the personnel department, who was also head of cadres, was an MVD officer with the rahk of lieutenant colonel. The plant was officially subordinate ? to the USSR Ministry of Defense until 1954, when it was transferred to the USSR Ministry of Automobile, Tractor)and Agricultural Machine Building. At that time it began to manufacture agricultural implements, such as small seed drills, plows, and fertilizer spreaders In 1946, a toy department tsis.7 was opened. As a result of these innovations, there was a fall in the output of military products. The plant worked in three shifts, and the majority of its employees were women. A permanent military commission (Voyenpred) was attached to. the plant under the command of a lieutenant colonel. The commission included naval in addition to army officers, but had no air force personnel. 4. The production departments were housed in single-story buildings (number and sizes unknown) and the administrative departments in two-story buildings. The plant's main product, gunpowder, was manufactured in a number of -.D0clucYun production areas, each of which was divided into departments and sub- departments. The various production areas and departments were the following: a. Production Area No. 1, which was divided into a number of departments and handled hydrochloric and aulftric acid. This was considered to be one of the most injurious parts of the plant, whose employees worked in four-to-fiveehour shifts and received extra food allowances in the form of milk, oil, and other foodstuffs. One of the departments in this area had the tallest stack in the plant, it was constructed of either brick or concrete 50X1-HUM b. Production Areas Nos 2 and 3, which vere7also :considered injurious to health because they also, reportedly, dealt with acids. Their employees worked in six-hour shifts and received extra allowances of milk. One department in this area had two tall stacks which Were constructed of 50X1-HUM either brick or concrete no details of any further stacks). c. Production Area No. 4, which used alcohol and ether (no details). d. Production Area Noc 5, which comprised some six or seven departments that were said to include all the stages of gunpowder production. e. Production Area No. 6, which comprised the gunpowder weighing and packing departments. The powder was packed in densely woven cotton sacks which were weighed and sewn up by machines. After they had been closed, informant thought a fuze was tied to each sack. The plant manufactured gunpowder in the form of meal, pellets, macaroni, flakes, and thin flexible strips; the size of the sack varied for each form (informant did not know their weights). Onettypenof sack, which was approxi- mately one meter long, was filled with macaroni-type gunpowder and .5 designated No. 130. . these were used for filling heavy naval shells. The Elanpowder was also manufactured in the form of triangular strips 50 cm. long, which were wrappe50X1-HUM individually with an attached fuze. All the sacks were packed in zinc boxes and put into wooden crates, which were closed with nails and afterwards sealed with metal banas. The crates had handles on both sides and were carried out of the packing shop by two men. 50X1-HUM These were then transferred to the plant stores, where they were loaded onto railroad-freight cars for shipment. 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved forRelease2014/03/20 : CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 S-E-C-R-E-T -3- f. Production Area No. 7, which was the plant's metalwork section. g. Production Area No. 8, which comprised casting and lathe shops. 50X1 -HUM h. Production Area No. 9, which comprised carpentry shops where the above packing crates were manufactured. i. Production Area No. 15, which manufactured the zinc packing boxes. j. Department No. 10, which manufactured sacks and various articles for use by the plants. k. Department No. 11, which managed the stores to which the crates were sent from the packing departments. A few of the store buildings were single-story structures, although the majority were underground. Above the underground stores the area was covered by lawns and trees, and the entrances to the stores were guarded by armed sentries. no further details.), 50X1 -HUM 1. Department No. 16, which was in charge of transport. The plant owned a number of trucks, but there -,rwas also a double-track railroad spur, which entered the plant on its north side. Branch lines led too all the store buildings and to many of the departments. Complete trains, comprising 50-60-ton freight cars, aroe d the plant area and were often loaded with the gunpowder crates,. The plant also had its own internal railway and rolling stock. system and an unknown number of locomotives -HUM 50X1 m. Department Nos. 12 13,and 14 also existed Other departments within the plant included: a. A special workers' control department. b. Separate technical control departments in each production area (there was no overall technical control department). c. Work safety department, d. Celluloid toy department. e. A department referred to as Formuliarny Sic; Formulyarnyy 1.7 which included a ballistics section from which frequent explosions were heard. The explosions took place on a barren area to the rear of the plant. f. A transformer station, situated close to the plant area. The source of the plant's power supply was not known. 