RUSSIAN ZONE RAILROAD ORDERS CONCERNING EMPTY CARS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009200200001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 3, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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41WORMATION FIE?PORT CD NO.
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SUBJECT Russian Zone 3.4.:i1road Orders
Concerning Milpty Cars
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1, Accordinr to a teletvpa sent by the Berlin rerional railroad headquarters
to railroad subdistrict offices 1 throuf!h 7 on 2 September 19514 all rail-
road cars used for the shipment of lime, so-called R-cars, were to he
checked immediately to determine whether they had iron floor plates and
were suitable for transit operatiens. Railroad cars which mot these require-
ments were to be reported vithout delay to 25143 The correctness of the report
was to be dhcekr.d cn the spot b7 special control teams. *
2? The follccwing, teletype was sent by the Berlin ronal railroad headquarters
to railroad silidistnict offices No 1, 2, 6 and 7, on 4. .September 1951:
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"Subject: Ghee:tong of Transit 'orthiness: Until chaned- The targetfor
the transfer of empty ;--endola cars has not been fulfilled because of belated
arrival in Frznkfurt/Oder of trains of empty !'endola cars, and therefore
the chcekinr7 of frneola cars with rerard te their transit worthiness must
be intensified and one train of empty f-ondola cars will have to be dispatched
both from Perlis-Schoenmlleide and Rummelsburg by 12 pl)A Pankow will send
all r:ondela cars fit for service to Rummelsburg, Frankfurt i1i also asemhle
a train of empty ondola cars from local stocks on hand, A reserve train
is to be asserbleo in Frankfurt/Oder ready for transfer by 12
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Accordinr to a teletype -;(silt by the Berlin.rerional railroad headquarters
to all railroad station,,; and, subordinate arencies in its district on 5 avtorrhe,.-
1951, all forein cars mere to be returned empty to their home countries as
speedily as possible, The cars concerned rere to be returned in -rhole trains
or Lroups if this was possible without causing delays, li;xceptions were to
be rranted only by the railroad, car distribution point throurh the reional
railroad headquartersc.. It was further stated in the teletype that German
froirht cars snitahlo for transit operations were to be used .or export ship-
ments. The checkinr of railroad cars with reard to their transit worthines
was to be intensifindo is-14*
25X1A * I The utilization of these K-onrs, 15-ton cars provided i.th
-hirised ironIlUs is not knorr. It is believed that these cars Lill be assembled
f,41 trains an used for transit raton o information has been received
rhothor this order, u.ls been slyen also in (ther railroad districts and vfntA
LS to be f-lb.u3d ia thP
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25X1Aisc_ It is !-)elieveC tint this order is connected vith the r.rorr
of end .nr empty r.onOcla cars to th-.1 east which has boon in operation since
late June 19!,1.
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of thiz order is not cle.or. It violates standinr
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