SOVIET RAIL SHIPMENTS IN THE FRANKFURT/ODER AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A049600610001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 27, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY list Germany
SUBJECT Soviet Rail Shipments in the
Frankfurt/Oder Area
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 2 7 JUL 1959
NO. PAGES 1
REFERENCES RD
report listing
36 shipments in the Frankfurt or area during the period of 24. February to
16 March 1959. Where Imowna the origin and destinati,25X1
the number of axles, and the number of tons for each shipment are given.
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STATE I IARMY I IX NAVY
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EAST GERMANY/U.S.S.R.
MILITARY
Soviet Rail Transports in the FRANKFURT/Oder Area
(24 Feb - 16 March 59)
It Details of a number of Soviet rail transports in the FRANKFURT/Oder Area
between 24th February and the 16th March 1959 are given below:-
Date
24.2
26.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.3
8.3
8.3
8.3
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.3
9/10.3
9/10.3
10.3
10.3
10.3
10.3
FF/O
FF/0
FF/0
FF/O
FF/0
ANGERMUNDE
FF/0
FF/0
FF/0
11
ANGERMUNDE
KIETZ
BEESKOW
FF/0
KONIGS WUSTERHAUSEN
it
ANGERMUNDE
FF/0
FF/0
FF/0
FF/0
FF/0
It
ANGERMUNDE
KIETZ
EICHGESTELL
EICHGESTELL
tl
ANGERMUNDE
ANGERMUNDE
11
ANGERMUNDE
SEDDIN
EBERSWALDE
SEDDIN
EBERSWALDE
QOTTBUS
TOPCHIN
COTTBUS
PEITZ
TOPCHIN
SEDDIN
FF/0
COTTBUS
KONIGS W USTEi?HAUSEN
COTTBUS
FF/0
GORGAST
EBERSWALDE
BRIESCHT
SEDDIN
EBERSVIALDE
SEDDIN
FF/0
COTTBUS
FF/0
KIETZ
11
FURSTENVADE
FURSTENWALDE
FURSTEN1 IALDE
KIETZ
Axles Tonnage
104
104
108
1444
1488
1355
88
88
48
96
79
106
102
98
98
106
98
90
1333
848
367
770
707
1342
1232
141325X1
678
893
874
960
120
1451
82
780
128
1474
100
1391
124
590
118
1636
110
1134
120
580
104
1630
92
955
96
1108
96
867
120
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Date From To l xles Tonnage
12.3 FF/0 tNGERARUNDE 128 1827
13.E FF/0 COTTBUS 82 327
13.3 FF/0 COTTBUS 96 1429
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13.3 FF/0 ANGERMUNDE 114 1263
13.3 FF/o ANGE?MUNDE 102 1315
13.3 GREIFSVJALD COTTBUS 46 404
14.3 FF/0 SEDDIN 114 943
16.3 PFAFFENDORF FF/0 58 528
2. An increase above the normal in the vole of Soviet transports passing
through the FRANKFURT/Oder area in February 1959 was not maintained in March, when
traffic reverted to normal.
3. During the first fortnight of March, however, there was a considerable
increase above normal in the volume of Soviet troops and equipm;:nt loaded in
FRt?,NKFURT/0der (ex transit barracks)[ -iihich wore then attached, 4 or 6 25X1
at a time, to scheduled goods trains running to various destinations in East
Germany. Thcr3 have always been isolated instances of this in th.: past, but this
month has shown a remarkable increase in such traffic.
4. The numbers held in RBA 7 at the disposal of the Soviet authori- 25X1
ties has remained constant in recent months.
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