SOVIET GRAIN SHIPMENTS FROM THE USSR TO THE RUSSIAN ZONE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006100020014-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: October 17, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE UIS1?R: 17 October 1950
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8 H S IS UNEVALUATED INFORb TION
la On 20 July 1950 the officials of the Franidurt/Odes (0 53/V 63)
railroad station were advised that effective'24 July 1950 special
grain trains would be operated between Brest Litovsk and the Soviet
Zone of Germany,, These trains, which are loaded with Soviet grain,
would have priority over all other traffic,
2. In an operational report of the Cottbus (N 52/A 57) regional rail-
road headquarters for July 1950 mention was made that work on the
formation of grain shuttle trains had begun. Three trains"wyere
formed prior to the end of the month. The dispatch of t c trains
and similar ones from neighboring railroad districts had been delayed
by failure of the Fr /Oder railroad office to accept them.
3o A daily average of one to two empty trains have been dispatched t
Brest Litovsk since 25 July 1950. These trains consist exclusively of
boxcars and are designated Getreidependel (grain shuttle trains).
4, Grain shuttle trains began operating on 24 July 1950, The grain, mostly
wheat, comes from Brest Litovsk and is directed to Soviet Any supply
dumps. The first trains went to Saxony. Way bills were attached to the
cars in Frankfurt/Oder.
5. From 13 to 17 August 1950 it was observed that in Frankfurt/Oder the
grain shuttle trains coming from Brest Litovsk are directed to Berlin
and Saxonny? However, the number of empty grain trains proceeding in
the direction of Brest Litovsk is noticeably decreasing, They are
esrpected to be discontinued at the end of the harvesting period0
6. No grain trains were dispatched after 22 August 19500
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