6. A chemical engineering institute which belonged to Plant No. 673 was located on Khalturin Street, near the plant itself. Its teaching staff was drawn from among the plant's engineers. The students gained their practical experience in Plant No. 673 and also in the town of Tambov LN 52-43, E 41-277 where there was said to be a similar plant.- 50X1 -HUM 7 officials of Plant No. 673 in Kazan a. Anatoliy Konstantinovich Smaznoy, rgic7 of the plant and a chemical director of the toy department engineer by profession He had recently been of Department No. 4 (ether and alcohol). appointed director 50X1 -HUM S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 ? 8. S-E-C-R-E-T -4- . Major Mbisey Cherbatskiy, an MVD officer employed in the personnel department of the plant 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM c. Moisey Mikhaylovich ffropp) an engineer at the plant other military plants in Kazan: a. Plant No. 16, which was also known as Kinoplenka (motion picture film).2 no details. 50X1-HUM b. Plant No. 1 or 10 (exact number not known), which was located at Zelenodolsk 55-51, E 48-37 in the vicinity of Kazan. This plant was also known as the Ordzhonikidze Works and was said to manufacture shell cases.3 c. Another military plant in Zelenodolsk, which manufactured plywood for the aviation industry. d. Plant No. 387 in Kazan4 no details). Comments: 1. Probably the Chemical and Explosives Plant No. 204 in Tambov. 2. Plant No. 16 in Kazan is an aircraft engine plant. Factory No. 8 i/n Kuybyshev produces photographic film. 3. Probably the Ammunition plant No. 184 in Zelenodolsk which produces aircraft ammunition and artillery cartridge cases. 4. Aircraft Plant No. 387 is Kazan is known to have produced the MI-4 (ROUND). S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 ? dt. 50X1 -HUM INFORMATIO'N REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person Is prohibited by law. S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1 -HUM COUNTRY USSR (Kuybyshev Oblast) SUBJECT Bearings Plant No. 4 in Kuybyshev DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. REPORT DATE DISTR. March 1961 NO. PAGES REFERENCES 50X1 -HUM THIS IS UNEVALUATED IN SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE APPRAISA I AF rni4T=wr le rreav Av. 5 4 3 2 1 50X1 -HUM 1. Bearings Plant No. 4 (GPZ No. 4) was located on Semeykenskoye ehosse in Kuybyshev, the road joining Kuybyshev and KirovskoYe shoese which led to Bezymyanka. It was subordinate to the Directorate for the Bearings 1 Industry (Glavpodshipnik) of the Ministry of Medium Machine Building. The plant was transferred to Kuybyshev from Moscow at the outbreak of hostilities with Germany. Since 1958, all the plant's production departments had been at this site. Previously, the department.of instrument bearings was located in a two-stOry building at 8 ulitsa Oborony, on the banks of the Samara River but, in that year, informant heard that this department had been moved to a new, building at the Semeykenskoye. shosse site and that the building on ulitsa Oborony was taken over by 'a bearing repair plant called Remont Podshipnik. 2. The plant's large compound was surrounded by a wooden fence 2.5 to 3 meters high. It could be entered from several directions, and entry. permits were checked at all the entrances. Each worker Was issued a permit, valid for six months, for entry into his department only. He had to show it at the gate and then leave it with the timekeeper in his department until the end of the workday.. 50X1 -HUM 3. The plant's offices were located in a four-story building outside the compound near the main gate, the first floor of which housed the cadres department. The workers' club is also outside the plant compound, opposite the main entrance, and was used for meetings, films, theater performances, etc. 4. The department of instrument bearings employed about 600 workers. It worked in three shifts until 1955/1956, since which time it had been S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1 -HUM STATE X ARMY X NAVY X AIR XI NSA X OCR X NIC X (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "*".) IN RMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 S-E-C-R-E-T working in two shifts only. The department produced some 70 to 80 types of bearings varying in diameters from 2 mm. to 181.mm. Thozeo of up to 10 mm. were called "special bearings" and were designated as follows: a. b. R-2 - R-4 - R-5 - d. R-6 - e R-7 - 7mm. f. R-0 - g. R-9 - h. R-10 - 10mm in diameter. 2mm. in diameter. 4= in diameter. 5mm. in diameter. 6mm. in diameter. in diameter. Omm. in diameter. 