CONSTRUCTION OF BROAD-GAUGE LINE; SOVIET TROOPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003500230003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 10, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 11, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

FORMATION REPORT
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AG` cY REPORT NO.
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Construction of Broad-Gauge
Line; Soviet Troops
the Yugoslav frontier). The first of the-0 lines, by p osie ; Budapest, is
said to be already completed.'
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the Russians are building two broad-gauge railroad lines
from the border of the Carpathian Ukraine to real (in southern Hungary near
there are now 23 Soviet divisions in Eunrrary, ,?rhich
are scattered over the wholo country-side and are living off the land and
rioving frequ ~ntly.
C n1;>s in July 1949
certain unrarian railroad lima vmre being "converted" to the
Russian gauge. the line from the Soviet border throw tNyr r '-
htfza to Debrecen to been competed and opened to traffic? Pro^t Debracen two
routes to SzeCod tyre "under conversion", one tr way of Kareag and Bed s Ceaba
(^z.sting maps shots no such line, so perhaps new construction is indicated)
and the other 17 my of Szolnoic and Uo ez'I~aisdrhel.y. In addition, cowrersion
work agar said to be nearly finished on that art of the Satz ree-Oradea line
flr eh enters 'Hunr_*~ary near Gyula b the 3iiu from.
Baja to Kaposvar is being converte .
ere Mare 22
uov1e divisions in Runpary as of the end of ".aptembor.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intei!igence to the
Archivist of the United States,
Next Review Date: W1
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