1. SOVIET PERSONNEL CHANGES IN DANUBE SHIPPING CONCERNS 2. FUTURE OF SOVIET DDSG

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• Publication Date: July 26, 1955
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION. REPORT
COUNTRY Austria
SUBJECT 1? Soviet ~_?ersonnel Changes in Danube Shipping
Concerns
2. Future of Soviet DDSG
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2. As of 6 T' .y, mo - - '_acement had arrived
the Sov!&- DDS1 A: al left for the
3. On about 25 A-or i1 . I
Korn; )-whi~~ %w nr~ ~ <
the chief= 00016.:eeper of
v (f nu) repl.accc Kissiliev (fnu)1 as Sov'
Daring L. y. 1955, X,uorianov (i'ffiu), a high. ox` fici
cirec to' of the
agency. Si.co his raik is out of proportion to the duties pRL t.-~ ~'o::d by
the SLIP, in xc .pest, it is believed that the SDGP will transfer the R, .ajor part of
the activities by the Vienna agency to Budapest.
Inland Eippi .s Outside the USSR, was assi ied to Bucapex
5. Pl s Con.oe : n r mthe Return of Soviet D:SG8 Austrian officials of the Soviet DDSG
believe that ~h s f:.rrn will be turner over to the Austrian DDSC- in O ,,o r or
~1~ove ce-~
1955. In addition to all the barges and tankers now help. by the Sov t ~TLSG, -L-Le
Austrians l levelly will receive the CIS V~L IVOSTCCK and the S I S s" i'. `Ins- ead
of the MS the Soviet DDSC has offered to turn over t.?:,e MMTS which was
recently cow Io sc~ by the Korneuburg Shipyards at a reported cost of 9,300,000
1S an inspection party of Austrian DDSG o?'' icia_c was taken
MidUlk 111110J% Ift at Forneuburg. The future disposition of t: e po.seenger ship
by Navrom, and the US MORJAK, which is clt i ed by Mart as former
till under negotiation.
6. During May, A,,z s=tnian seamen employed by the Vienna agency of the &.2? received term-
ination not I ce c effective afters'Ithe ratification of the Austrian S o Treaty- The
Vien , aGe;: cy is eg ec~,ed to retain only a skeleton staff. SDO? vessels coming to
Lobau to pick up r no Soviet share of the Austrian oil production ill. tee on fuel
and qup;ql _cs .T, Eun ary or Czechoslovakia, and the crews will ;e .y receive no
shore leave' in T/! nna . s
11 :Lf;. tC ssiliev' s as w s possibly spelled O? selev.
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1. Soviet Personnel Chan es in Danube Shipping Concerns. In early April 1955, the Soviet
port uire`toi the et DSSG in ricnna., K37iotfibkin (fuu), was replaced, by
Kaaenskv (fnu 1.
As of 6 May, no replacement had arrived for Shilov (fnu), the chief bookkeeper of
the Soviet DDSG who had left for the Soviet Union in February.
3. On about 25 April, Melnikov (fnu) replaced Kissiiiev (fnuu)l as Soviet director of the
Korneburg Shipyards..:
4. During May 1955, Kuprianov (fnu), a high official in the BOVW. Ministry of
Inland Shipping Outside the USSR, was assigned to Budapest as chief of the SDGP
agency. Since his rank is out of proportion to the duties presently performed by
the SDGP in Budapest, it is believed that the SDGP will transfer the major part of
the activities handled by the Vienna agency to Budapest.
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1955. In addition to all the barges and tankers now~held by the Sotriet DDSG, the
Austrians allegedly will receive the MS VLADIVOSTC. 'X and the KRCRSTADT. Instead
of the MS KAUKASUS, the ,goviet UDSG has offered to turn -over the 14S RIGA, which was
recently coil.te4 by the Korneuburg Shipyards at a reported cost of. 9,c 00, 000
sehillings. on 16 May, an inspection party of Austrian D= officials vas taken
aboard the MS RIGA at Korneuburg. The future disposition of the passenger ship
TD 'S, now rented by Navrom, and the MS M01iJAK, which is claimed by Mahart as former
HM property, is still. under negotiation.
During May, Austrian seamen employed by the Vienna agency of the SDGP received term-
ination notices effective after the ratification of the Austrian State Treaty. The
Vienna agency is expected to retain only a skeleton staff. SDGP vessels coming to
Lobau to pick up the Soviet share of the Austrian oil production will t
k
a
e on fuel
and supplies in Hungary or Czechoslovakia, and the crews will allegedly receive no
shore leave in Vienna.
OoMent. Kiasiliev's name was possibly spelled Giaelev.
trip
ys made :per f'5-zt Y t e,.
i ~i sally as a shuttle vessel N4 r? e+~r Vienna and Hungar.r.
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