UDB INSTALLATIONS AND PERSONNEL IN LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2018
• Case Number: F-2018-01374
• Publication Date: December 13, 1949

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'ENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
A7101e1 REPORT
COUNTRY Yugo slay ia
SUBJECT UDB Installations and Personnel in Ljubljana,.
Slovenia
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1,, Tin Headquarters for Ljubljana is located in the Slamija Bank Bui/din at
',Tne corner of Tyrseva and Gajeva Streets. Chief of the interrogation_
eoeton of UDB, Certain Franc ZALASC1X, who resides at Gajeva Street No,. 10,
ee also chief of the UDB prison in the Narodni Dom Arena, ZALASCIX, uho
born at Toimin, is said to be a ruthless individual and is described as
dark comelexioned, lea, and six feet tall. Ivan PRIJATIffer and Franc
DRNOV31a, who work with him, are reportedly proven Communists and skilled
ilDB agents.
� Peadouarters for the suburbs of Ljubljana is located in the Hotel Soca,
t, Peter Street No, 4, and is under the direction of Joe� Tha
sections for the various precincts are located throughout the cityL one at
ieeteljko Street No. 3, another in the courtyard of the Provisions Cooperative
en Vodnik Square, and a third in Zalokar Street No. 1.
A fourth section, located at Cigale StAect No.. 3, is under the direction of
Drece ;RVAR who travels often to Triage, and whose wife works in the same
office. MRVAR, a former locksmith about 26 years old, was a partisan fighter,
� Is described as 5,7" tall, quite fat, dark comrlexioned and has grey hair,
The rrinciT411 Ljubljana courier is one Dusan &MEW who reportedly often travels_
to Trieete, SLTEJ, Who lives at Jeglic Street No,, 10/1, Ljubljana, has the
tak of gathering inforciation on border crossers and rreparing for their
� prehnsion in conjunction with KNOJ.
A buildin(7� located in the Nerodni Dom Arena garden, noe serves as a UDB
peison Under the building the UDB constructed nine bunkers, six of which
eeeve as cells for rrisoners and three as torture chambers. The celle are
for. three rersons each and are provided with beds made of cement. The
toeture chambers are one, meter square and are equipped with hooks for tying
people to be tortured. One of the most common Practices is to fill the
bonleer with ice or hot water into ehich the nrisoners are placed for hours,
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