BUDAPEST-ZAHONY RAILROAD LINE

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CIA-RDP80-00810A005900730001-9
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
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December 21, 2016
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February 29, 2008
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1
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Publication Date: 
February 17, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/02/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005900730001-9 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT This material contains information affecting the Na- tional Defense of the United States within the mean- Ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Seoe. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law. 25X1 SECRET-U.S.OFFICIAIS ONLY COUNTRY Hungary SUBJECT Budapest-Uhony Railroad Line REPORT DATE DISTR. NO. OF PAGES REQUIREMENT NO. RD REFERENCES THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 17 February 1955 iRndar at-Hatvan Railroad Line a. Pylons for carrying electric high-tension wires are being erected along the Budapest-Hatvan railroad line. b. This work is progressing very slowly because there is a great shortage of copper wire. 8ud.oet 'L+tionv Railroad Line a. It is planned to double-track the whole Budapest-Z&hony (USSR border) railroad line. b. Work is progressing very slowly because there is a great shortage of rails. c. This work is considered unnecessary by experts of the Hungarian State Railroads as the single line can comfortably handle the amount of traffic passing over it. The line is at present working well below planned capacity. SECRET-U.S.OFFICIALS ONLY /NATF+ Ww11,Iw,.Mw -11001b-00ww by "X"r Field didribuAten by "#,i 1 Approved For Release 2008/02/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005900730001-9