USIA SALES AND PURCHASES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R003700070006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 21, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Austria/USSR
SUBJECT usn ',ales and Purchugeo
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DATE OF INFO.
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DATE DISTR. 23. Oct. 1949
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USIA Sales.
1. USIA's present policy to restrict raw material stocks held at USIA-
controlled firms to a three-months supply and to require irsnediate sale
of all surplus material stocks has brought an increasing number of pro-
tests from USIA firm managers, who have already received or anticipate.
long-range non-USIA production orders. Although USIA seems to be
handling its sales program with some caution, as a result of recent
newspaper publicity given to its dismantlings and sales, USIA-controlled
firms continue to release aurplus materials for sale. Recently, Austro-
Fiat, Draeger G.m.b.H., and Peter G;nzler, have compiled lists of raw and
semi-finished materials which will be sold by Avtovelo'a Sales and Pur-
chasing Office.' Kromag A.G. is now selling 460 tons of narro%*-gauge
railroad equipment (Feldbahnmaterial) valued at 130,000 schillinps for
300,000 sch:i.llings; 10.5 tons of raw materials used for wine finesses
valued at 104,000 schillings for 115,000 schillinps, and 34 tons of raw
materials for draw benches) estimated value 140,000 sehillings, for 150,000
echillinps.
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USIA is negotiating through an intermediary, Dr. IVAGlbL3 of Linz, for the
purchase of 1,400 Loris of structural steel f i~om the United Iron and Steel
Works, Linz.* PWAGi"i A has allegedly agreed to deliver 250 tons of steel
per month for 2,200 schillings per ton. At the same time, USIA is trying
to purchase a considerable amount of corrugated sheet iron from Alpine
Montzig sell.schaft. SIDOROV, Director of USIA's Construction and Building
Materials Administration, has already persuaded TIK1H0 !.OV, r,eneral Director
of USIA, to advance Schilling credits for both of these purchases which will
be used to build 300 sheds recently ordered by Metal Import, Moscow.fr If
these transactions are completed, USIA will accept delivery at the. Inners--
dcrf railroad station.
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4. According to reports from so-called eye-witne3ses, several carloads of iron
and steel materials are still stored in a former German underground ball
bearing factory at Loosdorf near }!elk, which the Soviets have not attempted
to recover to date,
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