The American Military Attaché Sweden wrote in his report dated 1 April 1927 No. 352 that all known facts indicated that the Soviet Union at least would have 20 submarines available in the Baltic which number would be doubled within two years. From Italy were 5 flotilla leaders for submarines with a displacement of 2,200 tons ordered. At the shipyards around Leningrad were 2 divisions of submarines under construction of which two were nearly completed waiting for their guns.
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National Archive. Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs Series: Security Classified Correspondence and Reports. File Unit. Russia: Navy - MID 2503-16 THRU 2503-265. Roll 1443.
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