POLISH AND SOVIET TROOPS IN MINSK MAZOWIECKI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010000180001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 11, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Poland Soviet Zone) SECURITY i FORMATTON
COUNTRY -REPORT NO.
25X1A
TOPIC Polish and Soviet Troops in Minsk Mazowieck:i
R-EFtRENCE:S
PACES
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS-
1. In late July and or early Auc-ust l'?51, Polish soldiers with re,, s:si vice color were
observed in the barracks installation on the eastern perimeter of Minsk L;azowiecki,
25X1X on the north side of the road to Kaluszyn (R 53/L58). The installation, which
prior to rorld War II had uartered a Po1i avalry regiment, appeared to be only
lightly occupied, , the troops stationed there 'tent to
a summer camp in t e spring of 19_1. No tanks or artillery pieces were observod
25X1 B with these troops.
2. Soviet soldiers were quartered in the former officers and NCOs' buildin:-s on the
south side of the road to Kaluszyn, opposite the barracks installation mentioned in
25X1 B paragraph 1. Truck there.. The soldiers wore black e-)aulets
with crossed-tool insignia. According to local residents, the ntmiber of soldiers in
the quarters during July and August 1951 s s substantially sr ~ll.er than the number
present in the spring of 1951. The personnol quartered there in the surer of 1951
were alie;edly connected with a Sovi.;t airfield under construction nortrr,vest of
T ienia (R 53/L 48). *
* Comment. This is the first report on soviet troops in iinsk Mazowiecki. Since
t,ho black service color is indicative of signal troops, the soldiers probably
belong to a signal detachment responsible for maintenance of the aoviot telephone
trunk line from Berlin to Moscow. Similar detachments are stationed at various
places along t ho main through h1,rhway from Poznan to '-+arsaw. It is doubted that the
soldiers are officially affiliated with the ,Novi,,t porsonnel at the airi'iold near
Mienia.
De::zss?nnt Ms. No sage In Ma'-,S,
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