DANUBE SHIPPING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010500300008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2011
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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r he above-.rtentionef doi;`r1r::ent is only w . identity paper, and 1.a not valid for
ftm: relling. 7berefore, rm:embere of a shim's personnel who hold this document only,
,.nci no aka cs pcaz?tk ,.re not aa.l_l owe i. to go ashore in foreign ports. This prohibition,
la c,+9vea D is mC rcei only in Yu ;c 'vie, and in
Austria.
Hungr-irlan ships may leave home waters only with a written permit (Taavozasi
ng{;c%ely). These are issued through harbor police heads.
Sob is the harbor for Ihrn'"araan shipping westward.so while 116hr es serves for
tlrii, si.i.'Zi.n. > south and east. All ships sailing to Gy?8r, fyer esujfalu, and
i>or 'rom are checked at 5zob. As such control of ships often takes hours,
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lr- harbor police have been subordinated to 11, the 50X1-HUM
Political. Police, an exchange of personnel had taken place and many
po1L iti c?L i. ~pblice had been incorporated. in the harbor police y
. The harbor police {l evl.mpitanysagok) are not connected with the ioln c?e Districts
(Kear;ileti~' er % fli .p:l.t. aaagok). The forner's highest controlling authority is
the AVUT river police group (Folyarxren.eezoti esoport )
3. fa bor police authorities issue permits for the depyarture of Hungeria.;a ships
from the St rite terri1i.tory, as also for entry into hone waters. They also issue
pexmits to foreign vessels sailing through Hungarian river routes.
4. Ru..`sia i ships ?).rer exemint ed Brea' these restrictions and controls. Only the ship's
par ers have to be ahcnm. Me Hungarian authorities have no right to carry out
inV -,ec tions of Russian ships.
5 All other vessels are thoroughly searched and. checked at entry and departure harbors
n respect to freight and per ,otznel.
.ahi.ps, per'somiel rare require=d to be supplied with document,,- made out in the seven
lan e>es of the l .rube states,. After the nec'ess y ``arty checkup, the docuprvants
are ism ed through the A` f river police Fur up. Gn re-entry into hone waters,, the
doc{tr exits are returned to the l.a.tter,
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ShLpa in transit - with the exception of the Yugoslavian ones are not checked
lb,a Yi osl_av ships are subjected to xtrictt control.. All ships in transit, howe,,rere,
with the exception of Soviet ships - are aces i
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10. Passenger steamelt traffic is In , -ration only between Budar,est and Esztergonz,
an'l between Budar4st and Mohzfcs
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irter:aal Hungarian shipping traffic is much impeded.
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po:Cice as far as the dei rturo hart or
12. The harbor police in Szo'o and Moh-4cs are connected with the AVH river po7.i
group by means of their own radio etatione?
13. Unite of the Danube (Naval) Flotilla are stationed at Szob and Noho'c:s., These
units : an Intervene actively and render immadjate assistance on the orders of
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S.'rsnsit =5h>~ing on the Lower Danube
14. The following vessels belonging to the B` R. P.
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uragarian ~ra~.ers or the Danube,, LOM9 VIDIN, PVISTCVf, RUS3E. All are
of "L-orn f:etna fl? aL` e- - 1.,, >