1. SOVIET RAILROAD STATION TRAFFIC CONTROL OFICE IN HEGYESHALOM. 2. SOVIET RAIL SHIPMENT RECORDING NUMBERS IN AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004400360011-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2004
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: February 27, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIG
ENCE AGENCY 25XREPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT10Soviet Railroad Station Traffic Control
Office in Hegyoshalom.
2.S?yiet Rail Shipment Recording Numbers in
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DATE OF
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DATE DISTR.
27 Feb, 1950
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25X1 l., The Soviet railroad station traffic control office in
HEGYESHALOM (F 48/Y 06) was headed by a major, assisted by
a first.lieutenant and a second lieutenant, ur to 17 October
1949, The mission of the RTOts office was to check and dis==
patch alh, Soviet rail shipments going through the railroad
station and to check transient Soviet soldiers,, As the RTOQs
office had no private telephone connection it used one of the
two available Hungarian lines,;
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2., The office issued travel certificates to the train cornmar)d ers
of all Soviet shipments coming from Austria. The certificates
were transmitted to Hungarian authorities who arranged for the
payment of expenses in connection with Soviet rail traffic"
6. So-called I' t " were first riority Soviet
shipments
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According to Soviet safety
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rsgu a 'ions., ammunition trains had seven empty railroad
cars behind the engine, whereas Hungarian reCulations provided
for four empty cars behind the engine and three empty cars
at the and of an ammunition train.
7. Soviet rail shipments entering Hungary amounted to about
40 railroad cars er week up to do date of observation.
Their cargo was unknown to kiun8arian railroad personnel:,
Tr un sit : hiox ents of oil from S ADLAU (F 49/L 49) to CON-
L TA (R 53/54/1 71) averred 100 railroad cars er vreek,
Cormaen t o
"Vertushka "Q. sh
Germann
umre nt s are also known in the Soviet Zone of
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