SERVICES DIVISION EUROPEAN SATELLITE COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200030033-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2000
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: September 19, 1956
• Content Type: MIN

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Services Division
European Satellites Committee
(Meeting on Wednesday, 19 September, 1956, 1330) 25X1 A9a
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Present: S RA MOM S/COM,
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The Committee discussed the following current items:
1. West Germany has requested quota relief from COCOM for the
sale of 8 turbogenerator sets of 50 megawatts each to Poland,
Comment: A purchase of this magnitude would measurably enhance the
coup ry's (and the Bloc's) electric power potential,, The power
requirements of the various Bloc countries have considerably exceeded
their capabilities in recent years. (- X2250) C.
2. The Polish have indicated that, be e
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transmitted from a central television receiving set to simplified
receivers installed in homes. The system is to result in a lowered
cost of 6elevision and a simplification of set servicing.
Comment: The ecenongr to be achieved is likely to be small, since the
tyVe of receiver to be used in homes can be little different from the
conventional television receiver. Wire lines required to provide
reasonable picture fidelity would be more expensive to install than
regular telephone lines. OFF USE, X2814)
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Agenda: 26 September, 1956. Room, 2130 M, 1330,
I. Current items, 25X1A9a
2. Dr. of the Geographic Division will speak
on some of the main geographical problems in the
Satellite areas,
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