TRANSFER OF RUSSIAN SECTOR OF SZCZECIN PORT TO POLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006100590001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 14, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE ACQUIRED
INFORMATION REPORT
Poland
Transfer of Russian Sector of
Szczecin Port to Poles
This 'material contains information affecting the
National Defense of the United States within the
meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C.
Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revel-
ation of which in any manner to an unauthorized
person is prohibited by law.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. In the Polish-Russian negotiations about the return of the Ooviot poet acotor
to the Poles, the Poles Were represented by two oo r isiions, a tsohnioal25X1
commission and an administrative-financial oommission. The toohnioal
commission, called into being by a secret circular letter on or about
a September 1954, was staffed with technicians from the Szczecin port
administration. Individuals on the commission were notified individually
by a soarot letter and were provided with a special pass for the Soviet hector
by the Rusoiafs.
2, The Russian oommisai6n headed bbr two colonels, was composed of uniformed
army and,x vy- officers. The Russians also brought along an advisory staff,
members of which were experts on cranes, velneelo, engines, eta. Some of
the Russians came from Swinoujscie and some from Warsaw.
3. Prior to the establishment of the oommission, Poles were riot allowed to
enter the Soviet sector, even when a special reason existed. Only one colonel
on the Russian side was authorized to make deoisicne.' Under these air-
oumatances the Poles were unable to orient themselves regarding the sector.
The Poles managed, howevier, with the help of old German documents. Later
it turned out that in some oases the Poles were better informed on the,
port facilities than the Russians.
4. According.. to the terms of the ..transfer, the Russians were to butlmit a list
of the physical assets of their port , with covering documentation. The
Russian list, minus most of the pertinent docnments, contained over one
thousandAtems. The Poles were supposed to pay for all the assets left by
the Russians, but because of the extremely high prices established, the
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Poles decided not to take everything. The Polish technical ca?i.
selected those items they considered indiepensdble`and submitted their
recommendation to the financial *omission in Warsaw, which., in turn
eliminated manq items from the''list. The commission mierely stated that
those items eliminated were considered to be "not necessary"..
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5, The Poles are unable to atae with certainty that the Russians hanged
over all the equipment in their possession. The Russians may have removed
several valuable lathes but on the whole they were eager to get rid of
most of the equipment. A seerli number of medium-type cranes were turned
over to the Poles. No vessels of atq kind were transferred. The Russians
wanted to. sell two old tugboats, but the Poles refused because of the high
,price placed on them.
6. The large.,.assets transferred consist of a large warehouse and a number of
smaller ones. The large warehouse was in the some condition as when the
Germans had it. The Russians made no improvements; there are still some
buildings. destroyed in the war. The Russians also turned over to the
Poles a large hall containing lathes.. As a result of the transfer, the
Poles obtained, huge storage facilities and stores. Without these the
Poles were.pinched for space. After the transfer this problem no longer''..
causes concern to, the Polish port administration.
7. The Russian withdrawal from the port was completed during October
1954 but this fact is still kept secret, The Poles have since, been
administering this area. In addition, the transfer of the Russian sector
at NRbrzeze Chorzowskie has been completed, This sector contained a number
of workehbps and two or three cranes.
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