ATTEMPTS TO BREAK THE MONOPOLY OF CSPLO AND EBERHARDT CLEMENS IN HAMBURG

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05255764
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2019
• Case Number: F-2018-01373
• Publication Date: November 25, 1955

Approved for Release: 2019/09/26 C05255764
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CENTRAL INTELUGENCE AGENCY
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Attempts to Break the Monopoly of csmo
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Karol Brande,Ds, manarer of the CSPLO (Czechoslovak E1Oder Nav=,.zation Company
in Hamburg, was in Caechoslovakia as of early September 1955, conferring with
CSPLO officials about difficulties arising for the firm as a rest of v;e�7t
Cerman sovereignty. Hamburg shipping agencies, with the arrival of oovereirnty, _
avo filed complaints against Eberhardt Clemens G.m.b.H,, Bambutg,claiminr that thatijni
which is the only sh'i.pping agency in i;est Germany for rail or river trhnsportatir
of goods experted or imported by Czechoslovakia, and which is in reality only a
cover for the Czechoslovak shipping complex Metrans, has what amcunts to a mono�
polistic conrc:ction ith the CSPLO Hamburg shippinf: 71Ecrts are :e:ndia,: Lhe
right to eo:14ste freely with the Clemens firm for CSLO 'nusine, as 7azi t're
dition beforE and during Torld ';4Lr
In addition to this thrat to the power position of t? ,o, Lneu .r71
Cr!,rmany, the Tonopolistic position of the CSF tstAY: 'L6 on sh:A",
inland watervay firms themselves are demandir�,_ free 6-evelooment 11.a Ri70.7
traffic and chance Lo compete with the CSPLC along l'ct Elbe 7outes,
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