GERMAN-POLISH TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE IN KUESTRIN-NEUSTADT

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 25, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC.?Gerraan?Polish TransportationCoaferenr...e in Yztrin-Neastacit
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1. A German-Polish transportation conference 'vs held in Kuestrin-Neustadt on
4 an. 5 April 1951. After election of four Germans and four Poles to the
conference presidium, com-ittees for the discussion of timetables for transit
and local border trafic, eperationo? traffic, and technical problens were
formed, (1)
2. The conference, which was conducted in a very frieedly atmosphere, vas attended
by 15 German and 15 Polish representatives, Peielsbehnrat Barth. (fnu), was
the representative of the 5oviet Zone Directorate Genera]. o2 Railroads, and Frau
Dr. Sperrharke? (fnu)? represented the Berlin Re:ional railroad Headquarters.
(2) The Poles were represented teT a member of the Railroad mintstx7 in ;:aeesew,
cfficials of the Posen railroad headquartere, 0:ficials of the railroad cficee
in Landsherg (Gorzow) and Gruenberg (Zielona Gore) and in additiorli the
Polish militia commandants of the border point Kuestrin-rieustadt ana of the
section Krossen (Krosno), by a captain and a 1st Lieutenant rospectjvely, A
Soviet colonel attached to the Transport Division of the SCC in Derlin-Karls-
horst also attended the conference.
3. The conference reached the following conclusions:
no tettlement of questions relating tc timetables:
The operational day will be the period from 4 p.m. to 4 p.m. (3
Directives relating to timetables of transit trains bound for the 1L5.S,R.
Dill have to be transmitted Uheough prescribed channels via the Directorate
General and the railroad offices (Eeichsbahnannter) to the border cross-
ing points, A German proposal to have this procedure simplified was
xejected by the Soviet repreeeatative.
b. 5ettlement of questions relating to operationet
The German representatives comelained about the poor quality of coal icaned
at the Polish coaling sations. (4) The Poles Promised to have this matter
investigated, They demanded that the German locomotive personno3 be
instructed not to dunp the clinkers from their locomotives on tle open line
labile operating on Polish territory and said that Polish pilots would be
authorized to prevent such practice. Furthermore, it was pointec out that
it would he desirable if operations personnel at the border crossing
points would learn Polish and ',Man respectively in order to facilitate
mutual understanding. uzuriDENTIAL
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c. Tra:Tic problems:
The load liwit for transit trains was raised from 1,200 to 14500 teas.
Local border traffic: was suject to the sore limit. It was aLTeed to
lirit the nunber of also of all trains to 120.
d. Technical questions:
The Poles Jenanded that railroad cars used for transit operations be
maintained in better condition. It was aEreeA that thee cars should be
:iven priority in maintenance schedules. (7) The Gemans co.-?-lained that
durinc raish customs inspection the loconotivo Crews ro revired to
leave their loco-ctives while the steam prerwo-e 1:7os t,:e, It va,3 arced
to stop this procedure.
Creneral:
transcortaticn ratters were not discussed. The areements reocherl_
wore valid for six nonns, It therefore ap7:,enred that unot5or Cerman-
Polish transport conference viouldbo ;aheduled aftr that period,
Conments.
The !'irst Con-rolish railroad a:Teement dates back to 1 -ay 1920. It
1-clieved that shortcordns of this aiye-...3nent tore to have bcoA .]Iscusse-_
at this transrert ceoferenae.
3arth, _ mentioned in this rel-,ort is believed to be nix. Darth;,
?resident of the 2orlin f.onallIailroad 7dquart.ers.,
ao duration of on operational day is Axed For statistical purposes such
as the counting of LlOns &,c.4 within the framework of rail border
traffic.
The coalinr stations in Poland 11,ere previously reported. ;r_ie
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Polish Pilots are assi-med to transit trains eftile operatir in Etlnad in
accordance with a mutual a.:-recment.
The tendency to utilise trains Llore efficiently by runnirc so-called heavy-
Load trains of upward of 1,200 tons is now beinc applied to transit
Transit operations require >eli naintained rollinn ,,tock rmt-Irial for
safety reasons. There Is a shortace of freiChL. cars suitable fo- transit
operations in the Soviet Lone railroad rstem,
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