PURCHASE OF PASSENGER SHIPS BY THE POLISH MERCHANT MARINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007100720008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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This material contains lnform'ation ec?ing the National Defense of the United {8tates within the meaning of,the IEsplonage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. secs. 793 end- 794, the ,tiansfifl on or revelation, of whlcli.~ I any manner to a?
INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORP
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
This is UNEVALUATED Information
1, The Rol` soh Merchant Marine has bought
w two passenger .ships in Hungary which
were ~bult is tie Budapest shipyard, I The ships
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under eatpta~irn} Nowar ` has d , ~ ~ yta gone to H'~ngto order to makeLverrrr~y,
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PurMchas"e of ;Passenger Ships
.by the Polish Merchant Marimne
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