YUGOSLAV MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE YUGOSLAV-RUMANIAN BORDER AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009600310006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 11, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT Yugoslav 2ilitary Activities in the
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1. The Yugoslav Army is making a continuous effort to improve its fortifications
along the Yugoslav-Rumanian border. At present, additional mine fields are
being laid and barbed wire barriers are being constructed.
2. Yugoslav military strength in the area of Vrsac has been greatly reduced during
the last fever months. Only a small detachment of infantry and cavalry remains
in the area. A small number of soldiers are on duty in the tower of the
Orthodox Church in Vrsac from which vantage point they observe that portion
of the Rumanian border facing the ton.
3. P'eanwhile, members of the People's Front in Vrsao have been checking the
basements of buildings in the area and listing all those which can be used
as shelters in the event of an air raid.
4. All youths in Vrsac born either in 1935 or 1936 have been ordered to register
and report for pre-military training. The individuals within this category
were allowed until the end of October 19.1 to register. `",oreover, during the
month of October and November 1951, most young woman in Vrsao began taking
courses in defense against air raids.
5. During October 1951, members of Militia Units assigned to duty on trains
running within or across the Yugoslav-Rumanian border area were equipped
with special cameras with which to photograph persons of interest travelling
on these trains.
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