PROGRESS REPORT ON PRIORITY DEFICIENCIES OF RESEARCH BY EIC SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00283R000200020025-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 1998
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PFtOC~ESS REPOR3' CII PRTQRITY? DEF3CI:~CTES t~' RESEARCH
Hy. ETC Subconmittee on Transportation
I. RAILRQAD TRAI~SPC~tTATI4N
Pro,~ress in Fiscal Y@a7' 19(3 and Plans
. s:. i~Zentitative estimates of ~.atal T. a. to C'3A%RR 59-18, "Ma,~ar Problems of TraYZSportation
traffic flows on strafi-eSic and in the Ecanemic Development of Soviet As'.a
ecan,.mical.],v important railroad B?tw+een the Urals and Ike Baikal, ? xrovided
Sines a c~.ata on this deficiency. ?.
CIA Project Proposal ~+~.2307, "Pattern of
Petrole~ ~affic in the USSR,' will prov3.de
data on this det"lciency.
CTA Pro,~ect 40.204, "Ca~nodity CcositAvs. of
Traffic Carried. by ~e Modem 'Iacainspcx?~.txon
Syste9a of Comtaunl.st China, 195859, " Provided
data .for elim3.na.~ion of this deficiez~cye
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CIA Pra~ect Prapoatl. 43fl 2739, "Pattern o~f
Timber Traffic in ~tihe USSR, ? will provide data
on this deficiencys
Io as 2. EIC~R16-Sl, "Suminasy Statement Qn_Co~mr.~nist
China'e~ International 'Trade and Transport,?
provided data on this deficiency.,
" CIA Px~o~ec v 43.2302, "Railroad Transports#3nx~
ix~ Cc~mm~nis t Chins., " provided date. fog' elimina~
Lion of this deficiency.
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I o RAI~oAD TR~NSPC~tTATION
Caps in Intelligence
~'o$x'ess in Fiscal Year 1904 and Plsns
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Io b? the agreed rs,ii capacity methodology Fa311
prov~,de s.tool far elimine~ti th
defie~.encya ~ is
.Army research for NTS 2b an USSR railways and
highways will contribute to the el~.mination of
these deficiencies.
7~. ~. ~TQ -R'-'34aC':. ~1?.,?7'~~ rr~~?a;,~Jr'~~,'Fi~n ~i0. t}!P. Ft2~~.AYI.
Province," contributed, toward eliminating this
deficiency. Projected studies on traxisportati.on
facilities in the Western and Southern regions of
Ccem~unist Chins will contribute further to elimi-
~t~ this deficiencyo
Army P.ro~jeet 22-1Q, "Cagabi],~.ty of Transportation
Routes to Support s Soviet Invasion of Korea,"
will contribute to eliminatioun of this deficiency,
I. do CYA Project b~3.2~'$, "Annual Review of Inland
~'ar~partatian in the Sing-Soviet Bloc, " px'orr3.dss
data on, this deficiency,
A~+' ~-3~~35a .Soviet Agoveauent Capability into
Western Europe," contributes to eliminating this
deficiency,
Ia bo Caps.city of d~SSR railroad lines
axzd transZosding facilities to
border areas
~. c e T~ ne capac3tles ~ including the
pbrysical details of the lines,
f+~.cci].it3es and structures connected
therewith of the moat strategically
and econoanical],y important lines in
Communist China:,
Io d~ Number, type and capability of the
motive poPwer and rolling stock,
including the inventory and utiliza-
tion s~riceability, age and ret3xe-
ment
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t~r~p~ :~ a~ ~rate].:~3~er~.eP
?~o~eLs in ~`isca~! Yr ag6Q avd F~,a~
I ~ d, ~ o GIA Project ~~ ~ 23G5, "~'rax~, pc~rtaticn Gro? v
and Rrenda 3n the USSR, " provides date. o:z
this de~'iciezxcy y
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.~.x'~r Pz?ojc`t ~av ,~~:tt~81, ,,~4~vict ~~se1 ::~~.
ly~.ee.`t;~?ic I.sit~:nato~.~ve ia`v~?~i.ay " ,t-x'vv2cT~t;ci aa~~.
