IMPORT-EXPORT NEGOTIATIONS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 15, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUO5x1A
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Import-Export Negotiations
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tr. Se lamber 1947
I. Around the middle. of July 1947, Colonel lachin orally informed the directors of
agencies In charge of checking, industrial plants that the filling of orders
abr the mestere zones which had been negotiated after 10 June 1947., as well as
all export orders for western European coentries, with the exception of
aeitzerland,, should be stopped, eni that the raw materials earmarked for. these
orders should be diverted to orders received from eastern countrier.
t; During a ve-etlesg of the Departatant of- Trade and Supply of the Central Adeanistra-
igon for litterzonal and Foreign Trade/ which was attended by Presicent Grlopp
and Dr. Landwelaro. the creation of an export agency in the Russian ',me was
dieeuseed, The offiedels of the Department of Trade and Supply vele aware
tnat an exeort trade based mainly on goverment monopoly presents ei.7ficu1ties/
zArld it was therefore recamended that private concerns be pernittedto
participate in foreign trade. The resumption of direct contacts between
Ccnsman manufacturers of the Eastern Zone and foreign customers is eing
greatly havered by the fact that most leading factories have beer eecialited.
There is little likelihood that exports from the-Eastern Z0170 of C 'many wi31
toaria a si orlficant level within the near fo.ture? because of the Li 4 that
eoparatione orders have priority over export orders., Official : re-
:Leased from time to time concerning import-expert agreements refer. ,3is a
rule, only to industrial raw materials and auxillaxy materials in 7 arge bulk*
there ex:Lets/ havaw-oar a certain kind of direct export of finishee` .educts:
goods bought originally by the Soviet Purchasing Commissions ize'
ehipment to Russia are actually sold in part in foreiga markets.
At the present time race discussions are under way concernire an
importecipert agreement between the Soviet Zone of Germany and Thaneaea,
involving a figure of more than ritimillion RM.. It is planned ?
to import wool and linen for processing, value: RI! 6;000;000
pelts and skims, " RU 3.?00000e
heepeeeed and vegetable seeds, " s RIA 500ACXX)
be to export textiles to the amount of RU 5,000,000
shoes " " " " -R3,1 800,000
sawingeeaachines,- bd.cycless-
industrial glass, corundum,
false teeth, parts of
textile machines, and
cameras to the amount of MI 1/700/000
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4. Tho Directors-Oeneral of tho various boviet AGs and their staffs
located in Berlin-eissensee :3erliner-Allee 110. This central at- 4cy
is headed by one natyukov, 6n 4 _lugustaltyukev?s representativec
and officials of the Central _Idninisration for Interzonal and For,im
Trade net in Weissennee to discuss the nrocuranent, either fran th( 1,estern
zones or from abroad, of items ur7,ent1y needed by the Soviet LGs ...1(1 not
available in the Soviet Zone of Cormany. It was planned that the roods in
question be procurei on an import-m:port basis uith the help of thl Central
Ldrinistration. The following items are involved:
100 tons of camphor, available only in India and Japan.
(It could be replaced by turpentine
oil from France uhich could be re-
processed in the Schering plant.)
500,000 tons
200,000 "
2000000
500,000
500,000
3000000
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of pure nhosnhorus
naphthalene
talcum
ilorvegian feldspar containing up to 35 potash
magnesium powder
yellow sulphur
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affecting the narional defense of the
U, ited States within the ?reaning of the
Espionage Act, 90, U.S.C. 31 and 32,
as amended. Its transmission or the
revelation of its contents in any
manner to an u authorized person is
prohibited by law.
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