WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY NO. 93

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01090A000300060029-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: December 20, 1949
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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SECTION L. SUMdARY OF SDS AND fern,"PELO M NTS
The Nationalist throat to mine the pore of Shaugh.ai in order -g o koop
out foreign shipping may be more effective than the pet efforts to halt
ships by threats and gun: ire, provided the Chinese NNal=V? in copabio adf
translating the threat into motions Mining of tho harbor or Ite
approaches, however, is not without potential (1-anger to the Natiorae ti.sts
themselves. (Item Noa 1, A)
Th.e year-end assessmont of the Polish shipbuilding program jas,'.fie,3
no premature conclusion that the Ix :fear" prog;rcw{a can ba r ea.'liz &
Despite Polish propaganda claims that he program is rarnn ag 24 r,;ro(int
ahead of schedule, serious difficulties involving taol ical labor
tence, designing, and the acquisition of equipment and materials must
still be solved? (Item Noy. 2, B)
A serious shortage of freight cars in Yugoslavia has caused b
Minister of Railways to issue an order under the terms of wh.ichr,
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duals responsible for delays in loading or unloading cars ar-a to su.ff e
disciplinary action for a six-hour de! a; w ith fjryes and jail sei.t Ames
on an increasing scale for more serious care! ersaness, rcanf ing up to two-
and-one-half years for 48 hours' delay. (Item No a `g, 13)
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The Nationalist threat to !nine the art of Shanghai in ord~v- to keep
out f?o coign shipping may bra mcir~i e' ecti~cs ' t~isi;~ effo--t~el to helt
ships by threats and gunfire, provided the Chinese Navy is ca &-~ .e of
translating the threat into action. Mining of the harbor or its
approaches, however, is not without potential danger to the fiat:is;nalxsts
themselves. Nationalist patrol ships may be sunk by the raine3Q Vessels
which they might allow to enter or depart under safe conduct, f-.I.:'t:herff::ere,
could be damaged or sunk, "despite the most alert mine rwatoh.es:?axei .;.pia?.p0
Finally, the mines, even if initially anchored, may break loo,. ,e olving
technical labor competence,, designing, and the acquisition of eq~lipmerxt
and materials must still be solved.
The ambitious six-year program initiated in 1948 called for an aggra--.
gate construction of 269,300 deadweight tonna e, out the pr?ojrr tm provided
for only 18,450 tons to be launched and 10,000 tons to be completed during
they first year now ending. Launchings in 19449 may 'Levi soni"Ohcit exceeded
the program, but serious delays are apparently being encountered in fitting
cut the vessels. Even if true, the alleged results represent t, =very moicxelai
output for an industry w hick comprises several shipya refs, of wi:,.:i,,h one
alone. the Gdansk shipyard,, is now reported to employ 1.0., 000 wor=:cers
Whatever the real 1949 a accaarplishment may haveo, been, it appears that
the Polish shipyards have not yet made any noteworthy progress in pro:.
ducing the medium size cargo ships and passenger vessels included in th
program? Small coal and ore carriers, which make tip the Major p 3rtionr of
the program, have thus far received priority in construction. Six of
these small carriers were launched in 1949 and at least one completed,,
On the other hand, only two med:iur. sized general cargo vessels have been
started,,.
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Despite trcai.nin pI ogress initiated in the sh:ip,y rcfs to qua I i. y um
skilled -workmen for the speciaa.ised l bor and t' a"liynico. work
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with shi.pbuilding, g .rmana still form a lar ;;e pt ?t of .ohs s k:. pl ed. abo.y
force. Furt-herimor ;, t ho product? ity of Polish shipyard 7. a o!: kern ;J, ome
to be low. Present production is still a r 3.ativoly small amou l " , r ,
shipping; to be to naed out by an industry which probably employs at least
15,000 workmen? ACiwal3.y, one of the utost creditable 1#; (AF a)A "~'iP1.