INFORMATION REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION OF BEZMER AIRFIELD.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
Document date: 08/22/1951
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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anyanor and Stefas Pots) Heltekor,

Toudovake who deserted their unit workin

the Balohlk airflold and made their ay

to Plordir and then to Gargos.

The reason for thair desertion was to join an alleged 11l0gal group working in the

mounting south of Ploudit.

Their contaot was a lastor serjeant who raslued in Plovdiv

and who was supposed to put them in contaot with the illogal croup, The Serjoant bocame

frightened and refused to do so.

From Y May until 19 June the group wandered around.

ano mountains cattiny provisions fron rolatives and frionde. Thay finally sould hold

out no longer and entered Grence on 19 June 1951.

Spas Todorov Raikin was born 26 October 1942, in Zolonikovo (RA 7?29), He de

singlo and has tro brothore, Patur and stoyu, muo are f'armore in Zolonikovo.

Iathor, Tocor Potkor Kalkin, Is living, and is a farmor also, Subjeot linishod the

thoologloal Seminary in Plovdiv and the Theologioal Faoulty in Sofia.

Hs thon taught

for ono year on the Sofla laoulty. He was then onlled up

on 5 April 1550 for his

military aorvice and assigned to the 309 Podolenio (Trudovak) at Bernor airfield.

22 December 1950, he with his unit were translarred to the Balchik airfiold whore they

begane Podolonio 5463. liu desire to jesort was to join in the fight against communium

In the name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Churoh. inen he lound it would be impossible to

do so inalae bullaria, ho decidad to escape to iredos and join such a anurch group

thore, 11' such existed.

In the event there was no existing ohurch group, he desires

to form suon a militant illogal ohurch group to fight communien insido Bulgeria.

4 Zdrarko Kostadinor Danyanuv was born 6 September 1928 in Belashtiten (PF 4892) He

18 singlo and pror to his induation into tin Trudovaks was a farmer on the family l'ar

whero ha lives with his lather, Kostadin Goor;for Danyanor, his wother, Stolna, aged 45,

and 2a lord latter adore so leade Shoot Subst Fordun add on ine play

high scheol in 1949 and spent one year on the faru prior to Mie induotion.

In the sado unite as kalkin and was Induoted the same day.

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<E. Storan Postor foltekoy mas bora 11 Layoh 1929, Le Brand Pole (R5 1994)•

He 1e

ninlo and prior te his silitary sorvice ho lind ut none with his father, Poutr,

mother, Vollia, aud als siator daria, agod.26 (now Inprisoned by the State Security on

17 Mmy and has not saan hourd from sinoo) to finished high sohool in. Ploydir li 1949

and went to work an i inbordr in a goterment autonobile repair shop in Plovdiv. On

5 April 1950 do mas crafted into the Irudovake and his nilitary service is Identionl

with

the other tha.

Lo. Durtri triterrogation, all thrao son haro coopsrated extromoly woll and hero boon

ablo to giro good conoire informatiar on the various projoots maro they workedo?

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Countrys Sulga du

Subjeatn Construosion of the Bour lartiold

Flaco hoquaredi

Groede, athene

Espost Han (PEA} 63.58

Date of lafos 5 April to 2r Die. 1950

Dsta doqüireds D July 2961

Evaluatlong Cos

Inte of Report, & willy 1952

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ron a toirle rulinble souroo phoso Informate toro Sous Todoror Rilin

draxto Kostudino. Derranor and stefe. Poteor Paltolor 1ll formar laborg

on the Harlieldo

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CENTRAL iNTELLIGENCE AGENCY

INFORMATION REPORT

COUNTRY PuleRria

SUBJECT

Construction of Berner Airflold

PLACE

ACQUIRED Grecco, Athens

DATE

OF TAFO

JOANNED 5 April - 22 December 1950

COMPLETELTIUSUALLY

RELIABLE

RELIANLE

B.

GRADING OF SOURCE

FAIRLY

, NOT

USUALLY

HELLABLE

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NOT

CANNOT

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REPORT NO.; SODA 21363P

CD. NO

DATE DISTR:

22. Auge 1951

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• NO: OF ENCLS.

(LISTEO BELOW

SUPPLEMENT TO

REPORT NO.

COLLECTOR'S PRELIMIN

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POSSIBLY

SOURCES

TRUE

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DOUBTFUL

OF

CONTENT

PROBABLY

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BE

JUDGED

3.

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION

SOURCE

Through a fnirly rollable source whose inforsanta were Spas Todoror Raikla,

Zdravia Kostadinor Damyanov. and Stefaz Petror Peltely, all, forner laborer»

on the airfiold.

