ACTIVITIES OF S.N. BOGUNSKY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005403644
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2009
• Case Number: F-2009-01036
• Publication Date: January 18, 1949

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OENTRAL 9NTELLIGeNC;E AGENCY REPORT SID:
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COUNTRY India
SUBJECT Aoivih
PLACE
ACQUIRED
FORMATi
SM'Aoguzaaky is 'the salaried agent in, Calcutta of V.G. Sayandiants of
Saiet Lima IJistr,butors? Cite Pictures Building, 20, Haines Road,, kahal.uni.,
8onibay, d cigtmsky has a bad,,reputation in Calcutta among n tion picture distri-
butors because of `his unscrupulous busing as practices., lie entered into an
agreement with R.M. Witrag a yon; g lawyer, and with oneddas'Gupta to furnish
20 Soviet fi.lxr..ever a' period of three years, on pry nt of 100,000 lapses.
The contract otip?lated that No ref'und or pay nlr could be Alai d and that
the fa.ims .host be returned to thedistribirter, Sa audiants, at the end of the
specified three years. Of the 20 r films a ;ceived, only four could be usecd,
as the others I were in very poor, condition. R~,N. ?.^eitra and Das Gupta suffered
as heavy f1nanrial 4,oss as a result.
race the restriction on the purchase and sale of cereentAwhioks was a wartime
ioyexn.aent, moncpoly',has been rela.?ted. ?ergunsky has been active :lit attempting
to import csri nt, into India from Awissia. Ha has reported that fie brought in
a shipload of cement in October for the India Supply Agency. 30 Canning Street,
andthat.tin shipping agents were Masers. Chiney rdhibany, A voting barrister
Lie-butt I r ai d. Y.iodoxa the son of S aR .. NQodak of the Indian Civil Service,
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.t'ae.iw a., et ut nth laofwuxsky with a view to, importinE;, cement.
in an effort' to .ec elite the issuing of are import license
Tor cements hiodax
called ac he Office of the General Ivpcr . Trade Controller, Re was inrortgd
that a) his application was the fifty ighth,r'gceivad, b) in previous dealings
viith, 6ovir,t representati. s the importers had usually. basked out at the last
.minute; c) E'slshin3, of the Soviet "Trade Agency, who was a s5. atoxy to the
applications was, i garded a.s an un:xsaliable individual. The Trade Contrelleis
Office also expressed surprise that thetas was no trade a wenrnt betrmera
the :TS:R, and India
Line or, mogunsjc
Products Co
tasked to find Although dloo
except in r?3, $?e
oox?responden
S.
Correspondence bet en Bogune rand the Facie':
f,, Sawa 1'rancisco, in which Doazzasdcy was
cal goods and industrial oh mi als in S;idia.
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DATE DISTR.
10 aau,1949
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