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    "ocrText": "MACI ASSIFIER\n36\nTOP SECRET\nshould probably be made for it. Therefore, 5\nused principally by the urban population for\npercent of the total fuel and diesel oil con-\nheating purposes and that kerosene was used\nsumption has been allocated for lubricating\nchiefly by the rural population for lighting\noil and grease for the vessels consuming fuel\nand cooking purposes.\nand diesel oil. The same amount of lubricat-\nHome Use consumption of light fuel oil in-\ning oil and grease consumed per horsepower\ncreased more rapidly than consumption of\nhour by fuel and diesel oil vessels has been ap-\nkerosene in the postwar period, reflecting con-\nplied to the horsepower hours produced by ves-\ntinuation of the trend toward greater urbani-\nsels burning coal and wood. Accordingly, the\nzation in the Soviet Union. Also, more ex-\nlubricating oil and grease consumption of the\ntensive use of kerosene is likely to be offset by\nentire river fleet has been obtained.\nincreased rural electrification and natural gas\nThe following table presents fuel, diesel and\nwill probably be more widely used in the cities\nlubricating oil and grease requirements of the\nthan before the war. Nevertheless, rural\nriver fleet for the year 1949.\nelectrification and natural gas is expected to\nTABLE III\neliminate the consideration of kerosene. In\nview of the Soviet policy to maintain a rela-\nPOL REQUIREMENTS OF THE RIVER\nFLEET\ntively high state of military preparedness, it\nis believed that the Soviet Government will\n(Metrictons\n1949\nexpend further effort in restricting civilian\nDiesel oil\n101,781\nhome consumption of kerosene and fuel oil.\nFuel oil\n147,699\nTherefore, consumption in 1949 will be prob-\nLubes and grease\n16,608\nably no greater than the total allocated in\n1940, namely, 2.7 million metric tons; a\nTotal\n266,088\nslightly greater availability of kerosene and\nfuel oil to Home Use has been shown to com-\n6. Pipelines.\npensate to some degree the trend toward\nThe POL requirements for pipeline opera-\ngreater urbanization in the USSR.\ntion is based on the assumption that 50 per-\ncent of the pipelines are operated by diesel\n8. Military Requirements of Refined Products.\npower at 50 percent capacity 100 percent of\nthe time.\nSoviet military requirements of refined\nTo determine the diesel fuel requirement\nproducts for the period being considered have\nthe factor .000312 tons per horsepower hour\nbeen prepared by the Department of the\nwas applied to 25 percent of the horsepower\nNavy, ONI, and the Intelligence Division, War\nhour requirements.\nDepartment General Staff.\nPOL REQUIREMENTS, PIPELINES\n1949\nMid-year Mileage\nPumping Stations\nHphr. (25% Total) Diesel Fuel\nNo.\nAv. Hp.\nTotal Hp.\n(Metric Tons)\nOil\n7,430\n92.9\n895.6\n83,204\n182,466,346\n56,929\nGas\n1,192\n14.9\n2,087.7\n31,108\n68,220,028\n21,285\nTotal\n78,214\n7. Home Use Requirements.\nI\n1 Prewar consumption:\n1937-2.3 million metric tons (10.8 percent of\nIn estimating the postwar consumption of\ntotal consumption)\nkerosene and fuel oil by Home Use, it was as-\n1940-2.7 million metric tons (9.8 percent of\nsumed that domestic burning or light oil is\ntotal consumption)\nRef. CDI (OSS) Report #58, The Effect of Terri-\ntorial Losses on Russia's Petroleum Position,\n1 JIB 3/73.\n20 May 1942, pp. 28-34, 37-41.\nTOP SECRET"
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