SATELLITE COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200030018-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2000
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: January 1, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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Services D1vision
Satellite Caardttee
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on 6 February,, SIR talked on the impact of the
Th ngarian Revolution on Eastern European Transportation. The recent
Ificnr aria n uprising had a severe impact on Eastern &ropean transpor?
tation. Hungar1an internal and international traffic were at a virtual
standstill from October 2L to Nove*er 1l,, and insufficient transpor.
Cation was an obstacle to economic recovery through the entire month
of November. The Hungarian railroad system (NAV)i which noazma1ly
carries 8l percent of the country's freight traffic,, was apparently,
meeting traffic detmand'in December although reportedly carrying only
one-fourth of the normal seasonal volume of traffic. The present level
of freight traffic is not known, but it is believed to be well below
the capability of the transportation system. Given the necessary
ftaex supplies. it is doubtful that Hungarian transportation will
hem recovery at least until pre.-revolutionary production goals are
rear~had1~
In addition to causing internal. transportation difficulties, the
Huungarian Revolution upset the normal pattern of inter-Satellite
traffic. Closing of the Dube River to transit traffic between Oct.
ober 27 and November lot deprived ,astern Europe of its most important
coinrmerc1a1 river. Closure of MAV to transit traffic from October 214
to December 6 eliminated the most expedditious route in Eastern Europe
for north-.south rail shipments as well` as for rail shipments between
the USSR and Austria and Yugoslavia. North-south rail shipments were
temporarily routed through Austria and Yugoslavia, and 13S3R.Yugoslav
rail shipments were temporarily routed through Rumania. This traffic
however,, did not approach the normal level, and there are indications
of shortages in several of the Satellite countries resulting from the
haltin,; of transit through Hungary. Transit traffic by both rail and
river have been resumed. In an effort to relieve the Hungarian raiim
road system, however, the USSR has agreed to route traffic to Austria
and Yugoslavia through Czechoslovakia and Rumania,, respectively,, during
the first quarter of 1957.
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On 13 February pf A/P will discuss his research on
the Soviet Bloats redefectian and repatriation campaign,
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