SWISS ARMY CANCELLATION OF MAJOR PART OF ORDER FOR STEEL FROM VEREINIGTE OESTERRAICHISCHE EISEN-UND STAHLWERKE, LINS, AUSTRIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200160005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 22, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT, Op NO.
COUNTRY Austria/Switzerland
SUBJECT Swiss Au Cancellation of Major Part of Order for
Steel from Vereinlgte Ceaterxe ohisohs Eieeh and
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PLACE
ACQUIRE
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2. Vereinigte Oeaterreichische Einen-und ytah1 orke could, but probab3y will
not, file suit for breach of contract; the company will rrobstb%y not wish
to antagonize the Swiss authorities. It is debating whether or not to sell
the amber amount at the reduced prices original]y quoted for the ft n lot.'
DATE-DISTR. 22 December 1948
NO. OF PAGES 1
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On 6 Deoanber, the Swiss firth Bosshardt & Imhof, Zug, inforrad the 9ereinigt~e
Oesterreichieche Eisen- and Stahlverke, Linz, that the Swiss Archer bad decided
to reduce its order for steel to 700 tons because its steel requirorents more
now diminished. A contract had previously been sired with.Vereinigte Oester-
reichisnhA. Eisen-und Stahluerke 1r Bosehardt & Imhof for tte puma'-moo of
10,000 tons of steel for the gwics M. Source offers the exnlatmtion
that tho order rase reduced for financial reasoner and also because the Swiss
Arn7 believes the dancer of war has decreased.
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