SOVIET RAIL BORDER TRAFFIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007300420007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 13, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/12/11: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300420007-1
CLASSIFICATIO
COUNTRY East Germany REPORT
TOPIC,
Soviet Rail Border Traffic
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT,
E OBTAINED
DATE OBTAINED _~ DATE PREPARED
REFERENCES
PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
C/B - converted boxcar, F - flatcar
1. Shipments from Brest+abitovsk via Frankfurt/Oder
13 June 1955
25X1
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
between 2 and 6 June 1955 included:
Date in June Shipments
2 C/B, 38 two-axle F with Biesenthal/
boxes Finow
4 2 C/B, 22 six-axle F Forts Zinna
6 1 C/B, 8 six-axle F
Koenigsbrueck
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2. Shipments from Frankfurt/Oderl on 4 and 4 25X1
5 June included a shipments of 2 cars which went to Strausberg on 4 June,
and a shipment of 22 F whic went to 25X1
Forst Zinna on 5 June. 2 The shipments contained military goods which
exceeded the scheduled load.
3. Shipments from Frankfurt/Ode~ on 6 and 7 June 25X1
included a shipment of an undetermined number of cars weighing 1,000
tons which ent to Forst Zinna on 25X1
6 June; 2 and a shipment of 7 cars with military goods exceeding the
scheduled load Whibh went to Koenigsbrueck on 7 June. 3
1. F---]Comment. The shipment probably contained aircraft and/or aircraft 25X1
parts which were consigned to the two fighter regiments at Finow.
2. Comment. The shipment has been confirmed three times. Composition and 25X1
receiving station indicate that the shipment contained new tanks of the
T-54 type.
3.~Comment. The two shipments are probably identical. Type of railroad 25X1
cars, a cargo exceeding the scheduled load and Koenigsbrueck as receiving
station indicate that the shipment contained T-54 tanks which were consigned
to the 11th Tk Div.
Comment. The shipment possibly contained over-size air force equipmen'25X1
which was consigned to the air force depot of the Twenty-Fpurth,/Air Army
at Strausberg 25X1
CLASSIFICATION WWNII~
Approved For Release 2007/12/11: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300420007-1