KOREA: HOW REAL IS THE THAW?

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 28, 2006
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• Publication Date: August 29, 1998
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CONFIDE'NTI.AL
SECUPITY I!tFORMATIOR
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY ASriea
SUBJECT 8bipping Conditions at Scuth, Rast and West African
Ports
PLACE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE DISTR. /
NO. OF ENCLS.
SUPP. TO
REPORT NO.
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,r-he Office of Naval Intelligence fur-r_i.shed be following information to CIA for'. IAC
dissemination in atc;ordan e r th paragraph ;a ri4' NSCID #7. This report was obtained
by DIO-33D and forwarded as ONI report 6o-',
so?.z.h and East Afr'-;&n Ports
1. Beira-. Congestion. Delay of one to days due to poor weather as per letter dated
3 9 53?
2. Durban: Port conditions improved and ac delay anticipated. At the
A tits labor
f
congested
8. Mombasa: ~o:gceted dx tc :onBidera-le n-ter' of arrivals of loaders and passenger
vessels. A delay 10112 days an*.:._:paced for di.s~hargera and 7 days for londersiaa pec
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is an -nadecr:ate supply of fra,:k.s and shO7 ,age o
Ca W,,Xfn: No elongesticD.
E. Lorl&,n: :;on3e5t1cn
6. L. 14arcl:e5: NO rOngesticn
7. Llndi: No ConFestlon
11. Zanzibar.: Workingq_ normal Uovev-T, -harp 4c a delay of only one day.
12. Walvis Bay: Congested. A delay r, days expe-.?ted for the present time for dia-
10. Tanga Congealed and recseis delayed several days. Conditions improved and sheds are
full. as per letter frrm Mombasa dated 3/553.
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This report is for the use
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orhidnatthe ojI ve throuuh
cONFIDEPIT Ai,
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Der EsSalU.atl: At the present. ;_me tb.e British & Belbase Whe_rves are not
as per letter f'=Pm Dar Es Salaamdated. 3/13/53. Export sheds are full.
Pt. Elizabeth: No ::cnge1St1Cn
present time! there
I
within the US. of tht Ini. Ilit;ena? col pot?.ents of the Departments or
It tint to he trot:.,tnltted aeer.;e.ts w'Ithont the coneurr.?nce of tlit!'
the assl.'ant Di t'' etot of lit, Othee of C'ollretton and DL?srnttoutlm~. CIA
ONI review(s) completed.
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13. Ab an: No congestion
As Aeora: Delayof 5 days anticipated as per letter dated 3/4/53-
15. A !s : Congested as per letter dated )Ls 24, 1953. There is a delay 2 to 10 days
for dischargers. No isiprovemnnt In the lighter situation] average discharge is 350
tons per day and loading 450 tons per day.
16? Douala: Congested. A delay of 2-5 days anticipated at the present tine as per: letter
ii Doaaia dated 3/23/53.
17. Dakar: No congestion
18. Lobito: No congestion at the present time, however, subject to change without notice.
19. Luanda: , No congestion at the present time, bowevar, subject to change without notice.
20. Lagos: No delay as per letter dated 3/24/53, Ths-ze i.
"+
or 300 tons per day. Lighter situation good.
21. Lome: Congested
22. Matadi: Congested at present Use.
23. Monrovia: No ooLgestion
24. Pt noire: No congestion, however, movepent of cargo by railway slow.
25. Pt Harcourt: Congested
26. Takoradi: Congested
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