SOVIET RAIL SUPPLY SHIPMENTS FROM THE USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900550003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 13, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRT
COUNTRY East Germany REPORT
Soviet Rail Supply Shipments from the USSR
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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PAGES
REMARKS
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47
186
472
34
14
14
18
145
55
33
18
334
429
46
54
29
44
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1,315
1,512
Comment. After the rate of ammunition shipments dropped 25X1
considerably in May and June 1954, the colume of ammunition traffic in
July and August 1954 had the usual proportion.
The figures in August 1954 indicate the beginning of truck shipments
from the USSR.
Although the volume of ration supply traffic has again dropped, it
still exceeds the monthly average in 1953 by five to six times.
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tanks
motor vehicles
engineer equipment
signal equipment
tank spare parts
motor vehicle spare parts
ration supply
clothing
undetermined
Total
The following is a list of rail shipments which arrived from the USSR
in July and August 1954:
Shipment
DATE PREPARED
Number of Cars
July August
ammunition 320 286
fuel 9 30
arms and equipment 165 45
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Total 1,315
1,512
Co=, *2nt. ftar tie rate of arm:iuniticn shipments drojaped
.iq foltotivinz is a i. 3t of rail shi;Xnz,,rits a:iic a .~ vci 1.'ro the :I;;;it
III uly and AuKuat l954
arunit ion
fuel
a'ns and equipment
tanks
inotbr vehicles
engineer tuguiyut
signal equipment
tank spare .pacts
motor vehicle spire parts
ration supply
clothin,;
undetermined
from the, USSR. ,. ~.
July and August 1954 had the ubual proportion.
The fi; urps -in August' 1954 iniditate't"lte, begin :: of._ truck shipment3
cor.si erably in Kpy and June 1954, the colume of -diftiunition traffic in
Although the vo.ume of rut.ion 8up~lr}r traffic has a a9_n drorped, it
still exceeds the ' monthly 'l r ! in 1953 by f4ve'to, *jr, time.
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