RAIL FREIGHT SHIPMENTS FROM THE USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007300450009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 15, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 19, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECRET,
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RE
INFORMATION REPORT CD
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
PLACE
.ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
East Germany
Rail Freight Shipments from
the USSR
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 10. SECTIONS 783
AND 781. OF THE U. S. CODS, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
13 PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
BB - 17eavy drty boxcar
B - boxcar
BB - heavy-duty boxcar
F'S - flrvtcar with sideracks
G - gondola car
USSR entered tbbe GDI via
January 1955'
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT
REPORT NO.
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NO. OF ENCLS.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
th* foilow+illig siip>eente Croce the
Frankfurt /0der border station in
RR
RRy
SS ) - heavy-duty flatcaar~,
SSy)
tank car
refrigerator car
`ions
pig iron
1,680.750
12 G,
3 RRy
4 SSy,
tubes
80.262_
r~ B
motorcycles
.400
3G
manganese ore
61,000
12 B
asbestos
162_.650
3B
graphite
48. "45
1 B
naphthalene
16."900
26 B
rye and barley
426.337
12 B
sunflower seeds
99.375
cotton yarn
6.482
toluene
44.000
cotton--seed oil
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Date i n Plumber and
Januar Type of Cars
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Date in Number and
January Type of Cars
48 G
25 G, 3 F'S
16 G, 5 F/S
11 T
3B
2 5 9, 2, F'S
4 G. 4 P 's
2 G, 6 F/S
6 F'S
3T
14 T
3T
3G
23 G, 4 F/S
12 G
2 G, 2 SS
1 C.
4 G, 1 F IS, 2 SS
pig iron
rod and sectional iron
sheet steel and iron
rod steel
iron Dire
steel tubes
manganese ore
cobalt
metal
cotton--seed oil
barley
prig iron
rod steel
sheet metal
tubes
manganese ore
asbestos
cotton seed oil cake
crude oil
cotton seed oil
turpentine oil
iron ore
pig iron
rod iron
rod steel
sheet metal
tubes
locomotive tires
cobalt
'x60.700
496.215
444.6 05
119.850
60.300
345.354
60.000
1.133
1.107
160.315
46,300
904.000
12'_.250
181.150
84..850
120.000
25.000
101.130
41.706
293.800
43.917
60.000
4F3.350
240.000
101.2_00
20.400
165.300
5,1. 200
2.313
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Date in Number and
January Type of Cars
Load
naphthalene
cotton seed oil cake
toluene
Canadian turpentine
confectioner goods
5 6 G iron ore
20 G pig iron
4 G, 3 F'S, 5 3S rod iron
3 G, 7 F1S, 3 SS, 4 RRy rod steel
9G, 4F'S, 2RRy
17 G, 4 F'S. 6 SS
2 B
sheet metal
tubes
steel wire
lead
motorcycles with sidecars
barley
naphthalene
cotton seed oil
oil cake
6 6G
iron ore
33 G pig iron
18 G, 3 FMS, 1 RRy rod iron
1 B, 13 G rod steel
3 G, 7 F'S, 1 SS, 4 RRy sheet metal
steel wire
nickel
tubes
rye
cotton-seed oil
16.000
52.525
106.200
,35 . FY a
4.743
120. r!nr
3'00.400
242.600
429.730
445,975
444.150
34.650
149.990
2.800
130.822
18.150
365.005
51.500
122.000
601.000
455.550
324.350
382.750
22.600
18.397
56.560
50.100
182.750
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Date in Number and
Janus Type of Cars
7 9G
24 G
2 G, 4F/S
22 G
16 G, 8 F'S
4 G. 6 SS
1 F 'S
3 F 'S
18 G
23 G, 9 F'S, 1 RRy
12 G. 1 SSy
12 G, 2 SS
12 G, 4 F'S, 2 SS
3B
3B
9 15 G
7G
8G, 1 SS, 2 RRy
iron ore
pig iron
rod and sectional iron
rod and band steel
sheet metal
tubes
steel wheels
steel girders
lead
cotton yarn
wool
flax
sunflower oil
cotton-weed oil
canned fish
confectioner goods
iron ore
pig iron
rod iron
steel band
sheet metal
tubes
non-ferrous metal
naphthalene
barley
oil cake
iron ore
pig iron
rod and sectional iron
180.000
482.400
180.900
331.000
456.990
173.380
15.240
59. 900
50.082
7.533
7.705
6.767
92.080
336.080
25.600
1.392
339.000
721.900
239.400
2.103
375.677
324.830
17.983
53.000
20.40'2
51.325
303.500
121.600
378.300
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Date in Nun',er and
January Type of Cars
2 G, 3 SS
5 G, 2 SS
3 SS
3G
22 T
2 T
18 G
21 G, 2 RRy
2 F/S
3 G, 1 SS, 1 RRy
1 shipment
2 G, 2 F/S, 2 SS
15 G
70 G, 2 RRy
12 G, 1 RRy
sheet metal
tubes
girders
manganese ore
cotton---seed oil
sunflower oil
iron ore
pig iron
sheet steel
rod and band steel
spring wire
tubes
girders
sunflower seeds
iron ore
pig iron
sheet metal
tubea
steel wire
engines
magnesi,e
plastic
tar
naphthalene