9mm. in diameter. The department did not produce balls for any of the bearings but only assembled them in the races. The source of the balls was unknown but they and the races were produced from a metal designated SH-15 gharikovaya Khromistaya Stal7. The bearings were made with great accuracy they were for use in precision instruments for unknown types of machinery, although some of them were used for aircraft. At the workers' meetings, the importance of this department was always stressed. 5. The plant maintained a technical control section (OTK) whose task it was to assure that the bearings were of the required standard of quality. , this section was to have been disbanded at the end of 1957 and the workers were to be given suitable instruments so that they could check their own work. the plant produced one million bearings of various sizes annually. 6. Tht bearings were sent to various industrial plants immediately after they had been completed and, they were exported 7 to Soviet Bloc countries as well. following persons at 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM flX1-HI IM 50X1 -HUM Bearings Plant No. 4 in Kuybyshev: 50X1 -HUM an engineer 50X1 -HUM a Ytsim (fnu), director of the plant until 1953/1954, who was and an army officer. b. Nikolay Ivanovich VasiiyeY, director of the plant since 1954 50X1 -HUM c. Dorofeyev (fnu), Chief engineer of the plant, who was between 50 and 55 years old, tall, thin, and had gray hair. 50X1 -HUM d. Ivan Paviovich Kruk, chief technologist of the plant S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1 -HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 ? e. 0 k) S-E-C-R-E-T --3- 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM Saveyeva (fnu) (female), head of the department for the production of instrument bearings and an engineer by profession f. Grignev (fnu), engineer in the instrument bearings department 8. Attached overlay sketch shows the locations of Semeykenskoye shosse (A), Bearings Plant No. 4 (B), and offices of the Bearings Plant No. 4 (0. Comment: Until 19577Glavpodshipnik was under the Ministry 50X1 -HUM of the Motor Vehicle Industry. With the economic reorganization of 1957 bearings plants passed under the administrative jurisdiction of newly created economic councils in the regions where they were located. S-E-C-R-E-T 50X1 -HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 ,=4* S-E.- C-R-E-T - 4- 50X1 -HUM 50X1 -HUM S-E- C-R-E-T ocl 50X1 -HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 111, Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 < 50X1-HUM INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. COUNTRY SUBJECT DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. 50X1 C-0-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L -HUM North Vietnam REPORT Sketch Map of Town Area of Quang Yen DATE DISTR. /1 April 1961 50X1-HUM NO. PAGES 4 REFERENCES RD SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE 50X1-HUM C-0-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L 50X1-HUM STATE X ARMY X NAVY X AIR X FBI AEC NSA X (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".) 50X1-HUM Mtn Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 ?2? 8th March, 1961 NORTH VIEYINAM Dofonco Sketch map of the town area of WANG Tho.koy to the sketch map at Appondix "A" is as follows:T. 50X1-HUM ? 1 Waiting room for ferry for HAIPHONG aroa 2 Spinning mill (reconstruction and ropairs in progross) 3 Formor raco track (noglootod ? no chango made) 4 Rico fiolds (wot paddies) and vogotablo gardcns 5 Scattorod dwellings 6 Ricofiolds (wot paddies) 7 Avenuo of troos (beautiful promonado pavod) 8 l'iedical school (convortod from a Pronchmanls villa) 9: Church (in uso) ? 10 Gonoral hospital 11 Vogotablo and frosh fish markot 1.2 Irob.works .13 Shipyard (oxtonsivo sito modium installation). 14 Woodon,pior for forry. Porry?boats aro woodon rowing boats 15 Ropair yoard for small wooden craft 16 Earlimo customs; and maritime transport- control body rariEMAll /17 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 C ?0?N ?F ?I?D?E?N?T?I ?A?L 17 Liquor sales shop 1?? 18 Town?administered. thoatro 19 Rico mill (cleaning) 20 Department store 21 Bus atop and garage 22 Powor station 23 Town?administorod cinema 24 (a) Elomontariaddle School (b) Elementary School 25 Tuberculosis hospital (now construction) 26 School for oxocutivos (cultural) 27 QULNG YEN local Government office 28 Town?administerod public park and gymnasium 29 District Court : 30 Post Offico (2?storoyod) 31 Taxation office 32 Barracks (contain 3,000 conscripts) 33 Sontry box at main gate of abovo 34 Barratks for troops of Guard corps (approx. 1,000 mon) ' .35 Stroo.t of retail shops 36 37 Woodworking plant 38 Farm land VI 50X1 -HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 r--- d Cr% i imato l'omPaw Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 , ilppendix: 6 1.. . 8 ... qt. ? 24- a b / 3/ / 91 26' 27 I 23 29 38 35 !IL I12 ? \ s't Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/20: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801600001-7 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUMI