SERVICES DIVISION COMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN SATELLITES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200030038-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2000
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: July 18, 1956
• Content Type: MIN

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Services Divie.on
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Committee on mum Satellites:
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(fit Committee feting - 319th Meeting - 1330 18 July 1956)
Present:
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The topic for discussion in the meeting of 18 July was "'he Coal
Industry in the European Saeuit*" with , 25X1A9a
asVex a? Begiming with a consideration of the relative im-
port mining
-point out that the 25X 1A9a
portrice of various energy sources, ~ix? of ~,s-
BiaSa".s are Vas very heavily dependent on coal. While the degree of
pendence on coal varies a good deal. -- particularly eMbasizeO.
Poland but much less important in Rumania -- the area as a whole has
relied greatly on this source Of energy and will undoubtedly continue
to do so for many years . Reserves of coal are believed to be rather
large but the problem of estimating reserves is very complex and
estimates are quite tenuous. Geological surveys have been extensive
but there is still the possibility of new discoveries.
The quality of EuSat coal varies considerably nitf
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bituminous coal. but much of the solid fuel in other, satellite tries
bituminous or lignite-
dependent East Germany is part
is low grade to deposits. Notwithstanding the poor quality of
upon lignite
Fast Germs fuel resources, a armor industry has been established on
this foundation owing, in part, to the remarkable ingenuity of the
Germans in developing byproducts ?
west increases in productivity have been achieved in the EuBat
coal industry. One of the factors responsible for this movement of
mechanization of certain operations, particularly
has been
coal. In term of labor productivity the EuSat coal industry CCOW"
Be e t unfavorably with Western Europe-
Foreign trade in coal is of considerable importance in the EuSat
area. Poland in a large exporter, shipping coal to western Europe as
well as to bloc countries. With regard to intra-bloc coal trade, in-
fors tion is quite limited except for the sizeable movements from that 25X1A9a
Poland to East Germany. There is no evidence, Mr.
coal li t industry
Vas fostering regional specialization
individual E sattel
in accordance with inherent advantage t
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Definite proms vxr-%ng* to Dave not been completed for the 25
J\liy meting. Should it not be possible to secure a speaker, the
Oting will be devoted to a discussion of significant current dev lopm
rart8 in the tSat a ma. p&rtic3.paants are urged to aaaemble PrcmPtly
(sza Wednesder at 1330 in rom 2125 M.
25X1A9a
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