MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY AND METALLURGY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009600390001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL1.71 lUiTIMRREPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Rumania
DATE DISTR. 21 JAT 52
,SUBJECT
Ministry of Chemical Industry and Metallurgy
NO. OF PAGES
PLACE
NO. OF ENCLS.
ACQUIRED
25X1A
(LISTED BELOW)
DATE OF
SUPPLEMENT TO 25X` IX
INFO.
25X1 C
REPORT NO.
1. ni6 Minister of Chemical Industry and Metallurgy was a certain Loncear and
his assistant was , cu.. Formerly employed at this: inistry was Stefan
2 rgulius, a Jewish attorney now in Israel. Mar us was in the planning
section.of the Ministry until June 1951.
2. The Ministry received orders for varnishes, paints and other chemicals
calling for between 600 and 700 tons of materials to be supplied quarterly.
y 70 per cent of these orders were filled because of a.lack of materials.
A certain General Florescu was in charge of a committee which approved
orders for chemical products. Priority was given to orders for use in
shipbuilding, electrification projects, and bridge building.'
3. Vite lead paint was principally in demand and consequently the main shortage
was in this item. Nut +rous pigments for paints were imported.
4.
Zinc oxide was exported to the Soviets at the rate of 50 tons quarterly..
Informant states that the lead paint shortage was due principally to
shortage,in lead ore.
Fourteen tons. of white paint, between 60 and 70 tons of lead paint.(in 50
different shades and colors) were supplied to the Ministry of Armed Forces
during the first quarter of 1951.
6. Since January 1951' a shortage of wood has brought on shortage of copy
paper and paper bags. Copy paper was being used for the covering of
certain parts of shells" made for the_Army. Cardboard was used for packing
munitions.
7. The shortage of paper was compelling use of old beer barrels for shipments
of chemicals.
8. Paper factories were in Busteni, Zernesti and Piatra Neamt; the latter had
been renamed Comuna Din Paris.
9. A certain Manoliu was the person usually sent abroad by the Ministry to
sign economic agreements.
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