SOVIET MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE BADON - WIENER NEUSTADT AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009500600001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2000/08/17 : CIA-RDP82-00457R009500600001-4
CLASSIFICATION JL;CR1 25X1 A
COUNTRY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Austria/RUSSR
REPORT NO.
CD NO.
DATE DISTR.
5 Dec. 1951
SUBJECT
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wom1en9 most of them privates, staff the new Soviet comrnunicatio.-is center in
Baden,,,", Most of the revr arrivals have been billeted in the former youth
hostel at Tri'oustzinl e1 (0 49/X 36) and are c omm ut.i ng by truck and bus
2a 'Jith the added influx of male administrative personnel the Russians have been
forced to re-roquisition several houses and apartments which had boon released
to the Austrians a few months ago.
3. Air activity in the Haden-4Jiener feustadt area has increased since 5 Idovember
1951. Jet p1 nes are seen and hoard dai.ly,., from 0800 to 1100 hours, flying
toward the "Jiencr Neustadt air field, The planes fly in inverted V formation
with two pianos on the one side 9 and f our on the o thcr. Planes in similar
formation sometimes circle Baden at an altitude too high for aircraft identi-
fication.
(LISTED BELOW}
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
During the first half of November 19519 two Soviet 'units composed of approxi-
mately 200 Women each arrived at the Soviet Headquarters in Baden for clerical
and administrative work in the T3aden-Ilelenenthal area A roxi
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Radar-equipped anti-aircraft batteries have been reported in the Baden area.
Several trucks, 9 with three anti-aircraft rifles mounted on each have reportedly
been observed proceeding from Baden toward Eisenstadt, The rifles are of a
caliber sir:txlar to the Cerrian 68 mm gun.
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