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Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Warships in and around Burgas, Bulgaria according to an American intelligence report dated 17 October 1956

In the Second World War were the USA and the Soviet Union allies against the Axis powers. Tensions grew between the Western powers (including the USA) and the Soviet Union and satellite states just 2 years after the war ending in a period called the Cold War, not earlier ending as in 1991. Both blocs were active in acquiring intelligence about their fleets and harbours-shipyards.

An item dealing with the movements in the harbour of Burgas, Bulgaria reported that in the harbour were lying 8 coast guard ships and 4 landing crafts and that small battleships and submarines were exercising outside the harbour.

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Published on www.archive.org, document numberCIA-RDP81-00280R001300030001-5