RAILROAD TANK CARS IN THE RUSSIAN ZONE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006000340010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 10, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION S+ %CONTROL . U S 01'FiCTALS oi,Y 25X1A
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INFORMATION REPORT CD NO,
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone) CONFIDENTIAL DATE DISTR. 1.0 October 1950
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to The total number of railroad tank cars operating in the Soviet Zone of
Germany on 17 August 1950 amounted to 11,734 units. Of these, 1,100
are damaged and cannot be repaired because of the lack of spare parts.*
2. Three thousand off the serviceable tank cars are used for the shipment of
white products, She. benzine, benzol. This number is 2,000 short of the
actual requirements.** The shortage of tank oars is caused br the slow
circulation of the cars. The tank care used for export shipments to Brest
Litovsk and the Baltic Sea ports are held at the transloading points too
long since these points do not have the necessary transaloading facilities.
On 14 August 1950 it was learned that all the, railroad tank cars operated
in the Soviet Zone of Germany are under the administration of the Trustee.
ship Administration for Railroad Tank Cars in the Soviet Zone of Germwy,
at 33 Foratstraose Berlin W S. The railroad tank owe turned over to the
SCC are controlled by an office in Karlshorst 23, telephone extension No
265.e
is The latest available statistical railroad records dated
June 19 presented the following picture:
Serviceable tank cares 7,736
Slightly damaged tank cars: 720
heavily damaged tank care:
Totem. 8,722
The reported increase is hardly due to new construction but rather to the
nationalization of the mineral oil industry effected in 1948/1949. This
industry owned a large number of tank care so that the new figures appear
credible.
# Colment: According to the type of fuels carried, the tank oars are
divided into two groups, ZMz I care for benzine and benzol and ZThw II cars
for Mosel fuel and petroleum. The care can not be used for the shipment
of other fuels.
CLASSIFICATION SAC T/CONTROL . U. S. OFFICIALS OT LY
This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
App Director of BelCentral
*A 1t~709/09
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