The attached report on the constriction of the airfield at Bezmer 18. forwarded.

for your intornation.

2. It lo requested that thia document be returaed to this offico by 21 September 1961.

3o do evaluation would be appreciated.

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is JAN i961

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allonstors couthaoes of she buser mili stailon so the Flora merlos 110. for

Arcin orimintlos, the circlold le louriod terco nud ono hals clicutore soutriout

on thn tiling 0f borer (R8 6674)e Dr idlonore north of toluraLo (Ri 3023)e And

tro and ano lalS I3G0tSSe COUtico Oi SOsadilk (iRS 8034), Tho cisidold 1tr0lr 10

liontad 700 sotore south of the rallay 1in0-

8, tho Stret Trudoval wiste brought in to ooriordo wort on the niectold armstad 5 apri

1050 and stayod thoro until couplutior no 22 Ursendar 1050 at tha rajo

tus multa mo tholt appassinato strengti vera mod 1e the dontration of ts alifiole

Podelynto 300 • 625 men

Podelonio 301 - 490

3291

Fodolanto 300 = 500

Podslario 509 - 200

Podolanto 321 - 100

men

THIS 13 45

Podolondo 105 aud 30% wore unod for mixing and pourine the conarote. on liu nummy.

Podolato 108 man uend in tho atone quarr to the north of the airfioldo

"logolanle, $09

mas tho t-1011 Podolenlo and these job was to durash, drive nad unload nose,

perror cairo bunket ours, and horsedrom vonlalore Podelonio 5al sor a trohalori

Pucciento sion Inoludid engineors or ensolallate una tostod emid, andore cororois and

axy othor oloranta vood In sic conatriotion of the mirtisido

anana ena one sorlnt

saginnor and a small kroup uf about firo soros apnoialista no saried eo tha al riola

no the loginalago una lutor rieltod the alrflold evary to so tarse dayes

those fero

no bulgeilan dr tomo offloore at the lald, but auch offloors did psy 0034010181

vloity

to abegro the procroso or the sials.

9he silol du Doing donatruatod prinarily is a lot Mchter fiola.

the main suray

In 6y500 item

longo MIth 100 notar parking unacos or either eud,

and 1c 30 nature scoo

on sither sin of the runray ose flat turf fiolda miloh on be wed to alullag me

Ire cood monthor

Those extoad along the entiro lenith of the oronto sumay and are

Tho turi fload to the north of thie min runy lu aroseur by segurage

unles load to 1 planned autiliary conorato tunray to do built la the futuro.

Tho

dimensione of this plennod mumsy see not 3aoa

Oa tho cunthorat cido of the airfsold ara olght billcinga di a torporary sature

which were uend to house truage nad dquirments

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to sho aloutrielty for fload lipito end uranog ligiane m obtelaed von landol

seters fron the donorata orgo mud apsosd about 60 notara apartie

1no: turnre holding

21a Flod lichta vero appradlantal toa (10) sores alto thoro xero threa dlestrio.

temporan buildiucs and loontod in thi18 se

To Thoro ine one soret offlads and s9r9m1 seviet oftalian morkara tho unod a power

drial scar cho trudonk winter quartore

This duill ras sinller, but on n wich largor

nando, to a wald dssas nad the sovirta told the trudonks that thoy sore dellllog for

Tissão vere çoud matar valls on the nirflold alrsady and durino the ontira thin

as construotlan the sorota ditilud le the sun hois ountinuoualy ilha thor vere

arlilise for 1a not jenona.

Do conaroto russy una endo up of tha collarias alorento, assor tho abelado serta

and boar. tarorodg

Do A 2ay0r 0f alisad vartho

Da Son sand, 20 oentleatora in dapth nilob vas torpod by cochandol reense The

Jan sand ms srought frou a souch aud silontr soth of burges sallod

"'Vortal PyRnaChen", aDd IAs dUE WItH & irIZu annd alovol Ii Une isod 2010

do A layor of tus papero

de cement blooko, do sentinosoro thidi, heraçcasi in shaps, enos alto usine 1098

motora, doound al nud, (quantity vonora, tirso typou of craval. (fino,

dium, and lurgo), and 350 11lojrune of conast, 112 of whlah mao murod with

citer in a sonorien altsr. the proportions al the gravel ano not knova, sut

Finan-gravol lp to aud Instudlas tio also of a pos

Tais gruval ma onllod corrospondingir firt, soooad, and thim narrotion"

