EXCOM: SALES OF CHILEAN COPPER TO SOVIET BLOC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200100059-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2000
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: October 19, 1954
• Content Type: DISP

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Basel Despatch 8, July 27a 1951
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The despatch under reference reported that the "Comptoir Coameroia], rt
Industriel du Brabant" (COCI:dBRA), 20 Rue de 1'Ecuyer, Brussels, has contracted to
sell 79500 tons of Chilean copper to "Arnold Siebermaann", of Zurich, which is
eventually to be diverted to Gdynia.
On August 4, this information-was forwarded by 'the IWbassy to the East-West
Trade Section of the Belgian Minis try of Foreign Corsneres. The Eabasay has now
received a note frog the Ministry, dated October 14, 1954, which states that an
investigation by the Belgian authorities has ahowwn a sizable transit movement
through Antwerp of Chilean capper to Poland and to the U.S.S.R. "COCIMSRA", this
note states, does not appear to be involved in these or other copper shipments.
The substance ofl the:Yinista7wa note is given below in translations/ '
Investigation has shown that since the
nth of August$. .pore than 2,000 tons of Chilean copper
has moved ip,transit through Antwerp towards Poland and
th%. U. S. S.R.
le . The, transit and handling at Antwerp are carried
-;on by wtraniports Internationau3c", "P.S.A.L." and
"Furness Shipping & Agency S.A.R.-
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Thin appears to be part of a huge transaction
which is forwarded in the following ways
The copper, composed principally of *wire barn
,"and>slestrolytic_ingots", is shipped from Chile on
board vessels.which call regularly at the ports of
8o' xgw Aikl n4 and Ronnskar. From these: ports, the
metal is shy ii; transit to Antwerp where it is
transshipped ectly on Polish vessels (Polskie Linie
Oceaniczne) or Soviet vessels (Sovtorgflot).
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In the investigation and after a check
of shipping documents.9 it has not been possible,
up to aaro to learn the names of the persons or
firms who are behind this operation
The manifests and bills of lading do not
give any indication of the amount of the freight,
which was paid in advance,, or of the name of the
consignee. There was not even a clue in the way
of a "notify".
As for the firm "COCUL9RA", this company
is not not up to handle a shipment of 7,5O tonse
Mr. Ds Ryck, Adninistratar of "COCDL A s
states that he bas never handled any acne-ferrous
metal ahiyasat$ and insists that he kn a nothing
about any shipment of this nature.
The Swiss firm "Arnold Siebemana~rB ndence
is located at 17 lNeinbergatrass , Zurich of Mr. Siebenaaflfl, a businessman, of 31 R giatraasta
Zurich). This Swiss firm does not houses. appear to be
kna n to the Antwerp forwarding This . In all the information that we hats bean
able to obtain from our investigation of the "COQ"
firm. Let se aware you that we are coatis " 1 to
watch the movement of Chilean copper iafot~ ti~-
and, I shall let you laww any
that we obtain in this matter.
The Embassy not*$ that the Ministry does not in its note give any information,
such as date of arrival, name of carrier, or date of trwas 4 t, that would
which -have already moved thrm& AnUWY? The
identify the 2,000 tons of copper
Embassy will forward any further information that it am obtain In noted d report
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It is possible, however, that these shipments bare already
by another Foreign Service post.
Paris (2); Antwerp
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