FRENCH VEGETABLE SHIPMENTS FOR THE GERMAN ARMY, APRIL 1943

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00039R000100140032-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2012
• Sequence Number: 32
• Content Type: REPORT

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FRPNOR YOTADL gPINTQ FOR ', OMAN ARMY APRIL l 1i
~upp;Ly Plow No d ,nor the period 145 April 191+3, Tho expected
quota of ve~etoble ebi went$ ~ not being net beau?o in~u ficient
freight oors sr@ being made dvoilabio despite the Fact thot. Priority
No' 1 naa been assigned. The French Trafgic Ministry has been instructed
to erect these ~bip~nents on a 'f uper?Prio ~ty~~ basis. The followin
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railroad stations wero to be notified i uediatoly~ Rennela, Rouen, Paris,
Li11e,. Poitioz', Are, Orleans, 2t. 4uoxti ~ DiJon, fit. Pol de Leon,
Aar'ieur (Manche ), and t Omer (Pa? de Calais)
The ehipmentc of wheat and@r Plane No 1790 and 1792 in April have
been dropped.
The addition of 1,000 tone of cauliflower to be shipped from St.
Omar was to go an Part o Plan No T51. These ehi menu wcre ur entl
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needed for the toed supply of the Oerman Amy, whieh ua? suffering a
vory eerious shortage of vegetab1oo
On 14 April, the ehippera at St. Omer reported, that bocause oi' the
inavailability of freight care, ahipmentc were already 20 care behind.
Planned ve etable 2hi meats to the German Arn Duri the Period 1-1 4 pr
Production Area Tonne a Loading Point Thru$hi meats Area Connuan Lion
in tone)in tonsn tone '.`.
Rennet 1,500 St. Po2.de 1 200 300
Leon (Finiet)
Rouen (mainly beets) 200 BarPleur (Manche) 100 100
Paris 100 *-w W... 100
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Lille 200 St. ozuer (Pan de 200
Calais)
Poitiers (topinambou) 300
Angers (mainly beets) ( 100
Orleans 100
2t. Quentin 50
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300
100
100
50
Dijon 20 .a. 20
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TOTAL 2,70 1,500 1,070.
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Pl~xtaed VsBa~~bl,~ Bhipmeuta to 1ha Gern~e~ Ara~Y' Aur~n~ tie ~arlod 1~-30 A'
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ennoa 1,66o fit, PQ1 1? Leon 1,300
Roua 300 ''1eu 100
P~r 200 -- w ww
Orleans (n nJ.y beets, 300
cabbu8e, turd,nd topinambou
fit. Quentin (au above) 50
Poitiers (topinambou) 200
Angora 200
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300
200
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300
50
200
s~w- 200
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TOTAL 2,650 1,400 1450
It ryas reported on 27 April 1913 that doopite the auperwpriority
rating a8aignedd veg?tab1e atpmenta, no eaaeotia1 chat t'or the better
hao taken pls-cu. The St. Omer ab.ippin~ concorna contp1ainedd that no
'night Cara at aU. had been dispatcbecl to their station. It is again
emphasized that theae ahipmento do not fall into the catagory of goode
prohibited from being ohipped under the directive o~ 26 March 1943.
The March and April shipment w?re expected to total 1,000 tone;
actual ahipmentls totalled 650 tons.
March 1943 .. .... 46 freight cars with 460 tons
April 193 .... , .. 19 freight care with 170 tans
Shipments were made exclusively from St. Omer, since Lille and
St. Quentin did not requisition treight care.
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