CONSTANTA HARBOR; SOVIET TROOPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007100670005-9
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 14, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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' r$J q.C) Constanta Harbor;
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I, The folloxing activity took place when informants ship arrived in Constanta
h rbor ink; flovember 1950
About one and a half miles from Constanta harbor, the ship was met
by the pilot boat and one tug. The pilot, one soldier.' as a guard and
one plain-clothes viilitiar an were put aboard. The pilot took the
chip into the harbor to position No. 1 on Attachment A. The soldier
remained an the bridge and the L iilitiaman wandered about the ship.
At this point another motor launch acproached the ship and put aboard
two quarantine officials, two customs officials, two oustoms guards,
three plain--clothes tUlitiamen and the harbor pilot. The harbor pilot
with the aid of two to s towed the ship to the pier at position No, 2
on Attachment A. Here the ship was boarded by two additional customs
officials, two Sovrom agents and two officials of the Port Control
Office,
?.'he following procedure which took about three and a half hourz was
conducted g
h. Ship's papers, required under Rumanian regulations, the crow list
Fknd all seasren passports wore taken ashore for examination,,
c? All the crew except one man in the engine room and one in the kitchen
were ordered on deck. The Captain, all officers and crew were physically
^,oarched,
th All cameras, binoculars, extra cigar ttes, excess money were sealed
F_n one locker z,
0. All cabins, quarters, lockers and other space was carefully demanded,
f, A list of all money, personal goods and ship's cargo was demanded.
A list of all those desiring to go ashore was demanded.
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`w'he ahip~s papers and all seamen passports were returned in 48 hours?
ship's personnel were allowed on shore only between 8 ? OO a
d
..,m. an
?00 p0r, ,, No mention was made of what the consequences m=ight be if e.
orew membtar failed to return to the ship by 8 OO p m.,, . All ships personnel
could go ashore or return to the ship singly or in soups. They were esccrtvd
Prom the Ship through the port area, by a soldier guard, to the Port Conttaa
uilctiazg;, :fore the offices of Port Authorities Customs, quarantine, aavrozt
Pend M.iilit.ia are located. All ships personnel were searched there by.
Militiamen. They were allowed to have nothin; more than a broken package
of cigarettes. At, this point all ships personnel were advanced all amount-;t
of Rtrn,ani,cn lei by the 86irx 11genoy. Tiereafter all rero issued a pthk
single page shore pass by the Militia,. This document eontainee names, nationa1,y
sex, description, name of ship, date and hour and ininutto of arrival on chore,.
7'h.is pass was good only for one day? and was ri3tained try the .liti, upon
return to the shin o Another search was yal Aso made of the, ship's personnel
on their return to the ship, They were -when escorted from the Port Control
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As of Novtber 1950 the following ships were
noted in they Cons t ante harbors
Nt.- ional.itV
.Acti~ri `a
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.A;,RDDEAL
RWI, tniran
LoadinE general car
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KAf PATY
Po? i ?th
g
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5urtker .i. ng .
si.r7niah
Bunkerisag w
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Russian
Loadin
t
timber and c
IIkIALJISA
Italian
g
;,,
emen
Loading timber,
)ANUBIA 1
I`anamaui..
Loading amber
1'Ni EDAVI'I
Russian
.
Loading fuel oil
P AN (717
R nian
.0isahar ing cotton
KARL Ulm
Ralasiscn
,,
Loadin
timb
r
PANSIO.
F nni sh
g
e
.
B ntkering
Three ships, 7-88000 tone
Russian
Loading fuel oil,,
Two ships, 8...5,; 000 tons
Russian
Loading fue, . Oil.
One ship, 5-.6,000 tons
Russian
Loading fuee, oil
One ship, 3,000 tons
Russian
Discharging cotter
One ship
S edish
Disshargingg general cargos
Reportedly, there are about two to tk ree thousand Covi.et troops in
Ltt -,afar
uniforms located about ten keilom.eters from the Constaut* port area.
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