GDR- BULGARIAN TRADE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000100280009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 19, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY- Bulgaria/Germany (Soviet Zone
SUBJECT GDR-Bulgarian Trade
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVD.
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT DY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PRONISITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION CF THIS FORM IS PROHISITEO.
DATE DISTR. 0 Mar 1952
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1. Since there was no trade agreement between Bulgaria and Eastern Germany
in 1947 and 1948, the Bulgarian Trade Mission in Berlin had something of
a private character; no member of the Mission had a clear idea of what he
was supTosed to do, or how to do it. Members were apt to purchase any-
thing in order to justify their existence, even thop.h the item purchased
might not have been needed at all, or was less essential than another
commodity. This condition continued until 1949.
2. Items were purchased through either. PAHA (Deutsche Aussenhandel) or
direct from manufacturers. Bulgaria was short of foreign exchange, and
in order to obtain the necessary East marks to pay for Bulgarian pur-
chases sold fruit, tobacco and aes on the ope m
The first trade agreement between East Germany and Bulgaria was for the
year 1949. Total trade provided for in this and subsequen
agreements was as follows:
1949.......$ 3,000,000
1950.00.005 6,000,000
1951.0.5... 12,000,000
20,000,000
(each way)
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14. ValueN in the 1949 and l9 Trade Agreemento wary expressed in dollars*
When the 1951 Agreement wee negotiated, calbulations were made in terms
of dollars; stbeequently the dollar valuee wire changed to rubles at the
rate of four rubles to the dollar. The 'first Bulgarian orders placed
under this agreement Were expressed in dollar,values, but after a few
months the Bulgarian import agencies began to order commodities in ruble
values. The 1952 Agreementwiiilbe expressed only in ruble values. It
is my opinion that this Change Was-effected solely for political reasons.
Balandes remaining at the end Of the year were not cleared but were
carried forward to the succeeding year.
5. The commodities covered in the various agreements have not varied much 50X1
from year to year, with the possible exception of heavy industrial
. mathinerY
East Germany usually imports the folloWing items from Bulgarian tobacco,
fruit, vegetables, and to a smaller degree, rose oil, raisins, eggs and
chickens.
The 1952:Agreement between the 04 and Bulgaria. Will probably. Include the
following East German exports, liated in the order
of importance to Bulgaria -(these items may also be considered as typical
GDR exports to Bulgaria under pasttrade agreements)s
(a) Machinerys cement plant machinery, electric motors, refrigeration
units.
(b) Chemicals t 50 different kinds.
(c) Papers. newsprint (1,000,000 rubles); finished paper products
including printing paper note-pads? stationery.
(d) Photographic Equipment a film, photographic printing paper,
commercial films projectors (to be used in the villages for showing of
propaganda films).
(e) Miscellaneous items including
(1) Textile needles of all kinds and textile machinery spare parts.
(2) Perlon (Bulgaria wants to import this from East Germany, but
the latter does not have enough for export, so Bulgaria will probably
get 'very little,),
(3) Floodlights suitable for night harvesting.
(4) Razor blades, bicycles, watches, porcelain, drafting sets,
compasses.
In 1950 Bulgaria ordered a 60,000 spindle spinnine mill from the GDR.
Delivery was completed in 1951.
Until 1952, Bu1garian-014 Trade Agreemente provided for the export to
Bulgaria of fertilizer. This item is to be omitted from the 1952 Agree.
ment since Bulgaria has completed construction of a plant for production
? of nitrogenous fertilizer.
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