STATE COAL RESERVES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600570004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL' INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SEC ET/
COUNTRY East er:rna
SUBJECT State Coal Reserves
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PLACE ACQUIRED
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code. as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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7 July 19.53 .
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le The state coal reserves at the end of November 1952 consisted of 280,000
tons, which fell short of the plan by 87,000 tens.
26 In December 1952, thirty thousand tons of this coal were released; on 22
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January 1953, eighty thousand tons; on 25 January 1953, eight
tons; and during January 1953, for?R ' thousand tons of anthracite, Of this
amount, 110,000 tons went to the r.ilroadsg the remainder went to various
power and C&J-sroducia astabliehments.
This left a reserve of 50,000 tons at the end of April 1953. The plan
palls for the storage of an additional 200,000 tons by the end of October
1953, and another 100,010 tons by the end of December 19536
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4. At the end of March 1.953 the head of the coal section in the State
Materials Ad d3 istration declared that the storage of 200,000 tons by
the earl of October 1953 would be'impossible, and that he was preparing
a epeo`ia1 report for the cabinet.
Be The State Secretariat for State Reserves has reported that the plan
figure for 1953 can only be filled if Poland will deliver 508000 tons a month
above current requirements.
6. During May 1953, only 5,000 tons went to the state reserves.
1. Oonments As reported. Possibly the State Secretariat for
?a, a eserrres , ie~h includes a coal sesstion.
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