REPAIR WORK ON THE MITTELLAND CANAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200130010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 13, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION S-E-C-R-Fr-T
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
East Germany
Repair Work On the Mittelland Canal
REPORT
CD NO.
DATE DISTR.
13 April 1955
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1
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REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IS. SECTIONS 753
AND 751, O- THE U. I. COD[. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT SY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED SY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
The, -IjAssel was blocked in Januhry 1955 because of I"
iEe *..) 11 tier d w. bl l s1, s+ .its vaaic me aow
iit 11etti f preen" oarisrs were. oheoked.
a&-& erezyi3..Ys.`ii.
The last igbpection was made to 1"1. 14 is rto4 themg)t that the canal
will be blocked to exert political pressure.
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Relaa,, iicrk On the Mittellaed Cendl
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13 April 1955
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about 20-cm thick- While the th nnel was ble c.eci, repair work was done
to the hoisting installation in Rothensee whale the pressure chambers were checkr.:a~
According to regulations, these checks have to be ;Wade every five years..
`'he Mittellandr*aAsl was blocked in January 1; 55 because of ice
:he last inspection was we to 19,1
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