IRON AND STEEL IMPORTS TO THE RUSSIAN ZONE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400020009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 1998
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 17, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Iron and Steel Imports to the
Russian Zone 25X1 A6a
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1. It was anticipated that 400,000 tons of rolling mill products, steel,, and
cast iron products would be imported from Western Gernan in 1;48. Actually
because of the blockade, not-more than 20,000 tons have been receives?.
2. Iron and 3teo1 had been bought from Western Germany at the very reasonable
price of 72 -- 76 doll=ors per ton on a barter basis in exchange for women's
stockings. Possible Eastern suppliers demand higher pries and better goods.,
3, The USSR is now attempting to assist the zone and in the first half of 191,8
sent 45,000 tons of rolled and raw steel. In the third quarter, she sent
(0,000 tons of which 28,000 tons, coining from Belgium and destined for the
USSR, were diverted at Stettin.
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4, The USSR has also compelled the Poles and Czenha to make deliveries of iron
and steel. The Poles were very slow in co,iplyin; and by Aug at 1948 had
delivered only 7,000 tons. They complained that there was too much delay in
delivery of the wood which they were to receive in exchange, (This delay was
caused by disorganization in the DIG, which hxd just been set up) . Only
after detailed orders from the S1A to the DVJK, and corresponding requests to
the Poles, were deliveries resumed in considerable quantities by both sides.,
By the end of October 1948, Poland had delivered a further 18,000 tons and
Czechoslovakia 38,600 toss altogether.
5. Small quantities of ~--nchine tools and rolled Iron are due from Austria and
Hungary, while the US'R is attempting to equal the forcer deliveries of bell
bearings-and rolling mill products from the Uostern Zones.
6. The iron and steel requirements of Russian Zone industry for.1949 and 1950
had been, set at 875,000 tons in the Two Year Plan. It is now considered
unlikely that this quantity can be made available.
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