FUEL PRODUCTION IN THE EAST ZONE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R016000390004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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6. East Zone fae- roduct~vn ac-cazdiig_to- official figures-,
Year
Gasoline- Diesel fuel
.1948 350,000.
1919 460,000 t.
1950 4921000 t
1951 603,000 t.
1952 (planned) 6651, 00th t.
hands a
Of the
the foiig z'epre~sexrts the usage
Official use
Personal use
Br it M
62.5 percent
37.5 percent
Mee ilenburg,
62.5
-
37.5 "
U
Saxony
60
40
40
Owwnyo-Anhalt
72
28
' hurinsia
70
.30
$erlin
70
30
200-250,000 t.
200x210,000 t.
i32, 000 t
522,000.t.
560,000 t.
25X1
Of the East-Zone gasoline production 72 percent. goes to the Soviets as reparations
goods and -for the Red Army, the remaining 28 percent remaining in German hands. ' Of
the Diesel fuel 20 to 25 percent goes to the Soviets, the rest remaining in German
According to lrlans., gasoli ?-production is to be brought up to 927,000 tons a year by
1955' and Diesel --fuel to -50,000 tons. In view of present., production installations
and those-under -construction it is certain that these figures. cannot be attained.: The
production Is held. back especially by shortages of coal and energy, and in spare parts
for the factories, which have to come fromrabroad or West Germany.
O 4 Already in August 1952 short s : of fuel appeared in several areas of the East Zone,
particularly in- the Meissen-district and ? ar nd Grosserrhaim, Dabeln and , Iresden
Neitjier motor gasoline nor ration cards rere available in these areas.; A few of the
8O stores had motor gasoline at advanced pa'-ices. Since September this shortage has
spread throughout the East Zone.- 'Even the rations. for official cars ? mere radically
limited. In September 400 liters per car were allowed, but in November only 160
liters. Tbe official grounds were -the needs of the National Army.
1.1. The picture for 1952 is as folldvs; the total. production: quota of 1,225,000 tons will.
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be fug.filled. Down to 30 ,Septer 1952 2:70,000 tons were exported to the USSR and
Poland., lnd by the end of the year this figure will be brought to 1100,000 tons.
Deliveries to Soviet occupying troops will. come out about 300,000 tons. As German
needs for the year run to'about 750,,000 tons,'this means a shortage in East Germany
of 225,000 tons.
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