barley
benzol
toluene
cotton seed oi--
canned fish
2 B
1 B
36 B
10 T
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191.400
168,050
59. 100
60.000
432.175
23.355
362.000
483.000
%?.250
135.160
2.135
132.625
19.850
216.350
303.000
1,497.400
414.950
34.800
15.975
4.375
20.000
7.000
6.036
18.400
529.190
210.400
43.800
272.195
44.800
604.200
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Date in Number and
January Type of Cars
12 3 G
3 F IS
1 B, 2 G,2 F"S, 1 RRy
5 G, 2 FMS, 2 SS, 1 RRy
8 G, 2 F IS, 2 SS
2 B
7 B
2 B
1 B
1 B
10 T
9 T
Load Tons
pig iron
60.700
59.000
rod steel
155.860
sheet metal
297.900
tubes
227.900
asbestos
24.500
cotton yarn
47.029
motorcycles with sidecars
2.8C0
barley
14.360
sunflower seeds
13.000
benzol
129.600
toluene
130.350
pig iron
60.000
rod and band steel
139.880
sheet metal
354.600
steel tubes
96.500
sunflower seeds
11.670
benzol
43.400
325.000
rod iron
F /S, 4 F 'S,1 RRy sheet metal
rod steel
3 G tubes
6 SSy steel girders
18 T turpentine oil
15 13 G iron ore
3 G pig iron
7 G rod and U-iron
6o.ooo
381.800
179.65o
36.150
180.800
180.603
158.400
61.000
170.350
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Date in Plumber and
January Type of Cars
15 2 SS, 3 G
14 G 4 F'S
10 G
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rod steel 109.850
sheet metal 316.500
tubes 161.250
3 B graphite 50.300
2 B asbestos 34.000
3 B naphthalene 52.000
48 B barley
16 B sunflower seeds
2 T sunflower oil
2 T cotton---seed oil
2 R canned fish
undetermined 47 boxes with cosmetic
16 15 G iron ore
7 F'S, SSy rod iron
9 G, 1 F/S. 2SSy rod and band steel
4 G, 3 F'S sheet metal
3 G, 1 F'S, 1 RRy girders
13 T toluene
5 T sunflower oil
21 T cotton seed oil
3 T castor-Oil
2 B naphthalene
17 18 G iron ore
1 F'S pig iron
6 F 'S rod iron
I B, 4 F'S, 6 G rod steel
15 F'S, 2 SS sheet metal
2 B welding wire
2 F'S tubes
12 F'S girders
SECRET -USONOFFICIALS
SE
121.075
40.885
45.600
2C` . 800
oods 1.180
294.000
180.200
262.100
125.800
138.750
171.099
161.640
681.380
142.000
18.300
363-400
20.000
119.700
199.936
360.200
39.70
32.600
238.550
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Date in Number and
January Type of Cars
2 si"'.i?'ments
2 B
2 B 3 G
15 C. 6 F'S, 1 SSy,
10 '.?Ry
2 G
3G
1 RRy
213
2 C
0 G, 1 F'S
26 G. 11 F'S. 4 SS,
1 RR,y
5G
10 G
30
5 G, 6 F'S
oats
cotton fibres and yarn
oil cake
toluene
cotton -seed oil
pine needle oil
naphthalene
flat. band f-nd rod steel
sheet metal
wire
girders
steel carboys
cotton yarn
cottonseed oil
confectioner foods
iron ore
rod iron
rod steel
sheet me ta.l
wire
tubes
locomotive tires
cotton
rye and barley
turpentine oil
pip iron
sectional and rod iron
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40.795
6".590
0
43.050
136.470
4.129
20.000
90.074
749.410
20.'150
60.500
36.000
19.605
160.025
1.036
^4
1,1F 5.900
56.500
200.840
973.755
92.700
173.40
50.900
93.494
97.942
43.997
912.100
158.800
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Date in Number and
.'anua.ry Type of Cfirs
1 BB
3D
19 T
7T
6 G
44 G. 36 F'S
2 F 'S
5 G, 2 F'S. 1RR
2 SSy
18 G, 4 F1IS, 1 RRy,
1 SSy
2 G
4 F'S. 3 G
50
47 G, 3 F'S
rod steel
sheet steel end. iron
manganese ore
cotton and yarn
tcntled fibre
naphthalene
oats
cotton--seed oil
toluene
sunflower oil
castor oil
iron ore
pig iron
rod iron
rod steel
iron -,'ire
tubes
steel -irders
menganese ore
asbestos
naphthalene
cotton
wool
barley
flax
cotton seed oil
iron ore
pig iron
60.350
400.`50
288.300
44.273
10. 008
49.000
40.100
316.7r,5
q6. x,56
45.6()0
47.55^
12.0.000
1,636.8o-
59.250
274.940
?'.555
7P
5C
1 7.000
32.400
25.900
45.200
13.694
141.550
14.7'2
113.450
120.000
993.800
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?)n to in TTumber and
January _ Type of Cars
sheet metal
manganese ore
nickel
naphthalene
cotton, cotton fibres
29.800
160.600
17,000
51.700
and yarn 260.506
14.520
1 B tangled fibre
6 B barley
iron ore
45 G pig iron
3 F'S, 2 SS rod and sectional iron
2 F'S rod steel
12 0. 7 FMS, 5 SS sheet metal
3 C steel wheels
2 SS iron girders
9B
2 -
manganese ore
1ectric welding wire
barley
sunflower seeds
super chosphate
cotton fibres
flax
cotton-seed. oil
sunflower oil
confectioner ,roods
67 " pig iron
6 F'S rod iron
3 F'S, 7 F /S rod steel
21 F'S, 2 SS, 2 RRy sheet steel ?,nd i-r?or,
3 F'S tubes
4 F'S wheel c.isks
46 G manganese ore
asrp osphsto
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91.150
122.000
903.400
119.750
60.40^.
