MILITARY SUPPLY SHIPMENTS FROM THE USSR

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CIA-RDP80-00810A002900070001-2
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 19, 2016
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January 4, 2006
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1
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Publication Date: 
December 8, 1953
Content Type: 
REPORT
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CLASSIFICATION Approved Fq~-e~se~~130'0081~~~0 1-2 I FORMATION REPORT CD NO. COUNTRY East Germany SUBJECT Military Supply Shipments from the USSR PLACE ACQUIRED 25X1A DATE OF INFO. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 793 DATE DISTR. 8 Decf=~m! NO. OF PAGES NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION resulted in the following picture of milttaX7 rail supply s pmen s t:: USSR in September 1953: Kind of supply Ammunition Fuel Heavy weapons Tanks Armored personnel carriers and armored scout cars Motor vehicles Small arms and army equipment Engineer equipment Signal equipment Tank spare parts Motor vehicle spare parts Medical equipment Food ration supply Articles of clothing PX goods Aircraft Air force equipment Unidentified military goods Number of carloads 61 48 58 295 21 38 4 60 71 23 27 91 103 1,097 For the second time since June 1953, the monthly average of 1,000 carlotis as determined for 1952 has been surpassed. The supply operations, whc;1 had started in May 1953, continued in September, with about 200 armorl.s41 personnel carriers and armored scout carss including about 140 for the {" and about 60 rocket launchers arriving in September. The total of veYi is and guns shipped from the USSR between May and late September 19'53 t}Is amounted to about 650 armored personnel carriers and armored scout ca,-.?s including 150 vehicles for the KVP, and about 330 rocket launchers. 25X1 25X1A 2-5X1 X Approved For Release 2006/01/12 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002900070001-2 SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICI.AIS ONLY 25X1A No less than 300 new motor vehicles and tractors, including 50 to 70 motor vehicles for the air force equipment depot at Strausberg alone arrived during this period, . The ammunition 25X1 supply which was rather small included carloads for the filling of the new troop depot at Bad Saarow. The fact that this installation, although a division depot only, received 300 to 350 tons of ammunition again confirms that small organizational ammunition depots are al o well-stocked up. he 25X1A supply of tank spare parts an- oo rations wa alb... While the low tank spare part supply may be made up by increased deli,ve from Soviet-Zone production, the small ration supply shipments cannot k accounted for. It had rather been expected that because of the dim n' ;sr. d stocks of the Frankfurt/Oder main depot supply shipments would arrive, at an increased rate and above average. . It 25X1 cannot be said to what extent the depot will be refilled with Soviet- deliveries. The supply of motor vehicle spare parts increased, especially with regard to iron and steel raw material. The volure of other supply" goods was low and indicated no special operations. SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/01/1: c lA-Rli 0-0( 9A002900070001-2