FREIGHT TRAFFIC BETWEEN HUNGARY AND THE USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2009
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• Publication Date: April 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
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SECURITY INFORMATION
Hungary/USSR
Freight Traffic Between Hungary and
the USSR
REPORT
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15 April 1953
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THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1, Ckh b November 1952 the following goods passed through ZAhony, going to the
Soviet Uniona
a. 4''e6rloads of eggs in wooden or?t+esa from the Bekescsaba station and from the
BBkesosa`ba Poultry Station (Bekbsosabai Baromfitelep).
dsin wooden crates at the
b. 9 carloads of metal goods and packed
RAkosi Works in Csepel, and paare ' r pel station.
o. 12"carloads of wheat from Central Produce Cooperative (] zponti Termelosz3vet-
kezet) at Kapuvaro
do 15!o,arloads of pigs
Termel ezovetkezeti I zpont)e Dispatched ?f from Keoskemetkem8t (Keoskemeti
II
e, 2-carloads of optical instruments, packed in wooden crates; dispatched from
the Hungarian Optical Works (Magyar Cptikai leek) through-the Budapest-
Ferenovaros station. All crates and the cars themselves were marked "Fragile".
f. S darloads of distilled spirits manufactured at the Keoskemfit Distillery
(Keoakemeti Szeszf8zde) dispatched from the Keoskemet station.
g, 2"carloads of oanned goods maniifaoture'd" by the"-Glob ius Canned-Goods Factory
(Konzervgyar), dispatched from the Budapest-Ferenovaros station.
2 Late in 'the afternoon on 5 November 1962, the following shipments arrived froari' the
direction of Uhozy s
ao 32 pcarloads of raw steel, to be forwarded to the Rikosi Works at Csepel,
D is tched the same day tnw~lyd Debrecen.
b, 12 pa ds foundry coke (koho-koksz)o,sestination unmarked, but these were
immediately forwarded toward NyiregyhAza.wDebrecene
1carloads foundry-ooke (ko io?ka'ksz) destinations Dibsgy8r, These were also
immediately dispatched toward Nyiregyhdza-'Debrecen, ?
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4-cars with troops.
the next morning.
2
the care did riot 'to B&Ybsoss-ba until early
ZAho
O 18 November 19521, the following freight was observed passing through icy
toward the Soviet Unions
ap I1 oarlaads of machine spare parts in wooden cases. from sepal. The cars
be 19 carloads of pigs,, marked "L?P. Shipped from Keoskem&t by the Produce and
Goods Transpor =- Coxicern (Term&my &s Aruforgalmi Vallalat)
cars loaded with preois-ion instruments packed in wooden crates and 25X1
tika3
r a
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p
gya
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ith Great Care?From the igariata Optical W
do 11 carloads of aluminum barrels.
From the Aluminum Foundry 25X1
Works (Al,uminum hom v k)n Tataba ao
eo 9-"GA" cars loaded with wheat from the Produce Cooperative (Termeldsz8vetkezet)
Monoro
fo 22'passenger coaches,-painted blue ';broad gauges but mounted on normal gauge
trucks. Coming from Budapest Fere12.Ovaroso
g. 2W 'ear ire iig Fudging from -; special guard !thiit: ,was' mounted' and the great care
taken in maneuvering it was probably loaded with explosives. Whenever
exOIosiVes ,drri,~e in Zahony by rail ;they are given special handling by a Soviet
railway engineer.
Traffic on 13 November 1952 from the-frontier inlanda
so 1?_._oar?loads of foundry coke (koho4Yoksz) destination 15i6sgydr, to be forwarded
the next day.
b. 12 flatcars on eight pairs of wheeleloeded with heavy artillery guns.
No final d?stination indicated. To be forwarded to Nyiregyh&za, where
further dispatching orders would be received.
32-cars with soldiers. Many got off the train to drink water at the fountaino
lverag age was about 18. The train departed at sunset towards Kom rom.
d. 12 carloads of raw steel, forwarded to the,kosi Works at C'sepol.
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