FROM A REPORT OF THE RUSTUNGSKOMMANDO METZ OF 19 JULY 1940:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00039R000100140021-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2012
• Sequence Number: 21
• Content Type: REPORT

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~r~~c~ ~el~e d~e~r~c~~ ~~,
~~- ~d~ a ~~~i~l~~ ?~ ~~~ ~~~ ~urnaao~
gay, w~tlch ~~ a b~ ~rodue ~
~~to e~ec~r~o ~urrc~~ by ~oa~~ o~ large gay
aid w~lc~ ~~ cA~~rer~ed
~t ~'~~ra~cae ~~~a ~dlo, ~~~~ source ~~
engine cen~e~~e - glt~co the ~ln
~ha~ ~~~ ~a~?~ p~r~ o~ ~~c o~~@r ~odue~~lea
ed~rg~ ~~ gonc - ~~~~ ~ena~
per ~~e lroa and st?el works Y~ava a~ ~?ae~
c~ re~c o~erat~on~ o~y ~
rn d~ en~~ oa ~ha ~unc~la~~ng o~ ra~l~oad
bo~~r~ to operate, w~iich, in to , ~
xexe ul~~.te ~'or tb~o bag~naiag o~ o~erat~onn ~~ the
traaeportation. ~ p 4
lar a ors supply sad a larg? labor Force which ~~
cn~uraacc o~ a vexy g
~re~ ent is nat eva~,labla
laatg a~ the ~,ron ar~d a?~~?~ uork~ catitaed
~dlenee~ off' the.. coking p
the clt o~ Metz ~rhich m~-~ be ~~pc~~~d
a gay ahor~age ~ low pr~eeu~ te) in ~
worse as th? ~o~u~.a~ian gradually re~urnn-
~a gat
et~el work8 and cndnrs is the ~-c~raine ..area.
Cnnditian o~ lxon and
(~~ Augueb lg~o)
lae ~ ~us~nacea, ~~wo o~ ~rhich went bark into o~eratio~a a
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~~~ ~~n~ ~~~ ~~~~~ w0~~~ Y~ ~~~~~ gW~ ~Q6, -
~~~a ~o~~~cta ~hu~dowu o~ ~hc h~av~ ~~du~t~y ~u Lo~~a~~~ ~~c~ud~
~~~~ ~~A~~ ~'u~~~~8~~ ~~-~@~ WQ~~6~ xa~~~ ~~~~6, ~u'~6~d~f~~~8, old
a~~~tr~c pl~q~~ w~~ c~u~~~ ~y ~ha ~b~~uce o~ co~c ~apvrt ~,~o~ aar~~,y
~d ~~p~~~~a~ X99 ~ ~ra~ ~a~g~u~a ~d Nor~~arn Fr~~aa ~~ ~fia~ 19~~,
.~~~~ ~d ~~dua tr~a~ power p~an~s ~~a did, bud the ~~porta~t
prob~~m ~s gat raper, bud ~'ua~, The ~~dus~r~~~ power p~~cte ~~~c, for
t~~ ~vst p~~~, ~aa~~cd ~a~ ~bdu~tr~~~ ca~su~pt~on, bud ~o~~ o~ ~ha~
can ~~~o d~va~t au~~~~~nt ~ ~l~a Wanda Wo~~k~ c~nvt par~~c~p~te ~~ ~
a~chac o~' pawar bae~usa Choy h[iY~ t~?e?ph~aa A,~, of ~~ eyc~as, ~s
co~purad ~r~tb ~~ e~ra~as a~ the atl~ar pla~t~.
'the ~a1~r fa~~ca o~ ~ha nas nad ~ ~?a~ works ~~ sva~~.~b~a ~ shay
Nava l~t~~aa work end ~;aek ~~~Y, load, ~d ~~rawood,
T~a~a ~a no rn~~~oad t~df~~c a~th~~ to F~a~ca~ ~ux~~bu~g, ~ha ~~~t?
