SHORTAGE OF RAILWAY RAILS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200070032-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: June 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY aeratny (Soviet Zone)
dhertsp of Railway Ails
Iett.N of IV# O* A" M ON RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED Y
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE DISTR. JUn 1954
NO. OF PAGES 1
25X1
SUPP. TO
REPORT NO.
1. The 1Ygdeburg railway division needs about 300 kin of rails for urgent
$ rr-oaents and additions. Tbi *z-1 tte at 111aterwellenbern is no
leager in a position this year to~suppiy rail pterial. Also, aceerd-
ing to orders of "Abe general railway.adainistration, the rails delivered
by, the iz-I tte-are not- to be used on stretches of especially heavy
traffic , bepase the 11Az-11lfittei'-hss available ealily arterial with a high
sulphur content.
2. In arch 1931 the Magdeburg railway aansgeasnt forwarded 196 freight cars
for the Eisen-Cad IQttenrerk TWle; 84 of these were destined for the
Soviet 1 tpa. TW TM . works hop asked for 113 covered freight ears, but
only 63.. solid b, supplied.
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