RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGH EAST GERMAN BORDER STATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007800360004-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 3, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
EVALUATION
PLACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 3 August 1955
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PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
exceeding standard measurements by 149 mm on both sides'vve
dispatched from Brest-Litovsk to Merseburg;
5 Jules 1 converted boxcar and 22 heavy-duty flatcars with load
CLASSIFICATION 3E C R -_T
East ;rerma,ny
Rail Freight Traffic through East German Border Stations
Brest-Litovsk to Neustr6litz;
t ndara ^ easarements b7 125 r,m on b th sides dispatched from
2 converted boxcars 17 heavy--uty flatcars with load exceeding
standard measurements by 293
oad exceeding
(I i ens t(- hPri
from Brest-Litovsk to Ptagdeburg;j
1 converted boxcar and 7 heavy-duty flatcars with load exceeding
standard measurements by 125 mra on both sides were dispatched
from Brest-Litovsk to Dallgow;
i . J ..~ jr. 2 converted boxcars and 22 heavy-duty flatcars with load
exceeding standard measurements by 125 mm on both sides were
dispatched from Brest Litovsk to 1,.'a rdebur
2 converted boxcars and 22 heavy-duty flatcars with load exceeding
standard measurements by 125 mm on both sides were dispatched
from Brest-Litovsk to Ze_ithain. 1
prior to 29 July 1955?
Of the seven shuttle trains, three loaded trains were consigned to
lelzow prior to 25 July 1955.
The empty trains usually had to include the following numbers of cars:
V2. On 2'; July, one%train consisting of 11
converted boxcars, 12 boxcars, 37 flatcars,1 kitchen car, and 2 sleeping
cars -~~4 1, total of 60 sleeping- benches, was dispatched from Brest Litovsk;
tc, ?;lelzov,~. the shipment carried la ?go boxes and motor vehicles as observed
on 9 a.nJ 12 July. Load exceeded standard measurements bye 30 mm on both
Until 25 July, a total of seven empty shuttle trains were .-r:ade available
".,? additional four empty shuttle trains were scheduled to be dispatched
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2 sleepinrp; cars with 60 sleeping benches, about 7 to 15 converted ?;oxcars
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a'ooLlt 7 to 157 aoxcars,'1 or 2 kitc"en cars, and about 20 to 30 flatcars.
Gr ?3 Jul?r, three trains coming from Leipzig and one train coming from '.Vildpark,
each :.ciuiing four converted boxcars; for escorting personnel, and loaded
17.. th 1;;; see;' -ere dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder to Warsaw. The shipments
e t ecnf ial. Cn 25 July, two of these trains had ;Jlreatdy returnee
e=='vY. the shipments ~,w,ere lost iced for the 25X1
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14 crash cars. When the HBD office
ash cars, 15 ammunition cars, 1 "crake
h cars,
t tra a only carried empty anu^uf.ition boxes. The shipment was
~E 1 it acttzwlly carried ammunition, however, The sh7.ni'ent was
surrendered at Frankfurt/Ode- on 26 July and dispttched in the
octT or. of Brest-Litovsk. 5
_oaa exceeclinm me!zsarements by 125 mm on both sides.
.., and 2nd G:.s Iv ecz Armies
the shipments are consigned to units of
and tree 3rd Shock Army.
2. Comment. According tc load exceeding standard measure,Tents, the
ship ,eats p,rob