GERMAN-POLISH SHIPPING TALKS IN WROCLAW (BRESLAU)

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CIA-RDP80-00810A005800040003-4
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June 10, 2008
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March 29, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/06/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005800040003-4 CLASSWF"IOAT ! Sh;cnN:r AWVf REPORT T CD NO. COUNTRY Polar d/Eaat Germany SUBJECT German-Polish Shipping Talks in Wroclaw (Breslau) PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. OF INN UNITID NTATNN. WITHIM TNN NlAIU* OF TITLN 14. $ICTIONM 7*11: AND 714. OF T11: O. f. CONN. Al IT. T~Ilpi$S*QU Ol ATIOII or ITN CO1/TiM*s Tsot ST A 1Q'INO fls 1:': THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 1. From 28October to 5 November 1954, German-Polish shipping talks were held in Breslau, the purpose of which was to discover ways and ?Weans of baying. coal from Poland and to ship coal by water to East Germany, in particulgr directly to the consumers in Berlin and Magdeburg. These measures were to alleviate the situation of the railroads in the two countries the traffic network and rollin' \ tocks are believedtab a to meet the requirements of an s "s, Sald'mon hea an delegation. X annual shipment of 600,000 tons of coal. 4. ILLEGIB the talks was friendly, most probably according to instructions. They were quite thoughtful and offered cigarettes, refreshments, etc. Comradeship among the members of the German delegation left much to be desired. While Salomon tried to reach a 50 : 50 participation of German barge tonnage, other members wished to grant the Poles a higher percentage. in principle, the Poles seemed to t a higher percentage, although technical fleet ma natural reasons, exerted a 3. The Polish delegates spoke only Polish during the talks, although they could speak very good German, and some of them even had better knowledge of this language than the interpreter, whom they even repeatedly corrected. The attitude of the Polish representatives at WE DISTR. 29 March 1955 NO. OF PAGES I NO. OF ENCLS. (USTED BELOW SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. 25X1 &..I-0 Approved For Release 2008/06/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005800040003-4 "lest 3erlin area. The P er wanted a round-the-clock day and niht navigation to ass e ter exploitation of barge tonnage as they t?hemselves had arranged on the Oder River upstream from Breslau. The erman conference partners had to decline this suggestion because the East German waterways are unlighted and lock service closed down at 2000 hrs. The problem of the requ' an personnel documents was dealt with by other spec Y holdia simultaneous meetings. It was, however 'ist of these negotiations was that, according to afree:nent, the previousl required ship's lists w placed by crew's list ing the names able simplification. Th form united ship companie wou be listed in the crew's lists deposited at t The ireslau negotiations simply meant a first contact between the tno countries. No a; eement or any binding promises were reached. An operation plan was scheduled to be laid down by contract next year, but no date was mentioned in German circles. In his final speech, VMjqMmqlUdi4ggested that each partner dispatch a tow of barges by way of experiment by the end of this year. The final report on the conference was written only in Polish. 4. The dispatch room of the Zeglu.ga has a large wall map which gives a general survey of the entire Polish barge tonnage and shows that the fleet comprised between 300 and 400 vessels including the tu;/boats. The general condition of the barge fleet was 'Mired by t.e fact that many barges were in shipyard hands. barges (750 tons) at Dyhernfurth was under construction and was scheduled to be completed in 1956. It also was learned that - e Polish delegatioh had no general knowledge of system and only possessed , list of the German_ id in 1953. The Poles who wished to ship cargo on barges (550 tons), wanted to let their barges g y as far as Berlin, but by no means allow them to go through West Berlin. `iithout giving a reason, they would agree to, and insist on ordering the west-bound barges to make the roundabout passage via Hohensaaten and the recently completed new canal,but only in case of emergency. They would not change their mind even when they were told that the Czechs passed ',lest Ber being encumbered.It was believed that the Poles were of it vessels being seized in the only 3ECRr T; little barge tonnage had been boughtlabroad or built by Polish shipyards in the past few years. Ka i atDO deputy directcro Orlo i is iar~~~o thPdQ+ e ;'! 01a eta Rembiaz is the 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/06/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005800040003-4 Approved For Release 2008/06/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005800040003-4 Approved For Release 2008/06/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005800040003-4 Approved For Release 2008/06/10: CIA-RDP80-00810A005800040003-4 R CLASSIFICATION CttfIR L 1"YeAi?ENCE 'NC AMR T INFORMATION ,COUNTRY ?olnndf"East Germany SUBJECT Garman-Polish Shipping Talks in Wroclaw (Dreslau) CD NO. DATE DISTR. NO. OF PAM' 11 DATE OF INFO. TNIO OOCDt VI? CONTAINS INFORMATION A7f1CT1110 THE @ATMAL 11111ITSHaN of TNt NNIT50 STATES. WITHIN THIN NINAININS OF TTRS IS. SECTIONS 7" AND 794. OF THS V. S. 0009. AS ANINN010. I79 TINAN$NISSION Ot RtYSL- ATION OF ITS CONI31IT9 TO OR INSCEIPf DY AN UNAOTHORIZ*D ,INMON I9 9RON111710 DY L W TIN9 RSFRODUCTIOy OT TRq N@N 1$ M 01111155. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 1. From 28 October to 5 November 1954, German-Polish shipping talky were held in Breelau, the purpose of which was to discover ways and means of buying coal from Poland and to ship coal by water to East Germany, in particular directly to the consumers in Berlin and ;lagdeburg. These measures were to alleviate the situation ;:f the railroads in the two countries; the traffic network and roiling stocks are believed unable to meet the re uirements of an annual bulument of 600,000 tons of coal. Karl 25X1 Salomon ; head of the Gorman del.e`ration. Ad of one of the mein ed ' nistrations of the State FeoretAriat for Shipp n-r. Dr. .3flbe:,Z (Inn), legal advisor to trite State Secretariat, r.ccoLura,._ .'L hirr. Phe Polish delegation 9;r_^ composed c_? 14 head of t'ie main administration of the ?i ri 1, n r or :.s:iPpini(sic);lrlowski i fnu), ma.:iager of the Polish `>a.v'ij.,ation Company "Zeblu~ a", ,#1 Rembisz (fnu)J head of tb- of the "Zeg=uga". Kuszezynski (fnu) tcci nical fleet mow.,:: I__ of bi.&e ?Gegiuga", Kujawa I LziU)1 .Lej-... ,e."aoi to the 'Leg? ega; Y,wzykovskS tnu) , a nautiaal officer holdi::,g a mates license who acL~. 4 __..__,. ter, whose knowledge of the German lali,uage was not quite good enough.and several typists. ut