THE IRANIAN PETROLEUM SITUATION

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: GUIDANCE FOR CIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005622718
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2011
• Case Number: F-2011-00518
• Publication Date: February 13, 1953

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
14r. w. park Armstrong, Jr.
Special Assistant, Intelligence
Department of State
i am enclosing herewith a memorandum
which :Alen forwarded to the Secretary of State
today, pursuant to the latter's request
APPROVED FOR RELEASE - CIA INFO^ DATE: 09-26-2011
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 Situa-Uon
tons) of t w
.2 ~milllm
-. '
b" Much
90 t of is stared
eit over 32 million barvels
sue . taoilities are not loaded to capacity.
3 U. c " n om Pet%P~em production 1952 Vas 6 3 .
d WeAe European and African co t u
sole evidence indicates that production o:
Iran in 1952 about l I s rie tons.
lJg-3-7206
qwstiono which you
.on is
.
of the co u t of pet 2sum products Iran ut the
= .o It that the Diana
E duc tics Petroleum to meet their ova inter . requirsow
o , os of this product. Omwrajaj production was to have started at
and even t o marts dui 1952 were Est sufficient to met ems-
at hits : dui. nts them Is some evideace that tyre have I been
ont ; bawwer$ there are pmeticaUy no lubricants produced in Imn.
have had considerable
lam lube plant in 1952 but the
l
ra the p j t. ?~gq Ibe U.S. Cis See Oil has
Cities
apsed to provide consultants to assist the Irwdan Government the
opemt&m of this plant bat deparbum of t U* S. conftltantS has been,
held.up because of an unftvorabas ooffidial British reaction.
The list comprehensive intelligence an
tamed in an mater 011 memorandum of 12 November
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ted that at present- there swroidmtel
 CbO _ the svy, won p ed this report IndiC&US that
o ship
cr a 4 t or-, by;
. er coiidttims of sttracj profit tunas
: { u ro's 6
Out of
(tu3 t the As-of &A, bari-61a
the t )`.
(2) the basis of rst is known but the aetl
of Abe. .. inaluding it. usual: trade routes
ro a the r of tht
ly dived are .
sh e tmker's
with a
alu
to 25 IW n. barmls
) act ~r..
The tamer t e t actually be m a t'
,b
.
.
,
aotod :du )" ve to the tom er ,
d dur " ri hthe X n. petrol dust
p tam, u itish maw. -
2. in the re~? . of a aW. b above, people aaz :sulted1 the
Of fift. je of-
Funetioml ` eU
Of the SUU a -. , and as t-Uh uftd repot of t P leu
Administration for Defense be bast* data in a is ere r : d fOffice. Of ftVA1 i. em n ( 3 133.., Navy).
O/DD/I s LEB.~ I (18 Feb 53 )
Distributions.
Orig & 1 - Addressee
1 - AD/RR
2 - DD/I (1 State file
(1 Chrono
Park Armstrong
Department of State
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