523.450
57.960
Sc.o
1.1?5
25.900
507.02e
62.285
750.00
40.750
47.300
226.900
46.045
1.907
1,324.600
161.000
209,700
749.730
74.730
60.560
973,000
1,119
150. 000
13.553
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Date in Number and
TF uar.~_ Type of Cars
u
6G
2 B, 2 CS
10 G, 4FtS, 2FIS,
2 SS, 4 RR
9 G, 1 RRy
2 G, 4 SS
nickel
superphosrhate
wool
cotton tarn
toluene
iron ore
piF? iron
rod steel
sheet, steel and iron
steel tubes
steel wheels
r en,(ranese ore
naphthalene
superphosphate
barley
toluene
iron ore
iron
rod steel
sheet metal
wheel disks
tubes
-manganese ore
naphthalene
rye
superphosphate
sunflower seed-
cottonseed oil
iron ore
pig iron
18.119
150.000.
13.553
14.975
42.40C
301.2CC
121.10C
60.5CC
471.59E
15.700
60.910
22. 5CC
52.050
50.000
38.830
r3.l0C
123.000
121.5CC
77.g65
579.11-0
243.440
133.950
141.0 OO
15.850
14.783
5n.n
27.0)5
159.345
120.00,
1,218.750
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Date in Number and
Jaruaryy Type of Cars
an.Lailar and rod iron 2ff. 200
19 G. 3 F'S, 1 RRy flat and rod steel 450.100
14 C. 3 F/S. 2 SS sheet metal 352.840
3 G tubes 64.650
1 B wire 1.0.200
1 G manganese ore 20.000
4 B naphthalene 69.25(;
11 B cotton and ;yarn 108.369
3 B carboy 35.60 C
4 B asbestos 62.000
2 B sunflower seeds 1.2.730
4 B flax 17.387
2 T sunflower oil r6.40C
1 'I' cotton seed oil 46.100
28 6 G iron ore 123.000
3 F'S pig iron 60.6OC
1 G, 2 F'S rod steel 80.5.50
5 C sheet iron 11.2.990
- steel wire 4.718
1 C manganese ore 20.000
4 P asbestos 52.000
3 G gas pipes 55.0" 5
1 carboys 17.700
3 B sunflower seeds 32.245
2 B cotton yarn 21.306
9 T cotton--seed oil 137.200
29 3 G iron ore 12.000
36 G pig iron 719.500
3 G, 2 F1S, 2 RRy sectional and rod iron 179.950
1 B. 1 G band and rod steel 40.71.0
5 F 'S, 1 RRy
sheet metal 181.";80
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Date in Dumber and
January Type of Cars
3 O
30
C
10 C, 4 RRy
6 G, 4 F1S, 4 RRy
313
1 B
SS
manganese ore
steel carboys
asbestos
cotton yarn
wool
flax
barley
iron ore
pig- iron
rod iron
rod. and angular steel
sheet metal
tubes
manganese ore
asbestos
graphite
barley
cotton-~seed oil
iron ore
pig iron
angular, rod and spring steel
sheet metal
locomotive and steel tires
iron orders
^-anganese ore
aluminum
nap}ithalene
cotton yarn
sunflower seeds
flax
cotton-seed oil
1 .BCC`
87.490
39.979
12.961
7.267
1'-. '-5
'C .020
741 350
299.840
363.194
4468.150
17.439
54.C0a
54.250
37.950
90.0.0
45.285
62 . CCU )
241.00 0
242.300
203.590
269.900
19.950
68.730
20.4.82
62.900
59.699
25. 5C
6,527
157.516
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GOm" Pr? t.
hixpments in December 1954 and February 1955
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and were forwarded " rom there to undetermined placr- s n the GDR. The
breakdown of the commodities shipped was made by this office. The
following amounts of ma'or goods were shipped in December, January
and Februar':
Tyre of G-)ods
Grain
Iron ore
F'ib' iron
'"Pr.,,-arese ore
Aluminum
Lead
December l954 January 1955 February 1955
(Tons)
17.702 2.845 14.350
3.475 4.997 2 `' 19
27.620 18.599 20.952
1 362 3.487 54
508 20
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