CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/08/24

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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
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• Publication Date: August 24, 1951

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SUMMARY
GENERAL
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2. USSR demands strategic commodities from Western Europe in return for
Soviet grain (page 3),
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3. New Soviet Ambassador to North Korea (page 4).
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7. Spain enlarges ban on sale of strategic materials to Soviet orbit (page 6).
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LATIN AMERICA
9. Comment on Argentine electoral candidates, President and Senora
de Peron (page 8).
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2. USSR demands strategic commodities from Western Europe in return for Soviet
grain;
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The USSR delegate to the Economic Commission
for Europe Meeting has stated that Western Eu-
ropean countries must be willing to export the
same goods to the USSR as they did in 19494950
in order to maintain the level of East-West trade
of those years. The Soviet spokesman refus d to specify Russian grain availa-
bilities but stated that the 1949-1950/mtnimu of all Soviet goods could readi-
ly be increased, provided Western Europe w s prepared to lengthen the list of
exports or increase the quantities involved. The Western European countries
had previously stated their requirements for bread and coarse grains.
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The US observer at the meeting comments, and
various Western European delegates concur, that the proposal and the manner
in which it was delivered "bear the earmarks of a major Soviet trade and prop-
aganda offensive. "
Comment; The USSR is apparently participating
in this meeting to gain information for bargaining in the hope of undermining
the entire Western export control program.
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3. New Soviet Ambaossa,dor to North Karen
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9n 16 August, Izvestia identified V. N. Razuvaev
p..s Soviet Ambassador to North Korea in a report
of sixth.anniversary celebrations in Pyongyang.
This is the first indication that former
Ambassador T. V. Shtykov has been replaced.
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The goVernment representative on the newly-
created Spanish wolfram control commission has
informed US Embassy Madrid that the law requir-
ing that certificates of ultimate destination ac-
company all applications for Spanish lead exports has now been extended to
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strategic ritetals and minerals, including wolfram. The official stated that the
regulation is designed to prevent the transshipment of essential materials to
the Soviet orbit. He also told the US Embassy recently that the time is ripe
for a bilateral US-Spanish agreement for the purchase of Spanish wolfram.
Comment: The tightening of export controls and
bid for US purchases of Spanish wolfram seem to indicate the failure of Spo,Ws
previous policy of holding out for the higher prices paid on the European mar-
ket or of trying to force the US to satisfy Spain's demands for certain rare
minerals needed, for its special steels industry.
Only 15 tons of Spanish wolfram were shipped to
the US in the past eighteen months. The Spanish government and wolfram
producers now appear to be turning to a US contract as the best means to in-
sure further development and the profitable operation of the wolfram mines.
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9. Comment on Argentine electoral candidates, President and Senora de Peron:
At a giant labor rally, President Peron and his
wife, Evita, agreed to become the Peronista candidates for president and
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This first firm declaration of Evita's electoral
intentions will accelerate political maneuvering to dislodge the Perons.
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