SZCZECIN HARBOR LOADING STATIONS FOR DANGEROUR MATERIALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80S01540R006600100043-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2013
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: June 15, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law.
REPORT
Szczecin Harbor Loading Stations DATE DISTR.' 15 June 1955
for Dangerous Materials
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REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. At Szczecin (Stettin) port the loading stations for materials generally
considered dangerous are within the authority of the Section of Exploitation.
Although there are many such stations in the port, there is as yet no station
which may be regarded as a permanent one. The stations mentioned here are
currently selected and used .at random, but because of their suitability they
will be used after the construction of a, permanent station.
2. It is difficult to know what materials are loaded or unloaded because the
contents of the wood packing cases are kept secret. The cases bear the labels
"Caution-Glass", or similar deceiving descriptions. Among the products handled
for shipment were chlorine; weapons, mostly rifles; and sulphuric'acid. The
sulphuric acid. was handled.most often.
3. Whenever a station is busy loading these materials, the entire area surrounding
it becomes restricted. Special security measures are then taken and there is
a reenforcement of WOP (Military Border Guards) guards. In general, these
stations are located away from the traffic areas, and an increase in activity
around the loading stations may be regarded as an outward sign that loading of
materials is taking place. On an average, loadings take place once or twice a
week at various stations simultaneously.
4. Orders to workers' teams are issued on short notice. The order simply states
that loading must be done at such and such a station. Unlike the people in
charge of loading operations, the workers are hardly ever aware of what is
really being loaded. Shipments arrive at the port by train, and, with the
exception of benzine and oil kept in tanks on the Parnica quay, there is no
storage of reserve shipments at the.port. Trains are scheduled to ensure immediate
unloading on arrival.
5. The port of Szczecin is intended for the loading of dangerous materials. This is
one of the reasons why the staff is so methodically oriented. The managerial
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staff is a qualified one. A secret order forced everyone, including chiefs, to
attend courses of instruction on the loading of dangerous materials, and a
satlvfactory examination had to be rendered at their termination. Those not
passing the examination Were to be immediately dismissed.
6. The Parnica quay }as the largest reservoir and loading station for fluid materials
in the northwest corner of the quay located southeast of the intersection
formed by the Parnica River and the Przemyslowy canal. The CPN (Centrals
Produktow Naftowych - Central Naphta Products) is located here and there are
many large surface and underground tanks. Apart from fluids, the quay is regu-
larly used for the unloading of other dangerous materials. However, it is best
suited for the handling of fluids because it has pneumatic equipment, i.e. pumps
for oil and benzine (_bompy ssaco-tloczace). Ships take their fuel here, and the
tanks are well filled.
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The Starowka quay, also called Dunozyca quay, is located south of Grodzka island
on the southern side of the Dunczyca River. Although there are loading stations
all along the quay, the largest quantity of materials is handled on the part o '50X1-HUM
the quay which is south of the southwest corner of Grodzka island. A large
quantity of materials is also handled on the nort1aeast tip of this quay.
8. There is an arsenal located in the Polish section of the quay on the southwest
side of the Debicki canal and southwest of Ewa quay. There is also an arsenal
on the town side of the Oder, west of Ewa quay, and east of Walcowa Street.
9. A loading station, not very often used,is located on the northeast bank of
Gryfia island on the narrow canal that separates Gryfia island from Okretowa
island. Similarly, loadings located in and near Port Mak, north of Okretowa
island, are seldom used. The Szczecin Repair Docks (SzczecinskaStocznia
Remontowa) are along the basin on the-southwest side of Gryfia island. On the
town side, on the Oder River, are the Szczecin Shipyards (Stocznia Szczecinska).
This was the former Oder-Werke ckyard. Between these two installations, there
is a heavy traffic of motor boats.
10. Ship and motor boat fueling stations with underground tanks are located west of
the Oder River near Waly.Chrobrego Street. This street is west of Vasco de Gama
Street.
116 Besides the stations mentioned there are other stations used only occasionally.
Those stations described above are most regularly used and are the largest.
They are provided with cranes suitable for the loading of boxes as well as other
type containers. There are plans to build a permanent loading station equipped
with its own railroad sidetracks and specially designed for the purpose of load-
ing these materials. It was almost certain that Parnica quay, because of its
CPN facilities, would be selected as the site for this permanent station. But
ever since the Central Port (fort Centralny) has been taken over by the Soviets,
the use of Parnica quay as a ermanent station is doubtful. Instead, it is
likely that this permanent station will be built in the Central Port.
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