IMPORT AND EXPORT AGENCIES OF THE BULGARIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600010257-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2004
• Sequence Number: 257
• Publication Date: March 3, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The following import and export agencies were'a part of the
-ulrarian Ministry of Foreign Trade:
(a) Import A cncies:
(1) Metalimport was responsible for importing all types
of I::achinery and metal products. Prior to a few
months alto textile needles and textile machinery
spare parts were handled by Industrialimport.
Subsequently these items too, were handled by
Netalimport, the most important of the import
agencies.
(2) Chimimport was responsible for chemicals,
industrial dyes, medical equipment, and medicines.
(3) Industrialimport handled imports of all industrial
raw materials including cellulose fiber, paper,
rubber products, glass, and tires. Danehev(fnu)
is chief of this agency; he replaced Savov (fnu).
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(24) R.azrioizno,s looked of?ter .m;' orting miscellaneous
items such as ty~ :~nritec,~:, bicyles, razor blades,
and toys. I can'-)" why this was con-
sldc.red ,just an agency, for in addition to
importing the above :L f. i ;r1S , ii. also exported to
Turkey ana other Near E'aSt countries whatever
products, such as paper and combs, could profit-
ably be expos t:-d ,
(5) Bulgarian Cinematogro;:priy took care of imports of
camera film, cameras, movie cameras, and other
photographic material and equipment, as well as
motion pictures (most movies in Bulgarian come
from the USSR, Poland or Czechoslovakia).
(b) Export ARencier3:
(1) ]>ulgploctexport handled exports of fresh and canned
fruit and vegetables
(2) R(jdexporrt was responsible for ores.
(3) Tabakm nopol took care of exports of tobacco and
cigarettes,
(1I) Buigar 'Rvz,., was responsible for exporting attar of
roses and rose water, for which the demand exceeds
the suppl-,;. Most of the exports went-to the USSR,
::ioinC to East Germany and France.
(5) 1aitseexport looked after exporting eggs and
chickens.
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