SHIPYARDS AND DANUBE BRIDGES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700390004-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2010
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 17, 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
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Shipyards and Danube Bridges
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 17 JWy 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
This is UNEVALUATED Information
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OP CONTENT IS TENTATIVE,
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
a. two patrol boats were observed at the
o hip repai,r rarer beiong-in o he Hungarian River Forces, situated at
the northern tip of the winter harbor of Ujpest Island, near Ujpeet.
The vex oels were approximately 15 me in length with low superstructures,
and one mounted two machine guns covered with green tarpaulins,
be Opposite the ship repair yard, on the Ujpeet river bank, the barracks
as being enlarged. Four large buildings with approximately five
etorlem and several storehouses are to be seen, Members of the
Hungarian River Forces have been observed moving about outside the
barracks,
2.
-I addition to building floating cranes, river and sea-going craft of 1,200
tone, the yard is engaged on the production of gunoarriagee for 122 nun.
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per month and finished products are taken to Dike r by rail.
forty seaworthy vessels had been handed over to the Soviet Delivery omm ee.,on.
a. The Kossuth Bridge in Budapest, which was originally a temporary Construc-
tion is now being reinforced ae it has been decided to keep it in uses
be Work on the northern railway bridge in Budapest is in progress, but as
yet, only the arch over Ujpest harbor, immediately north of the Ghiurgiu-
Dej shipyard, has been completed.
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roadway foundations have only been completed for half its width.
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d. The work on the widening of the southern railway bridge in Budapest was to
be completed
e. Initial works preparatory to reconstruction
on the Erzs6bet Bridge in Budapest.
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f. In spite of difficulties, work on the Giurgiu Ruse Bridge is proceeding.
The central pillar which was washed away last fall has now been replaced;
but the bridgehead on the Ruse side has started sliding into the river due
to insufficient foundations. The transmitter cable across the river,
between the two bridgeheads, has been installed so that vessels passing
beneath are obliged to lower their masts.
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