RIVER NAVIAGATION

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CIA-RDP82-00457R000800120006-8
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S
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2
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December 22, 2016
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September 5, 2012
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6
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Publication Date: 
August 6, 1947
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IR
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50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/09/05: CIA-RDP82-00457R000800120006-8 -] CONFIDENTIALI Co!;TROL ~"?- U.S. ,teT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP INTELLIGENCE REPORT COUNTRY Yugoslavia SUBJECT River Navigation ORIGIN DIST. I August 1947 PAGES 2 SUPPLEMENT 1. In accordance with the Five Year Plan of the Yugoslav Governor ut:g river navigation is to be increased. In this connection, the follows g root strw tio0n and salvage necessitated by war damage is being carried outs (a) On the Danube: Near the mouth, of the Tisza, near Cerevic, near the opening at Mohovo, near the mouth of the Sava (Zen gin), and at the mouth of the Morava (Smederevo). (b) On the Ssv&a Salvaging and re-.estublia} ment of river navigation on the Sfsak-Belgrade route. There are approximately 150 river craft aich mro aunt during t ho war to be salvageada may It is planned to build a canal between Podsused-Sissk in order to establish a waterway oomm-Trdoaticra betvween Zagreb and Belgrade. By the c truction of the Podsuned-Sisak canal., the total length of navigable water0my will be increased by approximately 100 kilometers, i.ea from approxiamtely 2,100 to 2,200 kilo cers of which oily 1,200 kilometers is usable for night traf?.qa, 40 The river shipbuilding yards at Sisak, Ze=m, Apetin.,, Novi Sad and DoInji Mileno'va are being enlarged and modernized. ?3,, All river ports are being enlargedo The Five Year Plan provides for an ins crease frame" the present 6,000 maters to 12,000 motors of serviceeble . pi,cr sides, G Fifty river ports are being equipped with s,m and the ports of Vuka?-a.r,, Novi Sad, Se =m, Pancevo and Smdorevo will be equipped with silos0 The river and lake transport totals at present approximately 6,000 horse- power of paasenger boats, 29,000 horesepower of tugs and 2506000 tons of river barges. r,,,I CLASSiFlCATIOA! SHST/ C0NTR[ a U.SQ OPIFTCTALS ONLY Document Ne_ CON A L CONFIDENTIAL NO CHANGE in Class. [l DECLASSIFIED CI I D E N? I Class. CHANGED TOs TS S DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77 Auths D R.F.G. 7 l w ift r..w_ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/09/05: CIA-RDP82-00457R000800120006-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/09/05: CIA-RDP82-00457R000800120006-8 CONFIDENTIAL TZCCJC''TR0L U.B. OFFICIALS ( LY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP 8. The naval technical department disposes of abet-I; 12 dredgers and a total of approximately 400 tons of lifts and fbating cranes. g. . A few passenger boats, about 120 barges and l tugs are under con- struction. 10. Repairs are carried out rapidly by the river naval technical depart- ment, and the dockyards are working day and night in three shifts. 11. At the beginning of June the Bo jana River near Lake Scutari was being dredged up to the mouth of the river on the Adriatic. Navigation is to be effected by the Bojana from Lake Soutari up to the Sea. In this connection the shipping workshops are boin enlarged. Also on Lake Ohrid, three ports are under oonstructiono This document contains information affecting the national d efense of the U item States within the meaning of trio Rapionage Act 5Qs UO S CO. 31 and 1i'. as amended. Its. transmission or the 'evelation of Its contents in any r,>xunncjv to an authorised person is prohibited by laws, CONFIDENTIAL S. 0MCEMT 0 fi.T/C01 TR0L - Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/09/05: CIA-RDP82-00457R000800120006-8