SERVICES DIVISION EUROPEAN SATELLITE COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200190008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 15, 1958
• Content Type: MIN

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more efficient recovery of oil with leas gas since the return of Sovroui Petrol
In 1955. Their exploration techniques appear to be efficient,too, and they are
discovering fields unknown in the 1940's. In refining, they have not yet gone
into catalytic cracking, but when they do, it will increase the quality of
products- particularly gasoline, and will increase gasoline for export purposes.
The discussion of petroleum brought up the question of Rumania's dieselition
2 X1 A9a program, and Miss S/TR, reported that the Rumanians have announced
that they have both an electrification and a dieaid'lization program underway. They
say they are going to electrify the lines with the heaviest traffic, and one line
around 60 kilometers has already been reported as electrified. However, it does
not seem to us to be a wise decision to go into both an electrification and a
dieselization program. Dieselization would seem the more logical for Rumania in
view of their petroleum resources, and the initial investment would be far leas
than for electrification because of the special installations, equipment, power
2 X1A9a stations, etc., needed for electrification. Miss M/FP, was of
the opinion that the Soviets were taking such a large part o e petroleum out-
gnat that that may have prompted the decision to use another source of power on
2 X1A9a the railroads. However, Miss - thought the increased production referred to
by Mr. Roffman ought to take care of the needs of the railroads for dieselization.
211 X1 A9a Miss S/CST, said that although a great deal of industrial
investment goes into construction, the actual distribution of construction work
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Counteracting some of the otherwise gloomy picture, Mr. reported
that Rumania has an adequate telephone system, which appears to met their minicr
needs.
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on 22 October, P,ir. A/PC, will talk to the Committee
on Approaches to Economic Management in Est Germany. The meeting
Iv Ill be hold at 1330 hours in Room 1121 M Building.
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Secretary
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