RESERVE OF ROLLING STOCK FOR MILITARY PURPOSES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300500008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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The Czechoslovakian Ministry of National Defense in Prague issued an
order to the effect that an average number of 50 railroad care be
kept available for military purposes at railroad stations of all 25X1
miiitsrp posts in the border area. This order has been complied with.
The railroad cars parked carry special labels marked with a conspicuous
yellow disc.
The new measure hampers general rail ad operations. At some of the railroad
stations involy a cars parked bl Ok sidings; moreover, the parking
of so many boxca iacreased the sh age of rolling stock in the country.
The Czech rairloa&administration was, allegedly, compelled to borrow a25X1
number of boxcars from neighboring nouns.
Comment. The information contained in the present report is believed
to be correct. The measure reported was probably taken by order of the Soviets.
The Soviets keep a reserve of locomotives and troop cars in bbrder areas
for possible troop movements. Although there is a chronic shortage of
rolling stock in the USSR, this reserve must never be drawn upon for
non-military purposes.
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