AUSTRIA, HUNGARY NEGOTIATE ON WATERWAY TRAFFIC; SATELLITE TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE IMPROVES

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: May 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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BEGIN NEGOTIATYONS TO RESUME WATERWAY TRAFFIC -- Zurich, Neue Zuercher Zeit-
ung, 19 Feb 53
COUNTRY Austria; Hungary; Bulgaria; Yugoslavia DATE OF
SUBJECT INFORMATION 1952 - 1953
Transportation -Rail, xater, road
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ftegotiations for the opening of waterway traffic between Austris and
Hungary have begun in Vienna. This is the first attempt to loosen the stran-
gulation of Danube traffic by the states behind the Iron Curtain. The Aus-
trians separate the question of direct freight traffic xith Hungary Prom the
possibility of transit traffic through Hungary to Yugoslavia. It is believed,
however, that in case of resumption of ship traffic betxeen Vienna and Buda-
pest it may be possible to dispaich freighters up to Belgrade and that there
might even be possibilities for freight transit traffic from Bulgaria via
Yugoslavia to Hungary and Austria.
The fact that a Hungarian delegation has appeared in Vienna percdte the
assumption that Hungary, xith the tacit approval of the USSR, may be ready
under certain conditions to resume ship traffic on the Danube.
The question is considered acute since the Soviet High Commissioner in
1952 approved ship traffic betxeen the Soviet and American zones of Austria.
This traffic is operating smoothly at present even though it has not assumed
any large proportions. Thus, freight traffic on the Danube between Linz and
Regensburg in January 1953 amounted to 95,100 tons; between Vienns and Linz,
however, only 36,3G0 tons.
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BULGARIAN MERCHANT FY,EET INCREASED SIXFOLD -- Berlin, GDR, Aussenhandels-Nach-
richten, 3 Sep 52
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CENTRAL IN7ELI.IG~fI~c;YGN REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
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Daily, semiweekly newspapers
Zurich; Berlin
27 Au8 1952 - 19 Feb 1953
DATE DIST. ~ Nay 1953
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
AUSTRIA, HUNGARY NEGOTIATE ON WATERWAY TRAFFIC;
SATELLITE TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE IMPROVES
The Bulgarian merchant fleet has increased sixfold since 1945. In 1951,
freight transported by sea and on inland waterways was 2G times larger than
in 1944. The freight-transshipping plan makes provision for a considerable
increase in water transport. The crews of merchant vessels increased their
+"perfnrmance in freight transshipping up to 80 percent, as compared with the
previous year.
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HUNGARIAN RAII.ROAD6, WATERWAYS TOP PLANS __ Berlin, GIEt, Auseenhandels-Nach-
richten, 27 Aug 52
The Hungarian railroads fulfilled their freight transportation quota
101.7 percent in the second quarter 1952? As compared with the~secand quarter
1951, freight traffic increased 25.3 percent and passenger traffic 23.2 per-
cent. For the more important articles the average daily loading wsa higher
than in the second quarter 1951, e.g., an increase of 18.1 percent for coal,
35.0 percent for oil, 5.6 percent Por lime and cement, 32.9 percent Yor
stone and gravel, 29.0 percent for potatoes, and 32.7 percent for bread
grain.
Waterc~ay traffic fulfilled its freight transportation quota 108.9 per-
cent; wateraey freight traffic increased to 120 percent oY that of the com-
parable period oY the previous year. Freight transportation by tru^.ks ex-
ceeded the performance of the second quarter 1951 by 48.4 percent.
Urban streetcars transported 5.8 percent more peraora. Passenger traf-
fic on urban busses has increased 29.9 percent in one year, while traffic on
intercity busses increased 32.9 percent.
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