1. POLISH REFUSALS TO ACCEPT SOVIET MILITARY SHIPMENTS FROM EAST GERMANY 2. SOVIET MILITARY SHIPMENTS THROUGH FRANKFURT/ODER

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A032500640001-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 5, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 6, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United states within the meaning of the Espionage Laws. Title
18, U.S.C. Seca. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT 1. Polish Refusals to Accept Soviet DATE DISTR.
Military Shipments from East Germany 1
2, Soviet Military Shipments NO. PAGES
through Frankfurt/Oder REQUIREMENT
RD
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE AC
6 February 1957
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
Polish railway authorities frequently 25X1
refused to accept Soviet military rail shipments from East Germany travelling
eastward through Frankfurt/Oder. no Soviet shipments were
accepted for a period of eight hours.; A representative of the Soviet rail
transportation authorities attempted to speak to a member of the Polish
railway administrative office by telephone but the Pole hung up the
receiver shortly after being connectede trains were being
accepted by the Polish railways; but in most cases with a delay of at least an
hour.
the shipments
train load (where known). and place of . origin and destination of
The report gives number of axles and tonnage (where known), the-
military rail shipments through Frankfurt Oder
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110 774 Troops FF/O GRENZ- BERLIN This transport arrived. in FF/0 from the
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114 1634 Not known FF/O GRENZ- S',DDIN This transport consisted solely of sealedQ It seemed to be regal:dad. by
B!_HP]HOF the Russians as an important load, as when it was found that the departure of the
train woult tie delayed 1 hour from FF/O (because of damage to a stretch of line
to SEDDIN) this fact was telegraphed to KAnSHORST. The transport arrived in
FF/O from the East 25X1
138
2129
Ammuni-
tion
FF/O
SEDDIN
111
1416
Not 1rno:Tn
WO
GRE?'Z-
B. =1 OF
132
1586
Not known
r /0
BERLIN -
RD LSBURG
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Not known
FF/O
PILGR".:.M
100
1115
Not known
FF/O
BERLIN -
R1]MJYEL.SBURG
0
1157
Not Down
FF/O
KIETZ
122
1546
Ammuni-
ti?n &.
F'/O GRENZDF ~ ,
BAHNHOF
explosives
Although this transport carried. Soviet stores it actually ran as a normal
planned train (PLANZUG)
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This transport .rrived in FF/0 from the East I 25X1
This transport remained in PILGRMM for 24 hrs. and then continued on the
BERLIN outer goods-ring.
This transport arrived. in FF/O from the East
This transport had arrived in FF/O from the East.
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