RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGH FRANKFURT/ODER

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CIA-RDP80-00810A001300520007-3
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 14, 2016
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February 6, 2002
Sequence Number: 
7
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Publication Date: 
April 23, 1953
Content Type: 
REPORT
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-)PVT -T A Approved For Release 2002/0 5' F PtW-W 14001 4 e.- MY I CCOUNTRY -- _ _.,__-REPORT NO.- -.r QPI f6ti i F~-ai ,h F. ?~`r .f'#? r. 4h~:~~na?vt anlcf4r~+i /flr3o EVALUATIt N _a? 4BTA1NED_~ DATE OF CONTENT.) DATE OBTAINED REFERENCES-- 2 25X1A DATE PREPARED PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & IYPE)__ ._,,,,,? - REMARKS 25X1X SOURCE 25X1X 1. Shipments observed at the Frankfurt/Odor marshaling yard from 11 through 15 April 1953 included: lI April 25 flatcars with aircraft crates dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder to Cottbus. 13 " " with aircraft crutes dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder to an undeterrin place. 1 14 " 5 " with trucks disp,ztehed from Brest Litovsk to Halle. 14 " 4 Woltershalsen., 25X1X 15 " 11 " with 10 tanks axr.I armored scout car dispatched from Frank- art/O-}er to an undetermined place. 2 2. On 1 April, a train consisting of 3C freight cars loaded with aircraft crates 8.5 meters long and 8 radio tru:ks arrived in Frankfurt/Oder en route from Brest Litovsk. On 3 April, ;.-10 of these oars loaded with air- craft crates and 4 radio trucks were f:7rwa:rded to Cottbus and 10 loaded with aircraft crates and 4 radio truck~i to Dresden-10.otzsche. 1 3. Shipments dispatched from the rrankfur4/Oder passenger station to the kr'rankfurt/Oder marshaling yard Include-.': 2 April, 20 flatcars loaded with aircraft crates, 12 x 5 x 3 meters; 10 April, 20 flatcars loaded with aircrF.ft crates, 12 x 5 x 3 m3ters. 1 Twenty flatcars and 3 flatcars loaded vdi_th aircraft crates were observed passing through iellrose headed toward Cottbus on 14 and 18 April re- spectively. 1 CLASSIFICATION SECRET/CONTROL _ il-s_ OFF'^T ALS ONLY 25X' A Approved For Release 2002/07/15 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001300520007-3 Approved For Release 2002/07/15 : CIA-RDP80-00810A001300520007-3 SECRET/COVTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1 A 1. I l Gian. The shipments dispatched to Cottbus dei z.nite? y con- sisted of Yak lls or MG-15s consigned to the VPL. It is believed that the shipments dispatched to Dresden- .otzeehe were earmarked for a Soviet Air Force training unit stationed there. It'is believed that the four reporting sourices pertly observed the same shipments. The point could not definitely be ant record numbers were 25X1A not mentioned. See also 25X1A 2. LCanent. It could not be determined ? whether the tanks were consigned to Soviet or VP units. SECRET/CONTROL - 'U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1A Approved For Release 2002/07/15 : CIA-RDP80-00810A001300520007-3