MISCELLANEOUS DANUBE SHIPMENTS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200800008-0
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CAA. WTEUJOENCE AGENCY
INFOR ATL OR1"
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CD NO.
DATE DISTR. 29 March 1955
SAW
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORNATION AF-ECTINO THE NATIONAL DITENfS
Of THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN TIME NEANINO OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 704
AND 754. Of TNI U. S. CODS. AS AMENDED. ITS T#ANSNISSION OR NITE1r
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT ST AN UNAUTHO0I2ID P5E1OR
IS PMNIMTSO NT LAW TIME EEPN000OTION OF TNIS PONY IS FROM I"T".
NO. OF PAGES
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
REPP IVIRFFNT Ta
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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Attached is a list of Soviet-controlled and S&t nI to
vesselk which were observed carrying various cargoes on the
Danube river between 29 Aovember 1954 and 7 January 1955. The
following shipping companies appear in this report:
Sowjetisehe Donau Dampf Schiffahrts Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Soviet DDSG
Sovietskoye Dunaiskf..oye Gosudarstvennoye Parokhodstvo - SDGP
Magyar Hajozasi Reszvenytarsasag - MAHART
Navigatia Maritime si Fluvial Romans - NAVROM
Jogoslovensko Recno Brodarstvo - JRB
Ceskoslovenska Plavda Dunajska - CSPD
STATE
ARMY
NAVY X NSRB
AIR Y FBI
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DISTRIBUTION
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Date Observed
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SHIPMENTS OBSERVED ON THE DANUBE RIVER
Name of Vessel Shipping Company
Place Observed
Destination; Use
17/12/54 Barge MAHART Praterkai, Vienna Loading 508 tons of artificial ferti-
lizer in bags from Oesterr. Stickstoff-
werke, Linz. 01
21/12/54
20/12/54
SS 1CHDNSHTa
Soviet DDSG2
Korneuburg
Upstream; with five tankers and four
ha.ra- g .
Trial run; 1,800 hp vessel recently
overhauled.
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Date Observed
Name of Vessel
Snipping Company
Place Observed
6/12/54
SS BECKE
MAHART
Vienna From Komarno? with empty Soviet
DDSG barge
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Vienna esid
Lobau
ae; with tankers0
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7/1/55
,
each
carrying 800 tons of
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cru oil
.
7/12/54
SS KA;;:`i
From Koma
rno; with empty Soviet
DDSG barg
e
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/12/54
2
SS TIHANY
Danube Kilometer To Albern
, Vienna; with barg
e
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Marker 1707, near carrying
540 tons of corn and ee yy
Szob barge
1/1/
5
Danube Kilometer To Fuesid
ae; with barges
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5
29/12/54
SS YAKUTSK
SDGP
Marker 1897
Szob
each carr
Downstrea
ying 750 tons of cr
m; with seagoing ba
ude oil.
rges
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30/12/54
MS GEORGHIU DEJ
NAVROM
Komarno To Bratis
lava; with barges
I
carry
ing grain.
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B
Danube Kilometer
e
m;
with barges
31/12/54
SS SRBIJA
JR
Marker 1880
~
ca
rrying wood.
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1/1/55
MS BALKAS(
Danube Kilometer Downstrea
m; with tanker
harryin
g 25X1
Marker 1888 800 tons
of gasoline.
2/1/
SS DALMACIJA
Danube Kilometer
Upstream;
with loaded barges
55
Marker 1926
TRC' nDt'i
,
-
Danube Kilometer
Upstream;
with empty tankers
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s L'
_L~u
Marker 1915
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Date Observed Name of Vessel Shipping Company
4/1/55 Tankers SDGP
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16/1/55
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5/1/.55
5/1/55
5/1/55
6/1/55
6/1/55
19/1/55
Place Observed Destination; Use
SS LIPTOV CSPD Below Bratislava
MS CRISAN NAVROM Komarno harbor
MS BUCURESTI
SS ISTRA
SS KARDUN
It Vienna
NAVROM Danube Kilometer
Marker 1791
JRB Danube Kilometer
Marker 1858
JRB i
At anchor; awaiting unloading
of crude oil cargo
Upstream; with loaded barges
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To Bratislava; with barges 25X1
carrying grain. 25X1
To Albern; with barges
carrying rice.
At anchor with barges
nd tankers
At anchor; with four JRB barges.
At anchor; with three JRB barges.
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SS BRADLO CSPD Danube Kilometer tream; with barges 25X1
Marker 1866 carrying rails and red cross 25X1
trucks.