aria, ar to A~a~~a ~ A cannac~~o~ to ~+~r~a~r ~~ ?x~~c~ed to ~a c~or~e~~rua~~d
~n Au~;ust~ ~'laa present detours slow .dawn ~~? tuxnaxound ~~ma aid arequ~ra
~- ~raater thin nor~a~ nu~~t~r off` ~ra~~ht cars ~ A~'tex the heavy ~,nduatry
z~r~su~as vparr~t~ans, ~ cer ehortc~~a m~.y be expected, unless the direct
connections w~~~ be reconstructed,
~pcedy racons?~ruction o~ the cans to ~trassbur~ ~d the ~~ar
sea wou~:d relieve the r~i~roeds~ Most p~s~ts ~~-ve direct canal conne~:tions,
the Wendel f~ork~ e~lone traneparted about ~,00~,400 tons annually by ~nter~
the rstar~~in~ up at' more b~,ast furns~ces ~d thus the resumption a~
ap~~ations ~t the ~t~~l ~~~ ~o~.li fills and 'th~~~~ r~ubsid~~ries ~,s Drell
ae at .pre ~owex p~,ahts, will be p~s~ible anlY when quhn~ities a~ Fuel
.have bees; delivered. ~`ull ap~~atian o~ 3~ b~.as~ ~'u~~ns,ces requires
xaugh~.y ~ n~~.lio~- tons o~ cake a~ually~ since ~er~any can spare ar~J~y
very ~.ittle cake, ~el~ium and Na~th~~n ~'rsaace wi~,~. h~v~ to de~.iver ~?~
At p~res~nt, ~~~e is ~~ abunda~~ supply sand be~i~n~ toddle o~ Aust
can be trsrts~-az~ted by rail t~ the ~r area where. thew is ~ sharta~~
Wendel is store about.~~d,~~~ tans o~ ~`u~~na~e dust..~~,r~ aid coke duet
far the ~ ~r sire a ,
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~~ag 1~~ ~ A~'~ar ~ha a~~~vl~. ~~' eaka~ t~a~ ~~a~~ ~u~~e~~@~ w~~~ ba
~tart~n~ ~~ ~ ~ da~~y d~~~vary off' ~~Q t~n~ w~~~ take ~a~~ of Ana ~~~~~
rurnaca ~ 6~~u~~n~aou~~Y, hers ~~1~ ba a ba~~nn~n~ o~ opara~~ane a~
tea f~r~ea dui powor p~an~, ~~aa~ works, r~~~~n~ ~~~, +~~
aub~~d~ar~e~ ~ Tk~~ ~n prab~a~ ra~~n~ the tr~~~por~a~ian s~~ua~~a~a
~G~ ~h? ~~'OCt~r~~~n~ ~~ ~~u@~ ~
Trio ~a~~on~ ~n Ana l~ a~ pre~e~~ ~Au~ ~40~ an~~~a~y
~nadeq~ta ~ Th@ ~a p~~ob~am are tba r~~road~ wha~a ~n ~~nae have
bean ~n~arrup'~ad by the de~ao~~t~on o~ br~d~;as std tunnal~ ~ Navigation
on Abe Moeal ~~,aa~. hay dot been resumed dui to Bauch da~~ruc~ion ~o
~ha ~ackr~, we~~~e, and d~kae ~ Repa~~~ +~~~~ tike ~~ ae~~a~te~ ~~~ tavnth
Power ~n Ale~ce-~arr~r~e tae boa ~ abau~ ~w X00, ~~ kw through war
end deatruct~an by ~l~a ~'rencht ~~ will take 1 ~c ~~ years to rapa~r
the damage ~ A~ praaen~, ~~, 040 kN era cleliva~~ad from ~a~g~~-m and
~, 000 kw ~'t~o~a ~w~tzerland, a~~ of which ~~ u~ ed ~a dram the mines
~ma~~er power p~.a~a~s npw its vperat,~on wi~~ have to cloaa dawn roon ~~
shay ~ not racai~ve any ava~s ~'he urge power pian~~ of ~a ~ouve,
z~~in~en, gi~onl~ch~cl~~ g~r~~~b~'g, ig~er aiia, d~penc~ on coal, Ke~b~
vb wader, Kemb~, at preaant cvmplctely d~~-bz~ye~i, can dal~,ver lla, ~0 ~rw
~~n~ ~
xhe ~'inanciai situation ~~ ~,r~fluenaed by ~h~ f~-ct ~~~~ foru~~r bk
conneGtiona are in~~rrup~ed# ~dme ~~' the F~r~nch bad, wi~b a~ ~beir
files and cash cuxrenc~rr were ~retn~ved~ to the French interior, ~n axdar
~o get cash ~'~r them greet becklag on w~gea and, far curarec~t expr~neee,
the ~~~~~ wc~xk~ barn t~ ~~~~ thou ~u~~~.~,ee, No credit ~.aane on
eu~plie~ are poes~ible ab ~his~ time' ~n ~~ Aug~et wages were r+~i~ed by
~~ pe~~cant abd rents by ~ percent, thul~ ec~ua~,lzing them app~'nxi~te~.y
to conditivn~ in ~xea~er ~crn~ny,
e foor~. ~~ ~ y geherhi~,y be cant~ide~red a~.err~;uate,
~h ,~,~,
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