RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGH EAST BORDER STATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800950008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 5, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germantr DATE DISTR.
5
April 1955
SUBJECT Rail Freight Traffic through NO. OF PAGES
East German Border Stations
25X1
PLACE
ACQUIRED
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
25X1
DATE OF
SUPPLEMENT TO
INFO.
REPORT
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFICTINS TNE NATIONAL DEFENSE.
OF THE UNITRO STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 15. SECTIONS 755
AND 754, OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT RT AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON'
13 PROHISITID MT LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PRONIRIT[D.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
2. The following- shipments were determined
cv .cr and 8 December:
-
refriger
at
or car
umb
er
of
Load or
From
To
"ars
o
r Axles
Tons
30
108
ax
les
1,000
Dessau
"r
est Titov
sk 2
ecember
11-
ax
les
1,000
-)0
'riezen TTungary
via Bad Schandau
pontoon sections Oarnemuende Frankfurt/Oder 3
108 axles 1,447 tons Frankfurt/Oder 'Tustermark 4
50 R 680 tons driezen Frankfurt,/Oder
5 44 R 737 tons if 7 600 tons Klerholz Brest Litovsk
floating crane
pontoons
1;170 tons Aue
8 1,000 tons Rathenow
STATE
ARMY
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j. The following shipments were observed at the Satzlcorn railroad station
between 6 and 12 December:
Jatc in Load
Iecember
20 truck trailers Fuerstenwalde Satzkorn 7
50 trucks
2 5u trucks
7 10 B, equipment, 55 trucks Frankfurt/Oder F.at? enow
Dallgow
Bract Litovsk''
11 1 ) 1.
?ecer ber, 50 t~,ree-axle trucks were loaded at t--,-e Dall, ow railroad
.anon. T?_e shipment left at 1230, allegedly to Brest Litovok. 1
e following shipments were determined
-i - converted boxcar
into in T unber and. Load From
Trre of Car:
10 C%B, 39 Rataenow Brea ?J-tovsk
R 11 "
gdeburg
25 F 11 " Frankfurt/Oder
p 1I 11 Erfurt
2 for trucks Velten Brest Litovsk j
l F for trucks Jueterbog-
Altes Lager
Comme__t. These shipments were probably connected with the motor vehicle
acc-,an a program. The shipment dispatched from Rathenow to the Fast may also
_ave consisted of gun
Commer_t. It cannot be determined from which units these shipments were
dispatched since no engineer units are stationed at Warnemuende and Ellerholz.
The floating crane pontoons were possibly employed on P"ueritz See (lake).
llerholz is located at the southeastern shore of this 1,fis.
Comment. These shipments car-not be iddntified.
Comment.
Shipments to Soviet ration supply depots and empty cars dispatched to the
East for supply shipments.
shipment consisted of uranium ore.
dispatching station indicate that this 25X1
Comment. Intra-zonal shipment. A Soviet motor vehicle distribution point
is located at Fuerstenwalde.
Comment.)
Possibly the ftcars carried guns and the converted 25X1
boxcars carried ammunition.
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CLASSIFICATION 6I;CpM
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
FACE
ACQU' RED
DATE OF
1N FO .
East Germany
Rail Freight Traffic through
East German Border Stations
REPORT
CD NO.
DATE DISTR. 5
NO. OF ENCLS.
cw4w W)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT
THIS DOCUUEIIT .9NTAIRS IRPORNATION AFFECTING THI? NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UHITEJ -.RTES. WITHIN THE MEAN111J OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 793
AND 194 O' TNt U S. CODE. AS ATENDED. ITS TRANURISSION OR REVEL-
ATION IY ITS COEIT#NTS TO OR RECEIPT 9" AN UBAUTHOAIZED PERSON
I; PROHIOITEC R:' LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROAIBiTED.
.. Yom.,
THIS IS UNEVAL ~ INFORMATION
rs were 6J.9-patched from Burr- to '3rest Litovsk
2. '112- foilow.ng siiipmants were determine
,ovember and 8 December:
- rafr;.gerator gar
f) to "'umber of Load or From
"ate s or 'vtles Tons
V!mber
1,000 Dessau "rest Litovsk 2
X12 .Ala., 1,000
50 1,
:`riezen '?ungary
via Bad Schanaau
34 1 pwitoon sections 1;7arnemuende Frankfurt/Oder 3
08 axles 1,447 tons Frankfurt/Odor. V usterinark 4
50 R 680 tons l7riezen Frankfurt/Oder )
44 -'= 757 tons 11 )
600 tons '-iierhoIz Brest Litovsk 3
r oating crane
pontoons
1,170 tons Aue
1,000 tons Ratlienow II
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l'_e followin ship ts were observes. at the Satzkorn ra:.lroa.d 3taticn
be t,:een 6 and 12 December:
Date in Load
".:)cember
6 20 truck. trailers
FuersteMralde latzlz-orn 7
7 10 D, equi mon;- , 55 trucks Frai-1cfurt/ Oder Datl:enow
s 50 trucks
12 50 trucks
Da?lfow
On 12 December, 50 three-e;cle trucks were ioad,:,d at the L~~ll .;otir railrowl
station. The shipment left at 1230, aileCedly to ?.'rest' Litovs.r:. A.
.".,he f o11o,