RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGH EAST GERMAN BORDER STATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007000660010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 13, 1955
• Content Type: CABLE

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CLASSIFICATION Sr;CRhT
COUNTRY East Germany REPORT
TOPIC.
the receiving stations of these cars since they r~ n in regular trains
within the GDR euVH a # . are not recorded.
EVALUATION P A E U TAIWO
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 13 may 1955
REFERENCES
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
2. Since about 15 April, one train of empty tank cars has been dispatched to
Brest-Litovsk every day or every other day. On 25 April, 40 loaded tank
cars entered the GDR via F i0wt/Odor. It is not possible to determine
49 cars with 490 tons to Eberswalde on 27 March and 13 boxcars, 261flatcars
and 7 RRym type flatcars with 766 tons to Bernau on 28 March 1955.
Rail Freight Traffic through Est Carman Border Stations
1. I (shipments dispatched from Guben-border included 25X1
3?
4?
Since about 20 April
dispatched daily fro
loaded grain shuttle
mpty grain shuttle trains have been
t/Oder to Brest Litovsk. On 243April, 2
re dispatched to Halle-Trotha.
1 converted boxcar and 20 flatcars were 25X1
dispatched from ue er og es Laser to Brest Litovsk on 23 April 25X1
s pmen s between 21
and 27 Apri. The load o all shipments extended standard measurements.
Date in Number and
April Type of Ca
pontoons
23 1 train with - erswalde Tangerhuette
21 5 F / ; ( Frankfurt/Oder Neuruppin
24 19 F, 5 B
26 15 F
27
Frankfurt/Oder
Merseburg
Jueterbog/Altes
Laser
1.1 Comment. The receiving stations indicate that the shipments consisted 25X1
crossing point. 25X1
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of military supply goods for which Guben,is only rarely used as border
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5.
Comment. The shipments on 21 and 24 April are probably identical with
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