TOP SECRET about 88 million tons of originating tonnage for oil in peacetime. This reduction of 25% is rather higher than the reduction in civilian consumption envisaged above. Our estimates of the wagon availability are however very tentative. Our conclusions would be that the wagons available would probably be sufficient to maintain the civilian economy in time of war, though there might be local difficulties and shortages. 7. Soviet Far East. In making these assessments the tonnage allotted to the Far East has been limited to 2 million tone, as it seems likely that the Russians would not wish to commit very large numbers of wagons to this long turn round or to congest the Trans-Siberian Railway unduly.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Belgium Denmark East Germany Finland Germany Italy Norway Romania Sweden Turkey USSR West Germany Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/16/33
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 158/16
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0016.033
- Keywords
- Resources Oil Military Supplies Fuel Threat Of War With The Ussr Assessing Enemy Strength Transportation Industry Railways Shipping Soviet Satellite States War Materials Soviet Army Economy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 16
- Persons Discussed
- Valentine Boucher Charles Carstairs Patrick Dean John Inglis Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
