CONSTRUCTION OF RAILROAD LINES AND ROADS IN THE AUE URANIUM AREA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006600110005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 27, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)/Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Construction of Railroad Lines and
Roads in the Aue Uranium Area
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
NNFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
IRIS OOC* IRT CONTAINS IRPORLIATIOR APPRCTtRO THR RATIOHM. DSPRNRE
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struction nrn-ran mot with great technical and.. financial difficulties.
The T'ijg_Cc 2ya~,3. 't 3 one pup of sub-contractors no less than
20Ob,O00 oastnarks m The roads which were newly-constructed or improved
were designed to facilitate the approach to the most productive nines
such as Lino 279, Stalin Lune, Johanngeorgenstadt-13x itenbrunn, Line
205 about 10 km south of Johanngeorgenstadt, and Lune 276 near Gruen-
staodtol. a
Schwarzonborg and Yarlsbad was being torn up. -fit eras to be widened
2 meters, str:ightoned, and surfaced with cobblestones, ie,' Four or
five underground telephone cables, consisting of 65 strands each,
are being laid along the road'.. This road is within the restricted
area and is heavily guarded,
20 ;orlc on an oztensive road construction program was started ti, the
'-'ismut Corporation in September 1949. The improvement of the L iben--
ztock--Johann-Goorgenstadt road had to be completed under adverse
weather conditions by 1 Uay 1950. This road, which is an important
North-South route, is now capable of carrying the heaviest loads.
Subsequently many highways in the mining district were provided
with hard surfaces, as were nanny forest roads. The entire road con-
district with ozechoslovakia0 * 'National IIighcray 141o 296 connecting
ted rate since the spring of 1950. This line previ )usly was a
branch line .with r;many curves and was capable of carrying only
trains of medium length and weight. Along most of itge course
it paralleled National high way lo 296 which runs along the valley
of the Sclwwarzrrassor :diver. The ascent from ;;chwarzenberg, '.Bich
is 500 motors above sea 1ov41, to Johann..Geor enstadt, at an
altitude of 750 Mors, necessitates a shifting of the roadbed
at many points, elimination of curves, construction of bridges,,
and construction of railroad station facilities in addition to
other construction? The line is to be converted into a min line
connecting the I.wiclcau industrial area and the ,'sue uranium mining
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1a The construction of a second track on the uzew';c1T,aarzanh rg-
Jo~;corgonstadt artmd line has been under way at an act lera-
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Corr err6, construction of a second' track, on the ."Luca
c raarzP,-n erg` .harm. aor enstacit line was roported proviou: ly.
T ho ;qua-Sc zon rg section rae eo..iploteci by 21 July 1250,
The entire project is scheduled for completion
by 31 December 1950.
'he construction of a sec. zrac , as far as Korlsbad in Czechs
slovalcia was not originally plannod, !Iowevor., it is possible that
the line is to to connected with the trunk line between i;ussig and
Z er.
Cozalent, National IIichwsy No 296 was a typical mountain road
a zar Tut narrow surface, many curves and steep grades. The
mines all over the surrounding terrain need a connection to the
available road system.
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