MOLYBDENUM AND FERROMANGANESE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R012900110003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 21, 1950
• Content Type: DISP

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TO : Department of State
' AIR POUCH
460.509/8-2150
FROM Oslo 287, August 21, 1950
REF: IS TELEGRAM 238 TO DEPARTMENT, July 131. .REPEATED TO
051.0 AS 2
SUBJECT : MORBDENUM AND FERROMANGANESE
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The Norwegian delegate to the Consultative Group has-1414----CA
been instructed by the Foreign Office to support the in. 13364
SlUaion of molybdenum on International List I, on the condi-
tion that this action be reviewed at the end of the year. 25X1
Mr. Kristen Faye KLAVENESS of the Foreign Office he in.
rated an Embassy officer that the reservation with respect
subs, uent review is likely to have no practical signifi-
cee Uncertainty cont
wedieh owners of N s sole mol
or not full-scal perationa will be res
when current dri ling operations are ached
lilted* Moreover, the Foreign Office is du
ikelihood of Ru aia requesting molybdenum
veil on the part of the
mine as to whether
d in September
ed to be come-
us as to the
Norway at
.a last January
Finally, the
, has recent'
s? the likelihoo
ay and Russia be
some future date
firmly to press f
Russian Trade Commi
jected4 in converast
of any formal tr4de a
reached in the fOreseeab
n view of the Russian fa
deliveries of this ore
toner at Oslo, PETRO
a with Mr. have
ement between
future.
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Despite the absence o e agreement, trade between
y and Russia is conti on the basis of individual
Commodity and sales ions. Th, most recent of these -----
volved the offer this week _b/ Russia, of rerromanganest Ore
tons) sufficient to meet the_requiiiAAntA cirrwa
two roceasorli-f(ii?thi-Fiainder of this :years_ plias AMOY
ops for 1 31. One of these processors is-EIectric Furnace
Products Co. Ltd. of Sauda, 95 percent of whose stock is
Union Carbide and Carbon. Mr. Petrov, in commenting
er which has been acceptea-hy Norway-, termed_it a
IviAZT:Will". Mr. Petrov remark-id to Mr. Klaveness
wad Mare of the stra1i-11W iffifortance of ferrO-
or which iiaidn-It had -durTrilia-Saiients to the 13
as. He added tbat he was aware tat Sauda Was
reased the hope that Norway would
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jTnjjIjj of commodities to Russia,.
Payment for the ferromanganese purchases will be made by
Mormq by crediting Russia in kroner in the special Norwegian.
Rusiien clearing account. Although this account is subject to;
claims by the creditor for settlement in gold or dol. i
, Ors, the Foreign Office now regards the acquisition of this
ate lc item against a contingent dollar claim as a vier,'
able trade. Earlier in the year (see Oslo 5218 April 30
Norway was forced to authorise imports er manganese ore
Chile against dollar payment.
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Harry bcnov.r
Second Secretary of Embassy
iss to:
Aa.mbasey, Paris.
Amembassy0 Moscow.
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