CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S SCRAP IRON SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003100060001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 16, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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C C UNTRY Czechoslovakia
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The ostlraatod Czec?zonlovak cousanIntiota for Ir%9 of scrap iron is 681,000 tons.
I'I prco iuc t .on or 1949 t-All anount to 400,000 tons. Thin leaves 283,000 tons
to be inported, of '~hich9
a~ The Soviet Zone of Garner is flag chins; 100,0~'.~0 tons accorriin' to an agroe-
ment concluded in Moscow, kiere payment of 2950 U.S. dollars per ton twat
ho rxide., The 31U in Ger :zany merely delivers the scrap on Moscow's ordure.
b, The Germans in the Soviot Zone are furnishing 20,000 tons under a conpensa-?
tin agreement T,h?rehj the Oo: t. n;3 get 4;,0OO tons of steel in exchange.
a;, The USIA in Austria is furni,ping 30.,000 50,000 tons?
?; The remainder is to be obtained n yihhere in Europa: In March 1949 a transaction
T?rae concluded in Berlin for 100,000 ton, at a price of 3495 U..). dollars. I
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. Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP82-00457R003104690G . U .J