OIL VY1~.S d4~1 ~L^.~~ncy o
~' , ~ o ~'recise l.oce~tion and capebil3ties of I a e o Air Force maintains a z~u~an3ng ~'11a of such i~m~;
~~~ : xa3.lx? yaxds~ sex v icing az~d pua~.:Lahable u~non request and . s s~.so work~insr t.~ra
rep&.ir ~e,cil.3.ties, and atora~e depots ~ tar~e`i: inforrna.tio~e sheets ~rhich contain data
relevant to this deficlenc~r~
Armor Pro~act A-1311, "Characteristics of Selected
Soviet Railroad. Yards end Shops' ;' w~1.7 ~. eliminate
portiot2s of this requix etuent a
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II ~ INLAI4D WATII3WAYS ~TATTOId
IIA a~ Quantitative estimates of total traffic
flow on individual stra:~egical]y and
econo~nieal3y iiupartant waterways o
II9 ao to G'IA PrO~ject Proposal 43.2305, "Transportation
Orawth axed Trends in the USSR," provided data
on this defiCie_ .cy.~
CIA Project Prapasal 43:2307, "Pattern of
Petrole~ Traffic in the USSR, ? dea.7.t paxt~,y
with this deficiencyo
CIA Pro~jeet 43~~2311, "7he Soviet Inland Water
Cargo Fleet, ? provided data on this ae_~t ci ency,
CIA Pro3ect 43.,2784, "Economic Sigai.ficance of
Merchant Shipping Operations on the Caspiaa Sea,"
will provide some .data toward eliminating this
deficiency q
II, as 2, CIA Project Proposal 4302304, "Inland Waterway
Transpos~tation in Coamaunist China, " provided
dat?z. on this deficiencyQ
I3o b~ More pxecise estimates of the inventory, II~ bn l:. CIA Project ~+3~231],, "The Soviet Ia'Land Water
type asxd. capabilities of the inland Cargo Fleet," provides some data to help
waterway fleet, ~I.iminate this deficiency
2~ Chine,
CIA Project 43?2'x$4, "gconam3.c Significa~,ce of
Merchant Shipping Operations on the Caspian Sea,,'
will deal partly with this deficiency,'
II A b ~ 2 , CIA Pro~eet P.raposal 43 0 2304, "Inlr?ut Waterway
~~ausportation in Caa~mxnist China, '' helped to
eliminate this deficiencys
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de,.k e ~ ~+YliS~ri.fi.L ~U ~J.~~+~,.P.1~i1 :'=tf1,'1
~a~3 in Intelligence
~. c., Mope precise estianates of the
fac3]~3,ties and capacities of the
USSR in],ax1d, waterway Fleet o
II, da More precise eE?~imA.tes on
hydrograp$y, facilities and
capacities of the inland water-
way mutes in Car~anist Chinao
Progress in ~~scai ~Qar i960 and P].~:~as
ZIa ca CIA Ti'O,~PC ; 43,2311, "'.Z"le Soviet l'a1].and Water
Cargo Fleet, " provides sate data on. thi s
deficienctf~
IY~ do CIA Project I=roposal, 43~23Cf+, "In7.at~d. Wa~,,erway
~ans~ortation in Communist China," provided
data oa this deficiencyo
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vepC, 3.n IntelligeneP
a, :~ttcr estimates of the number said
capab~..i.fy ux tine motor i-xvck
~.n;rentox~y?
:III b~ dote precise estimates of the capacity
of USSR highways leading to border
areas ox c nsaect3.rg with important
railroad or inland water^~rays trans~-
shippi~, points ?~
t,rlu co Estimates oP the capacity of selected
highway routes in Casanunist Chinas
Progress in F~.scal 'Year 196 and Plans
~IIm ao .~a C1A Project, i's~agos,~ l~?~ 2305, ''Transportation
t?rowth and TrendB in t2ae ~,~~..ui, ~` 4.rn--3,~~d
some data on this defic:ien.~yo
Arty - ~S Section ~2y~~`"Hightaeys a~' LiSSTi,"
will contribute,tes the elimination of this
def'3.ciency v
IIIo ao 2p CIA Project Propc~s~a1 4?~23~95 i'Ri~' m~~.~,fim
portation in Cammcinist China., .~9~4-Z95t~, :'
provided cons2derable data on this deficiency.,
III a b o CTA Pro3ect 43x2786, ,USSR Highway 25rans~rt, "
may ~,rovide clefs on this deficiencya
AY~y wor4 for the lEYIS program contributes to the
elimination cf these defic~.et~cies o
IIIo c~ CIA Project Proposal 43.2309, "Highway Transpor~
tation in Comnnuiist China, 1.9j0-lg~e3, " Provided
d,~eta. on this de~'~.c~.e~.cy~
Arc~r 1~IS ~rork plus several maps prepared by Army
giving cspecity estimates ai? ,aelectQd. ~.3.ghw~,.,,;~s
help to elimi,;t~ate this de~ic3.ency~
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Caps in ~nte~.~:ig~ni:e P.~ogreas Ott F:i:~cs.~. a,''ea3:? 1~6t7 and Pla.~~s
ISIo co ~~Az~,~ :yro~ect 2?~-~y.0, "CaapabiJ~i~*.y s~~ '~sns~r~z~ion
itS'~lt {~~~ iV ~i.??x'7~~.tCiX`i,e .r'.m s`~Ja~'d. C~?'~: :!.?1 ~'%?: r^,, ]. t?~. 7'~ ,`~a. `?^n~ "
wi~1. ccn~t*~ib+zte t~ ~~?lmineti:o~. r,?P ?hig de~srie?;c'~~
C~`a I?ro~ecfi ~3~2'707, "~sns~or?~.t~.ax~ ~.~. ';tic
Fukien Province, ? contributed toted e~ 3.m3.natiri,
this deFiciency:~ ~ro~ected studies on '~ BnspGr~..3p
Lion netzrorks ix~. the WeatErr~ and Southern re~iors
of Ca~.unist China x~riii contribute Further to
eiim~ination of tb.~.a deF3ciency4
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