EAST GERMAN EXPORT POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004300820010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 23, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
SECRET/CO OL ? U.S, OFFICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY .st Germany
SUBJECT East German Export Policy
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. Since the end of February 1954P East German authorities have adopted the practise
of allocating supplies of special high quality raw material, including'
high alloy steel, to East German manufacturers for the production of machine
tools, measuring instruments, precision equipment and optical products, for
export. This measure constitutes an essential part of an export drive which
the East German authorities have been conducting for the"past several months
for this category of goods.
2. The above measure has resulted in East Germany's exporting goods of the highest
quality. On the other hand., the same goods manufactured for the he market with
th8,? rd ,4 materiala,:,-df.: an^ inferior 'ado,. which the authorities allocate for
domestic supply,are barely superior in quality to the goods which East Germany
produced during the early post-war years.
SECRET/11L - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
STATE ARMY NAVY AIR I X1 FBI I lAEC
23 June.1951.
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