Dro unble satora of prupared ocnarcto vare uced in saol blooke y

Tho antiod of oporttlos uand in ocsatriatine to murray nos to sirat dle out tho

os soli :Ton cha muniny and uco cultore oros lto cutiro longto Ino layro of asid

Is cantinotora anol, tars than poured on aud da eloginia "TIorator", bulgerla

maurnaturo "ILPPUs With a 750 lillogiro stalidas poss, tae used to pound enoli layor

The als

tri mu than sovord ovor ouploto me pignacad tho papor, actos thich th

alcours z0rt encrualr lold out tho pertons to io cajo vith the canont alcolo, ti

nemat was poured into hexagonal temos iu citanats epooor, tion fumod into the

Iano 11%h e roodon trapos mod errou air ou tho top tia e emil nocdon ironos. Tha

blar! mes than ellorad to dis iron botasan euros dad edgat ious, unill dia scrat

n0l111tade

Tha sicos of the altora.to dor bloois mors thon davosse vith s aluglo

lepo ol tão papas artondias frou tho boctor af the block to the top, and tha altortata

spa0ad wen than millod in sho folletring duy, to fors a sonplote pattora ol bloutu

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Tho properod eproos for blocks voro piaood under miter fren four to mix daya pro

to pourina soca.eto,

In ordos to dothmine any alabisco. Is foning the casters, the

blocks niouds auntral block constimes had rusht onut, but the bloom deere

patrora.nowoling.had 6cap-up 1o.cac.ountater. nude. gm was filled held or

the bots giu bar papor,

16 aller the block pastone pur comploraly die tu

larzo diroke moro then fliled the rout of the ray nita taro

30o. In to beguing, rino conoreto nixora ver unsd and dirided into tro gram,

(zerod), with unch unod la tornato arons an tho rummy pro resend. Jorairs to ende

herevor, In ordes to arodite the duinhing if the fold, thirty alters were urade

whirh tore dirted into four crouge ard one soners prog, to masteri and or elo.

runny mau born firat, mu fron the enatora nd to the aldriy sar: untll the proportiona

maountorod in obtaining tho anount and 'nise of pratri nandodg an o rocult the doe

struotion of to let ials was not up to @tandard

2d pl a 2 pate 1930 mo perse ate at be or bold retrea

Aão Atrohad aro threo notonos shoring the iocation a tha carriald ind valia

vountrustlos datallo, resprativolyo

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STICHINO: LOCATICI: OF

Ao Trudova: barracka

Do sonn ai Coralesy

O. Boacquartore Iridovas buttallins O1$100

Sos anginoers and escinaloul porsossel.

Do Corrugatod shiet netal hanguro 50 motors

Lora, 20 notera rido and 15 motoro hirto

Fo Hinter Carracka for Indovaka .

F, iroposod ulto for litchon ond farago

Ga Storage arna for corent

Ho Guard Poot

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KERMEN

BELEVO »

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Drain by interments and subitted to in

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late douros

RETCH SHONING TILS LOCATION OP THRE

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SKETCH#

DETAILED SISTCH OF LOZIER ALCIELD CONS-RUCTION

A. Ture Isaid 2300 motoro long and 150 vetsra mide.

B. Terings batwoen projoot and conglotad sunrajo.

As Projooted aulliary rummy.

Do Hals runny.

Low points on rumy fos drainage puposes.

To sover gratad.

O Drainago canno

E. Coverod diina into chich dranage conal emptioe.

Jo Open ditchen which cerry off drasnago tonerd ralyaralo.

Ko luring arva for aircraft.

Ila Various buildings

No Hangoro

Oo Vaoant flold

P. Waterco botwoon runmay and hangig 500 notars.

do light palon with flood lights.

Ro iranuforma mub station

So libatah of blocko vood In runway ocastruation, each 197 en lonz, 20 ca thlais

ikotch shorter construction dotallug tamed ourth, sand(20 ea whias)s tu

paper g

castat blocks and tes

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DETAIND SYRICH OF EUPHER AIRFIED

KLIDAY CONSTRICTION

SKETCH. B.

BEZ MER -

Ze menge

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SUNNY &. DUEFT PLOCY. COLSHLUCTICN OF

ER AIRFIFLD

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Drawn from nonory by inforarnte

and subaltiod to un Intorallato sourer.

BEZMER-

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50C5**

Deloria

Constration of Jeer Alrfiold

AUG 22-1951

Orever, Athene

8 43511 - 23 Deember 1900

•n the airfieldo

do Tha altachod mort on the conseration of the alritell al Bernor 1o Sonaniod

for your Informtion.

Do 18 la siqueasad that this dosument bo suturnoi do tulo offtoo by 21 septoaber 1001.

3. An ovaluntion vould do appreciatedo

XY

CH/058/820

Malan

Als on Lons

+966.-282.5581

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