CLEARANCE FOR(Classified), DATE OF INFORMATION 15 MAY 1954

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00084A000200060026-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: May 21, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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Control Nos 2021
21 May 1954
MEkMORANOUN FOR: WG Mem era
Mr, Spencer Mo Bereeford, FOA/MDAC
Mro 0ouglao Casterp State%
SUBJECT : Clearance for Q date of information, 25X1A2g
15 Nay 1.954
L, Enclosed herewith is a copy of the subject con unidationp
Permieaion has been granted to disseminate it further, as follows
To FOA/' DAC/'Jaehington, and USRO/Paris FOR
INFORMATION ONLY; to State posts at Zurich, Ham-
burg, Copenhagen, London, Santiago, Istanbul,.- The
Hague and Stockholm, FOR ACTION, classified as
SECRE"f o No reference may be made to the source of
the information or the source agencyo
2, (a) Paragr .1phs I and 2
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apparently refer to the so-called c?Hennsler"
transaction, subject of HCN Case 1400 For inf'or..
nation on POST one IGWG Memorandum, Control No.
2022, giving clearance for
The development of information on the individ-
uals concerned reveals the possible existence of
an Egyptian 10 for 3003 tons of copper, from
Chile, issued at the end of 1952 or early in 1953,
This IC was is sued to G. ZOLI (ZOLLY) of Cairo,
whose : upp.iers were reported to be the firm
1'GITEY . Ltd, as of Santiago who was apparently act-
ing only as a "front" for INTERCONTINENTAL EN of
Sarnen, Switsor?1and, This is reportedly the firm
of Hsnti SPICIiTIG, one of the principal interwediu
arias in. the Hensolor case.
In May 1952 Zofly had made a previous attempt to
secure 3000 tons of copper from AGENCIAS KAPEL
of Santiago, a firm which Adolph (Alfred) 1OST
had. pub:, in touch with BELGOVER of BrVasels in
October 1951 in an attempt to arrange a Chilean
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(o) I has not yet
25X1 C location. A search of all available
has revealed
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identified with the term, namely, LURASCHI
y Cia, textile merchants of Ave, Mexico 868,
Santiago. (The U.K. and Switzerland were
also checked.)
(d) The amount of copper referred to in Para-
graph 3 is probably 25,000 rather than
250,000 tons. No identification of the trans-
action is possible without further information.
3. Paragraph 4 apparently concerns different transaction or negotia-
tions. This office has no information on KEMALI. One Halil KAMIL, Buyuk-
derv Cad. 401, Istanbul is listed as a commission agent,
4? Paragraph 5 may concern the dame or different negotiations.r,
(a) This office has no information on Abdurrahman
AHMET. We are advised, however, that both
names are. usually used am given rather than
surnames, and that the surname is probably
missing here.
(b) This office has no informati?ri on Waldemaar
Swanstranl, perhaps a misspelling of SITENDSTROM?
5, It is requested that this Agency be advised of use of the foregoing
d
um,
information by the addressees of this memoran
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Executive secretary
Intelligence Working Group
Enclosure (1)
As listed above
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