1. SOVIET PERSONNEL CHANGES IN DANUBE SHIPPING CONCERNS 2. FUTURE OF SOVIET DDSG

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007500340007-8
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June 19, 2008
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July 26, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500340007-8 ~u-oolrIL,m I Iviv CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION. REPORT COUNTRY Austria SUBJECT 1? Soviet ~_?ersonnel Changes in Danube Shipping Concerns 2. Future of Soviet DDSG 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. REPORT CD NO. DATE DISTR. 26 July 1955 NO. OF PAGES NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 2. As of 6 T' .y, mo - - '_acement had arrived the Sov!&- DDS1 A: al left for the 3. On about 25 A-or i1 . I Korn; )-whi~~ %w nr~ ~ < the chief= 00016.:eeper of v (f nu) repl.accc Kissiliev (fnu)1 as Sov' Daring L. y. 1955, X,uorianov (i'ffiu), a high. ox` fici cirec to' of the agency. Si.co his raik is out of proportion to the duties pRL t.-~ ~'o::d by the SLIP, in xc .pest, it is believed that the SDGP will transfer the R, .ajor part of the activities by the Vienna agency to Budapest. Inland Eippi .s Outside the USSR, was assi ied to Bucapex 5. Pl s Con.oe : n r mthe Return of Soviet D:SG8 Austrian officials of the Soviet DDSG believe that ~h s f:.rrn will be turner over to the Austrian DDSC- in O ,,o r or ~1~ove ce-~ 1955. In addition to all the barges and tankers now help. by the Sov t ~TLSG, -L-Le Austrians l levelly will receive the CIS V~L IVOSTCCK and the S I S s" i'. `Ins- ead of the MS the Soviet DDSC has offered to turn over t.?:,e MMTS which was recently cow Io sc~ by the Korneuburg Shipyards at a reported cost of 9,300,000 1S an inspection party of Austrian DDSG o?'' icia_c was taken MidUlk 111110J% Ift at Forneuburg. The future disposition of t: e po.seenger ship by Navrom, and the US MORJAK, which is clt i ed by Mart as former till under negotiation. 6. During May, A,,z s=tnian seamen employed by the Vienna agency of the &.2? received term- ination not I ce c effective afters'Ithe ratification of the Austrian S o Treaty- The Vien , aGe;: cy is eg ec~,ed to retain only a skeleton staff. SDO? vessels coming to Lobau to pick up r no Soviet share of the Austrian oil production ill. tee on fuel and qup;ql _cs .T, Eun ary or Czechoslovakia, and the crews will ;e .y receive no shore leave' in T/! nna . s 11 :Lf;. tC ssiliev' s as w s possibly spelled O? selev. f/ M ARMY I AIR I I FRI I I I I I I I I I I Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500340007-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500340007-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500340007-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500340007-8 COU$Th AuStA& SUBJECT 3.. ?erg PLACE AOQUI ED DATE OF INFO. 26 DATE ITR. 26 July 1555 OF PAM L SUPPL94M TO r K0. THIS IS UN ' UA 1. Soviet Personnel Chan es in Danube Shipping Concerns. In early April 1955, the Soviet port uire`toi the et DSSG in ricnna., K37iotfibkin (fuu), was replaced, by Kaaenskv (fnu 1. As of 6 May, no replacement had arrived for Shilov (fnu), the chief bookkeeper of the Soviet DDSG who had left for the Soviet Union in February. 3. On about 25 April, Melnikov (fnu) replaced Kissiiiev (fnuu)l as Soviet director of the Korneburg Shipyards..: 4. During May 1955, Kuprianov (fnu), a high official in the BOVW. Ministry of Inland Shipping Outside the USSR, was assigned to Budapest as chief of the SDGP agency. Since his rank is out of proportion to the duties presently performed by the SDGP in Budapest, it is believed that the SDGP will transfer the major part of the activities handled by the Vienna agency to Budapest. .?., ..ar.,av s.u L^% w'. V1' auvewuer 1955. In addition to all the barges and tankers now~held by the Sotriet DDSG, the Austrians allegedly will receive the MS VLADIVOSTC. 'X and the KRCRSTADT. Instead of the MS KAUKASUS, the ,goviet UDSG has offered to turn -over the 14S RIGA, which was recently coil.te4 by the Korneuburg Shipyards at a reported cost of. 9,c 00, 000 sehillings. on 16 May, an inspection party of Austrian D= officials vas taken aboard the MS RIGA at Korneuburg. The future disposition of the passenger ship TD 'S, now rented by Navrom, and the MS M01iJAK, which is claimed by Mahart as former HM property, is still. under negotiation. During May, Austrian seamen employed by the Vienna agency of the SDGP received term- ination notices effective after the ratification of the Austrian State Treaty. The Vienna agency is expected to retain only a skeleton staff. SDGP vessels coming to Lobau to pick up the Soviet share of the Austrian oil production will t k a e on fuel and supplies in Hungary or Czechoslovakia, and the crews will allegedly receive no shore leave in Vienna. OoMent. Kiasiliev's name was possibly spelled Giaelev. trip ys made :per f'5-zt Y t e,. i ~i sally as a shuttle vessel N4 r? e+~r Vienna and Hungar.r. 5 FK T1ON 8_L, DISmtsu3' N Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500340007-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500340007-8 Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500340007-8