CLEARANCE OF CZECHOSLOVAK RIVER CRAFT OPERATING BETWEEN HAMBURG AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA

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• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2019
• Case Number: F-2018-01373
• Publication Date: May 4, 1953

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SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NC
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY West Germany/East Germany/Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Cleerance of Czechoslovak River Craft Operating
between Hamburg and Czechoslovakia
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORDATIOR AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OP THE UNITED i'TATEII. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 705
AND 784, OF THE U. B. CODE. AS AMENDED ITS TRANSIIISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT NT AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED DT LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS WPM IS PRORILITID.
DATE DISTR. 4 MaY 1953
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1. Rivercraft of the Czecheeloval: labe-Oder 1:avigetion Corpany (Ceskoslo-
venska plavba labsieo-oderska, narodni rodril-)(CSPLO) are rot subject
to any suneevisien by cuetors autheritier while loading or unloading
eithin the area of the iren Port in Rarburp. They are, hewever, un-
der the jurisdiction of the local CSPLO aeency, which receives freight
rerorte fror the. captain or hersman, rakes out loadinr lists and
checks on the freieht book (nakladni knieka) of the versel on her de-
parture.
2. Vessels beurd for Czecheslovakia Undergo their firrt check after de-
parture fror the 'Free Port at the river kilometer near Entenwar-
der (coon irate ukn.). This check is Perforred by Gerran curters
authorities on both the freight book and the vessel itself, but con-
cerns only that part of the vessel which has been rerorted as open.
The freieht srace whIch eenteins goods loaded in the Free Port area
is locked without insnection and provided with customs seale. The
number of seals is entered in a seeeial docurent called "Begleitscheie
whici. has to be returned after the vessel's arrival in Czechoslovakia
to the Geeran cuetors autheritier with a cerfirratien that all seals.
have been found urdaraeed.
3 A second checkeoirt is located at river kilometer 476 near Schnacken-
burg (1.54/ T 5n) erhere the leerder between the Gerear Federal Re-ublic
and the Soviet Zone of Gerrany crosses the -]1be River. Checs are
rade by the Gera n Federal Peeublic and pritish authorities on one,
and the soviet Zorn and Russian authorities on the other side, on the
crew's sailing books (plavecka krizka), the �per part of the vessel,
an-' the seal:- of the freight area.
4. he third and last check is rade by Soviet Zone and Ressler author!-
ties on on,, and Czeceoslovate authorities on the other side, et
Schrilka (V51/ F 57)0 Feat Gerranyt and Irensko (U51/ F 57)., Czecho-
clevakia, The Gnechesloeek check is rade by eusters oirieils en the
sals of the rreir-ht se-ace, the hellor and raehAre roar, and the ca-
1n' and sailire hooks of the ceew by X.13 aid StB officers who also
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inspect cabins and print an entry starp into the smiling books. These
latter have to be turned in by the captain (or the helmsman) to the
CSPLO authorities at Decin (N51/ L 56).* The captain is bound to re-
port to the local CSPLO agencies at every halt.
5. Before unloading the whole or parts of the cargo, the captain rust
report to the customs office of the river port concerned to ask for
removal of the seals. Customs ratrols watch enloarhnp and ice-ling
between 7 and 18 hours. Over night all freight space is sealed yr.
After unloading customs officials rerforr a check on the whole ves-
sel to make sure that no part of the cargo has rerained.
6. Vessels of the CSPLO bound for Harburp are also loaded under assis-
tance of custors officials as described above in paragraph 5, Prior
to the vessel's departure the captain reports to the CSPLO office to
pet back the sailing books. The rrocedures to be undergone between
the Czechoslovak border and Harburg are analogous to those described
in paragrarhs 3 and 4. The seals on the entry to the freight srace
may not be reroved before arrival in the Free Port of aamurr, where
unloaling takes place without supervisien by oustors authorities.
7. Sailing books are returned to sailors, only after clearance by the S.
Sometimes this clearance is refused, which results in the sailor's
transfer to another vessel oreratinp within the or-lers of Csecho-
slovakia.
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Immenti Sometimes no captain is appointed to a vessel. In (W(1)
swhcasesphis functions are fulfilled by the helmsman.
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