MATERIALS SITUATION OF THE SOVIET ZONE RAILROADS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006200740003-3
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Materials Situation of the
Soviet Zone Railroads
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,jails are also a critical item. Ra113 required. for construction
projects arc: salvaaod by c?isrtarttli~t~; siciin-s vrhich are then ro-
constructod wriVi wea'car rail profiles, The rails obtained are rdded
together arid cut into the roquirod standard lonrths. New material has
been produced, if at all, only iq very li-:Cited quantities of poor
:duality. (2)
3. There is also a shortage of ties. coupled joint ties salvaged from dis-
Mntled lines are taken apart to be used as center ties. Deliveries of
new ties ar.: made on a lirited scale. (3)
4. Cement, nails, carbide, fuel and heavy profiles are critical items,
but whitening, glass, wood, welciirC vrire, oxygen and ;,all profiles
arcs available in sufficient quantities. (4)
1. 7irec for the construction of si,Amal 1iios arc ,arc,sontly not
available ev-:n in the central da,)ots. To procuro t hi.s urvently
required material advance signals on 13 cc in7ortant lines are
being dismantled. (1)
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inadc,luato besides bein _, poor in quality.
in t ntenzolleniaorn, the only bloor. ng trill in the Soviet 1: still Jom"QAI
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The fact z~at materials required for signal installations are scarce
as icnorm before. For oxar vle the material needed for the construction
of the second track on the a-ue (11 51/K .53) - achwarzenboro (a 51/K 52)
- Johann;eor-cnstadt (1 51/K r'1) r ? d 1' ate 'lac' to b.. cocircd b
dismantlinf s at other daces. ',as
(2) Confirms tho prcvi-)usly Flown lack o r material which -:takes all
construction and roj air faro joscta in the 6ovict -`onc of Gor-aany. a diffi-
cult enterprise. The utilization of welded and used rails can lead to
nui orous rail hreaka,;cs after a short time as t7a,; ox acriences on the
nearly constructed :Orlin Suter x rci ht .wing. alto output of the a.:aa:?auetto
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Ties are also a critical item, The concrete ties vthich -?iero
desi,-,ned t3 ease this situaatioa are :itii1teing totted and
have not proved satisfactory co fare
The acute slzorta e of all kinds of r .terials is tryin; to be
ovurcom by dractic coisorv tiDn :toasures and an exteaasive
propaganda canpaig-n for the salvage of uso, inatcrial.
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