OSS SITUATION REPORTS FROM NEW DELHI ON SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: OSS Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP13X00001R000100290004-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 53
• Document Creation Date: November 3, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 25, 1944
• Content Type: MISC

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SECRET 086/964 Now Delhi Offtoo
III ECONOMICS
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Oil tr.n1,..c r.nl t,;-.L.J an. 11 rofinc-rios nicht ..o 011003111-
s fo.11,-; rpror.ohorl v'lt,h t1 i.-hosivo charcoa. Whilo the
larcor r.nd. :lr.nts vu1cl cl,soly cur.r!.ed, the 3nr11or
onos nicht 1Jo more �vulnor-.blo.
Another o^.s 0 f Jo s-.bct-- -.0 rh ce.n b
fostorot by suitablo cmoou roriont is no thoft f U frot3
tho pipo lino by villr.gor., in tho vicinity :1' tho line. This
coos on anyway, and. tho lurkano �Dad quite probably be
increased.
Tho .2rosont fooC, situation in Burro, intensifios
Jr,panoso vtanorr.bilitios rrevinus nonths. Ono of thc rf:j:�r
p;ricvilncos arair.st tho 3r.1':-..noso is still tho depli tion of
stocks of food. as a result of Jrapr.noso troops livinc on tho
oountry. Tho shortnge of ::)lough oattlo, often blaroeL on tho
Japanese, is another point on whioh nany villagers foal koon
r es ontment (Ica ins t tho Jv.j r.ns e. Tho linos of approach t,1
thoso vulnerab il it 41 OR
viotis meraoranda.
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rxo fornoe: in oolunnu of rciurr� antil shortilI ',store laminar*,
;hon tho' fIrc� rallwoa to bv tlokots. ?hoist nre soparnte tsetse
f,,r non rAle. 'iron. Tiokuo fila in tho pro2ortion *I* too
ci trt ono r;omr.
It is not posaiblo to mko 1 through booking to n stop-
bo:,)na n.:;ms-shi7,111.ng point, =Aa it is not roosialo to
book frm istvIcon to Mculnoin.
Pr:scongon: d.3trnin r.t Ntr.nnsknshey then
qtr_ th..2u0 nilv; tc ifto rPrJr (.1%103 1)7 smil!nn tarry, nen
ono nilo Hok-dain, Linkot to Kartnbnn nal
fincaly arose tho :"iv' to Mnu:..,0:11.
Promo
Tho Promo r rs.tir:r. in not tn us�. There IS VAS
trrAn '2cir tr.'. Tiokots era purdhnsoa ns usunl. spoolal pass
ruquiroa.
Tho trn.ins ganornlly travol only in tho evening, night
=a of...ay nor:1121G. Heats nro male ftring tho day. lie limirula
train loft nt 2000.,
An onrltor roport inlionted that tho trnta frau Imagom
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to promo lenves Rangoon nt 1600 nnd nrrtves nt Swam* nt 0400 las
n,:t, any._ The_Bangoon trnin from Primp* usual,' sampris's tip
oonohes foi troops, two fpr oivilinns, nM about 14 wagons Om
supp2tom.
1600 weL1800. The revorse timings are not basele
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081/1//4 N'or Delhi Offiee
S.I.
4 report of Dooambor stt(As that the rcuto from Siam
to Burma by tho Rahong-Mchsot-Zatikaraik rcril is largaly used
by smagglore and is not usoi by troors. Thio information is
Pram an Indian traaer onrgod in smuggling pi000 goods. Both
tho rout!) and ;2orsonno1 w%ioh habitually trnvorsos it might bo
utilizoft.
The follovinG inf:Nrmation oonoorns currant railway
timings n.nd passoncor :)r000duro:
MPsndany
Althouch this str.tion still sorve3 as torminus, tho
majoriity of passenGero frcn Manaalny antrain at Bhunzu or Tity0.-
haunc. Tho eohodule timos of arrival and departure of certain
trains nro:
Pram Mandalay to Lashio - arri7a1s at Lashio at
0900, 1100, 1500, 2300
7VM Lashio to_Mandalny - departures at
0800, 1100, 1400, 1800
Nanta to Nhm Yo depratirtc 0900. 1:-200
Nam Yao to Namtu departuro 1400, arrival 1800
There is no fixed time of arrival or departure of trains
between Rangoon and Mandaltv. Between these places two trains
run daily in each direct:Ion.
The above lafomntion, D'Jcomber 30,
1943, may pose ib* date back tc Li1 1943.
Rano on
Reliable taformation ap to early Doomber 1943.
The Rantpoon station te workinG on all platforms.
Rangoon travellers must have inoonlaticn osrt4flen.tos before
they' oan obtain.tiekets. Thoy queue up for trlooulation; than
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Tim innbility o rt' ottaoks to ut any ponlanGrit
orin;N in tha, Burma litjarticiv ayttoh intiontos thr.t n grant a oc,1
-)f us o ful :or on rr.i1r:aci instra1atior..3 rri rlazo-s van bo
/.1110 fron tlio rround. Tho C.ontruo 20 1.)oomotivos rs.t tho
richt tino richt morn c a* or. t clotO. vim of th f
Jarr.noo o to rr.L:o 4urr1' frio 11 it 1.00 u3 qountry. EMI ninos of tho
-1701.)or tzrou voula lona th a I 03.V , t r-car,- to r.
oration. Fuol atzros mostly voorl. t4u-1,1 ios for lcoonotives, aro
str.okott r.t numorouri 11o1n.bn n rttoka cf
plastio insortoll in pl000 f rr1 7:1 ight v:rook et boiler.
Tho rallray Which suwllos tho 54th Division in tho Bassein
r.ron ovidontly hr.:3 only to l000notivon; it vould be usoful
Jo put thoti out of' notions Tho Bu=a-Ointi line has cvor 100
bria.cos moro than 80 foot in loncth; fr.oilitios for sorvioinz
loot:motives and rollinc st2olr nna for maintaining this line
taT 0 1) o.,r.
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"Liu ing oc ri clorablo tot'. to talc/ awry on NU Burmese
frontus Thoir movomonts aro iliffioult to follow, nnd tholy
thr: in ou.butmtinl roinforoomonto Gt unoxpeotod points .
Althcugh thoir stnyinc powcr is not groat. Thoso groups
havIJ oombinod intolligonoo ana oonbat funotions� Porhnps
tills boot vicv oountortand thoir offootivenoss would be to
riot' up task grouv; of our foroos to olwrato against them in
rogiona whoro thoy aro known to bo loontod.
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