COAL SUPPLY OF THE EAST GERMAN RAILROADS

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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 25, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 19, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION S-E-C-H-L-T
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Fast Germany
DATE DISTR. 19 May 1955
SUBJECT Coal Supply of t1he East German Railroads NO. OF PAGES 2
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEM EN
REPORT
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Date in March
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10 12
14
16
18
20
22
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3,1 3,5
3,8
4,2
3,
7
3,4
3,5
G
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4,4 4,2
4,1
3,6
3,
0
3,1
4,1
S
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5,4 5,6
5,5
5,8
5,
3
5,2
5,5
M
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deburg
3,4 3,7
4,1
4,5
4,
6
4,7
4,6
H
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le
3,0 3,0
3,2
3,4
2,
9
2,8
3,3
E
rf
urt
3,4 3,3
3,5
3,5
3,
1
2,9
2,8
D
re
sden
3,5 3,4
3,5
3,6
3,
4
3,3
3,5
C
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tbus
3,5 3,1
3,0
3,1
3,
0
2,6
2,4
A
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or all
3,5 3,6
3,8
3,9
3,
6
3,4
3,6 1
districts
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the following coal stock
s, expressed in
tons, were available to the GDR railroads between 10 and 22 March:
Date in
Coal for Locomotives Raw Brown
Shop Coal in Terms
March
Hard Coal
Brown Coal Coal
Briquettes
of Briquette Units
(BU)
10
21,800
44,900
28,000
12
19,100
49,700
27,100
14
14300
50,400
27,300
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18 17,700 50,600
20 17,100 49,100
22 17,700 50,400
26,200
25,700
25,900
3. Between 1C and 22 March, the following amounts of coal were consumed
by lccocLotives:
24,270
23,440
23,750
24,760
23,470
a. Coal stocks, expressed in daily requirements:
15 arch 316
16 N.arch 3,9 1
Coal @!t it
b. Total coal. stocks available on 16 March:
Type of Coal Tons
Hard coal 16,753
Brown teal briquettes 53,665
Raw brown cc ii IS,?
Hard 1 slurs. sbi)LOXTWrpa 1, 6moximately)
"o 2
1. komment. Compared to the last reported status of 8 March for which 3,4 25X1
days' requirements were recorded, total coal stocks increased only slightly
to 3,6 days' requirements on 22 March. 25X1
Since herd coal imports from Poland decreased, an improvement of the critical
coal situation is not to be expected. 25X1
jmment. The hard coal proportion of total coal stock; increased to 28 25X1
percent on 16 March compared to 26 percent reported previously.
L9mment. The daily coal assumption decreased slightly. 25X1
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CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
1;9 May 1555
SUBJECT Coal Supply of the East German Railroads NO. OF PAGES 2
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
N!0-
~?~.: re Arai
THIS DOCUIIEWT CONTAINS INFORNATIOMMFFECTINe THE NATIONAL DRFENDE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE 111EANIW6 OF TITLE IS. SECTIONS 783
794. OF THE U. 8. CODE. AS ANESDED. ITS TNANSNISSION ON NEVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OQ UECWVT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
1.3 PROHIBITED OT LAEI THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FOND IS PROHIBITED.
4.
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
I t.
the. foilo,-vi g gq%il s or!ks, c?pre^,.?~ 25X1
able to the (tDxt railroads between 16"'., and 22
daily requirerl.ents,
P rch 1955:
Berlin
Oreifswald
Sch-;erin
Vagdeburg
Ea1l e
Erfurt
Dresden
Cottbus
Average for all
districts
14
16)
1S
s0
?2
3,5
X4.2
3.7
3.,4
5..5
4,1
3.6
3.0
31:
4-1
5fr5
5.8
5,3
-5-5
4.,1
4.5
4.,6
4.,7
4.6
-.3.2
3,4.
2.0
2.0
3- 3
3.5
3,5
2.. 3
3,5
5-6
3-4
3.3
5.5
3.0
3.1
30
2_,6.
2,14
3.-' 4
3 .*-"`
l !
3-.6 1
the fol1ov~rin r coal stocks, expressed in 25X1
tens, -ere avciilaple to? the #DR railrca, betwreQn 1'G and X22 1:. arch:
Date in
T.i:3rch-
Coal for Locomotives
Hard Coal Brown Coal
Rp:r Browq
Coal
Shop Coal in Terns
of Briquette Units
Briquettes
10
21,600
44, 9Ca
,
20,000
12
19,1CC
49,700
27,100
4
10,:nn
50,1400
27.300
16
17000
5'3, 60C
19,000
-x.900
CLASSIFICATION
DISTRIBUTION
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10, 12
3.1 3,5
4.4 4,2
5,4 506
3.4 3.7
3,.0 3.0
3.4 3,3
3>.5 3-4
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=8 179700 50,600
20 179100 49,100
22 17,700 50,400
26,200
25 ,.700
259900 2
3.. Botv7can 10 and 22 March, the following amounts of coal were consumed
by a.ocomotives:
Date in :;arch Tons
10 24x270
14 23 , 440
16 23,750
24,760
23,470
a. Coal stocks, exp=essed in daily requirements
15 March 56
15 arch 3. 9
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b-. Total coal stock, available on 16 March
.T;T ::.of ^oal r.... __. _._ Tons
Hard coal
Brown coal ;)riclu ttc-,3
iH7 coal
ii rc! coal s'.urry;,
Coal .1itat
16x753
53,665
18,732
1 , 800 (approximately)
500 2
9 : Comment, Co;: parod to the last reported status of 8 bSarch for which 3.. 25X1
re uTjoaaents wc;re r corded, total coal stoc?cs increased only slightly
to 3.6 day;; regii.re.ients on 22 March.
25X1
Since ha~' .coal irnpo:-ts from Poland decreased, an improvement of cr5.tica.{
coa.:. sitv,t;tien is no-: to Oe axpectec1 25X1
2-. Comment. The hard coal proportion of total coal stocks incx ? aced to 28 25X1
parc;ent :,ei '16 Ya:rch compared to 26 percent reported previously.
The daily coal ass,arnption decreased slightly,
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