SS ESTERGOM
SS POLANA
MS WEICHSEL
Danube Kilometer Downst1ttn barge LI ana
Marker 1902 tanker
Danube Kilometer To Bratislava; with tankers I and II
Marker 1913
each carrying 500 tons of crude oil.
To Budapest and Gyor; with two barges
carrying artificial fertilizer.
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Comment. As of 2( January 1955, all Soviet DDSG vessels are required to bear the designation SDDSG-Port Vienna in cyrillic letters' 25X1
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COU$TPY Auatr iatoulte , Mates
SUI3JECT Miscellaneous Danube Shipments
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INFO.
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2y March 1;55
THIS IS UNEVALUATE MATION
Attached is a list of ~ Soviet-coutrolle4 and :Sgt Mite
vessels vhich were observed carrying various cargoes on'the
Danube river between 29 November 1954 and 7 January 1955.,.. The,
following shipping companies appear in this report: ,
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Sovjetische Donau Dmapf Schiffabrts Gesellschaft m.b.R.
Soviet DDSG
Sovietskoye Dunaisk eye Gosudarstvernoye Parokhodstvo - SDGP
Magyar.Hajozasi Reszvenytarsasag - MAKART
Navigatia Maritime si Fluvial Roman: - NAVROM
Jogoslovensko Recno Brodarstvo - JRB
Ceskoslovenaka Plavda Dunajska - CSPD
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CLASSIFICATION
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 L't to Obs rved
17/ ?2/54
21/12/5t.
20/12/51.
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Parge
8$ E W TAtff
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3 in Cosror
;viet ODeG2
Place Observed
:.ea 4 nation; Use
Lcad?.ng 508 Iona of artificial
....:.nA :.u o,-.gs from Ou-s4e.. . IS,-Z, ~?.F'.
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U~ : creaam; i~r,.th five tankers and Fclu-
argz'-.
Korneuaurg im1 rim; 1,300 hp vessel recently
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Danube Kilometer
frker 1868
Date 0beei-fed
Showing Com-
Place Obeerved Destinat
ion; Use
6/12/54
MBm
From Kom
arno; with emp
ty Soviet
MSG bar
ge
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Lobau, Vienna
ei
dae; with tank
erc
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each
carrying 800
tons of 25X1
crude oi
l.
/12/51
From Kom
arno? with emp
ty Soviet
DDSO bar
ge
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29/12/54
Danube Kilometer To Alber
n, Vienna; with
barged
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Marker 1707, rear carrying
540 tons of co
rn
and
emp y
Szob g
e
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1/1/55
Danube Kilometer To Fuesi
dae; with barge
s
29/12/54
SS YAKUTSK
SDGP
Yorker 1897 each car
Szob Downstre
rying 750 tons
am; with seagoi
of
ng
crude oil.
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30/12/5
IS GEORGRIU Dc
NAVROM
Komarno
ti
elava; with bar
ge
s
grain.
31/12/54
SS SRBIJA
SRB
Danube Kilometer Unstra
m;
with barge
s
marker 1880
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SDGP
Danube Kilometer
Marker 19226
Danube Kilcmaeter
Marker 1915
Downstream; with tanker- i2. X1
800 tons of gasoline.
Stream; with loaded barges
stream; with empty tankers
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Dectinetion;Jse
At anchor; Baiting unloading
of crude oil-cargo
1 }.: reams with lc* fled bar
t. "6
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To i ra Vizlaya; with bar&a
-'Zing 07a25X1
1/1/55
5/1/55
5/1/55
5/1/55
MS BDCUPESTI
SS ISTRA
5$ KARDMI
ESTEROCM
BS POLAM
6S WEICHSSL
ah;-ping (;env
Soviet DDSG
Danube Kilometer
rke. 1;91
Danube Kilometer
?rker 1.858
Danubb Kilometer
Marker 1866
Danube Kilometer
Marker 1902
Danube Kilometer
marker 1913
TI er n; erith tees
At anchor with barges
and to rO
At anchor; with four JRB barges.
At anchor; with thxee JFB barges.
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Downstream; with barges 25X1
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trucks.
Downstream. with barge
tanker
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To Bratislava; with tankers I and II
each carrying 500 tons of crude oil.
To Budapest and. Gyor; - . two t ~'g
carrying artificial fertilizer.
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Comoent. As of 20 January 1955, all Soviet DDSG vessels are required to bear the designation SDDSG-Port Vienna in cyri lic letters25X1
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