TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001600940004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 19, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Ger:w (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT
PLACE
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Tr Negotiations and Agreemerfts
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scrap monthly have been exported from the Russian Zone to Poland
since 1 .pril 1948. On 21 MMay'1948, Poland purchased 1000 tons
of ka?1i#:. for 36,000 US dollars.
In late ;ay 1948, a Swedish trade delegation was in Berlin to
negotiate a one-year trade agreement with the Russian Zone: to the
amount off` thirty to forty million Swedish crowns. Sweden proopo seat
to deliver steel in return for chemicals and machines fro; th
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Russian Zone. Difficulties in the negotiations were occasionegz~
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by the Swedish desire for scrap, which is almost entirely said to
Poland. 2 Projected distribution of purchases was given as fol:Lows
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,DATE DISTR. duly 1948
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NO. OF ENCLS.
MISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT , TO
REPORT NO.
5,675,000 crowns
1,.330, 0070
5,118, 000
210,00
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12,694,000 crowns
NO CHANGE In' Class.
DECLASSIFIED
lass. CHANGED TO: TS S
Doc. 1. Foreign Trade Circular. announces a tra e
agreement between the Russian One of Germany and Nor ray. The Rus-
sian Zone is to export to Norway potassium salt, porcelain clay and
various other goods in exchange for imports from Norway of pyrites.
salt herring, technical cod-liver oil,, talcums powdered mica, foldn,
spar, and various other goods. Local Chambers of Commerce and
Industry, are to inform firms in their districts of the agreement,
beginni; with the publicly owned and larger enterprises and finally
including less important firms. Directions for handling trade are
contained in DVIA 11-20502 and DVIA 1I.41-20524, both dated 20
February. 1948. Import offers may be directed either to former
customer; or new' accounts, but preference Is given to importers
who can ;how evidence that they have arranged for exports to Norway.
Accounts; are to be handled in American dollars. Lists of proposed
imports and exports and of the firms concerned .were to be prepared
by 1 June for the Foreign Trade Administration of SMIA and the-Inter-
zonal and Foreign Trade office,
2. On the basis of a one-year agreement with Poland, .3,0,000 tons of
F
a des n
wedish crowns;
Russian Zone desires from Sweden;
Iron, and steel
Non-ferrous metals
Celltlo se
Stones and earths
Miscellaneous
Total
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Russian zone offers to Sweden:
Potash
Ch - icals
Maebire s
Electrotechnical equipment
Precision mechanics and optics
Glass
Total
4,500,000 crowns
1,558,000
4, 501000
1,000,000
1,200,OOO
900 .000
149008-900-0 crowns
4. On 27 April 1948 six hundred tons of electro.corundum were sold
to Hungary for 160,000 US. dollars. A negotiation was In progress
early i June over an agreement on 20,000,000 JS dollars with
Czechoslovakia; the Russian Zone wanted steel and rolled work.
A trade agreement with the Netherlands was under discussion early
in June 1948. Cont=mplated imports were the followings
Heavy hides
Autpmobile oil
Babbitt ?sh ite metal
Tin,
Soldering pewter
Vegetables, seeds, seed potatoes
Toliol
Natural rubber
Re-used wool
Casein
Fish
Bic'y'cle tires
Chemicals
Total
1,000,000 gulden
1,000,000
2,500,000
1,750,000
700,000
500,000
500,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
600,000
600,000
300,000
500 00
21,9 0,000 gulden
Contemplated exports to Holland included the following:
Mining Price in Gulden
Kair ite 12-20% 10,000 For supev-
Potash 40% phosphate
Flugrsp;_:r
Salt
Iron. mate, and metal goods
Agricultural hand implements 50,000 For iron 4. stee
Various metal products 1,000,000
inuilaing furniture
Storm lanterns
Hand tools \
Text-Ile machine needles
300,000
For naeedle stee,
Machine
Machines and spare parts for
:datal industry 500,000 For Iron & s tee-.
Wood i
ndustry
Tobacc
o industry
Agricu
ltural purposes
textil
e industry
Varic mach
inw and apparatus
Sewi xm.chi
nes (also industrial)
Centi ;i~
Arena#ures
>u
750000
,
200,000
2.00000
900,000
400,000
200, OOO
500, 000
300, OOO
lehicle construction
Auto and motorcycle parts 250,000
Bicycle parts, including cha.ns , 500,000 For chains;
delivery o
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gaper and graphic industry 11200,000
Leather industry 80., 000
Chemical industry 200,000
rood industry' 1t000
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Ins'tMllation material
High and low pressure cable
Irsi4ation material and technical
porcelain
Measuring instruments and telephone
axiliary stations
Smal motors up to 200 VA
rec sio m ni d 032tIcs.
Optical raw glass
Scietific and optical instruments
Surgcal, medical, electromedical
. instruments
Dent4l implements and false teeth
Photographic apparatus and parts.
Offi a machines,, including
B okkeeping machines
Standard typewriters
Portable typewriters
Drawing instruments, tools, pens
Chemistr i
Caustic soda solution 50$
Magnesium chloride 46%
-..agnesium sulphate (epsom salts)
Sodium, sulphide
Form4ldehyde 36%
Mont4n wax
PotalhK2Crl
:; r t.iz c aterial and photo paper
X-'r-av film
Various chemical products
PharmaceAticals
Phan aceuticals and raw materials
Stones an d earths
Cement
Abrasives
V9o : ttine timbers, pine wood
Price in Gulden
For
400,000
500,000
200,000
10,000
300p000
100,000
1000000
100, 000
300 ,, 000
250,000
120,000
130, 000
50 000
Packing to be
provid9d (tank-
cars)
22M00 Packing b be
provided
50,000 ,
80,000
2409000
15:0,000
40,000
150,000
508000
75000
4259000 Packing to be
provided
20,000
Writ ng and printing paper without wood 150,000
Writng and printing paper containing
woad, cartons # cardboard 500,000
Filter paper 10,000
aook~, periodicals, music 300,000
Ceramics and glass
Dome tic glass, domestic porcelain,
st n are vessels 200,000
Technical' porcelain and stoneware 75,000
Tempered glass (hollow glass), technical
thermometers 400,000
Lighting glass 400,000
Packing glass 25,000
Incandescent lamp Am= a tort; 300,000
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Tex?ies,,n leather r, Price in Gulden
1 y 000, 000
Woven' !goods
Socks and s tockings a including
woaen' s silk hose 110009000
Knit goods 5009,000
Net lace, curtains 400,000
Knit .over 100,000
Heavy::fabric thread for conveyor belts 50-,000
Forma fabric thr ad for cigarette
in1ustry 50 000
Throve fishnet twine PM .Cotton fror: Hal .am i
Improved calfskin PM Hides from Holland
&;rigultgte
Sup elite brand white (rnarien) rye 10,000
Elite=brand white (marien) rye 21,000
Y iS e111a eoup.
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Pear ' uttons after processing 50,000 Mother of
ftom Holland
Miscellaneous goods 2 9 000=000
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