TRADE CONTROLS BRANCH MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 1958

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: July 1, 1958
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TRADE CONTROLS BRANCH
MONTHLY REPORT FOR
July 1958
A. Accomplishments
1. A very large proportion of the S/TD's effort during July
was devoted to intelligence support of the final negotiations on re-
view of the International Export Control Lists in COCOM, CG and
Washington. The principal achievements were as follows:
a. A report was prepared for the use of the AD/RR, at
the termination of the review of International Lists in 0000M,
showing the status of each item which had been discussed there.
b. At the request of the chairman of EDAC, the 72 "disa-
greed" items and the 70 items referred to the COCOM "pending
list" were sorted into three groups, A-B-C, in the order of
their relative importance to the economic defense program.
These evaluations were prepared for Chief, D/S in connection
with his briefing of the DCI for his meeting with the Secretary
of State, and for the DDI who was the CIA member of the US
delegation to CG.
c. At the request of the chairman of EDAC, a list of 32
items was selected (from the currently disagreed and pending
list items) which were best suited for a COCOM "watch list."
This list was used by the CIA representatives to the EDAC
Executive Committee and EDAC which determined the United States
proposal for "secondary controls."
d. At the request of the chairman of EDAC, the proposals
of the Atomic Energy Commission with respect to changes in
the 35 items presently constituting'the International Atomic
Energy List were reviewed, with participation of other com-
ponents of ERA, from the point of view of supply in the Sino-
Soviet Bloc. These data were sent to OSI/NED as a contri-
bution to the CIA review of the Atomic Energy List.
e. For use of the CIA representative at EDAC WG I, approxi-
mately 20 new definitions and control proposals developed in
COCOM were reviewed, with ERA assistance, - _--
~y and in several cases additional information was pre-
sented.
2. Intelligence support was furnished by CIA representatives on
interagency committees as follows:
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ACEP Operating Committee - 6 Polish exceptions cases, 1+ other
cases of shipment of strategic
materials to the Sino-Soviet Bloc,
and 1 rating case.
EDAC Executive Committee - 1 Polish exceptions case involving
an Atomic Energy List item.
EDAC Working Group I - 4 exceptions cases.
3. The annual report of EDIC for 1957-58 was drafted, and follog
reports were coordinated, edited and distributed:
1. EDIC/ID-37 The Tire Industry in the Sino-Soviet Bloc;
2. EDIC/ID-38 The Petrochemical Industry in the USSR;
3. EDIC/ID-39 Sino-Soviet Bloc Nickel Position - 1957;
1+. EDIC/AM-33 Proposed Merger of the Economic Defense
Intelligence Committee as a Subcommittee
of the Economic Intelligence Committee,
was drafted for review and consideration.
1+. Acting Chief, STD participated in the OPAL Test Exercise,
16 July 1958 through 18 July 1958, as Assistant Director (Intelligence)
to OEWA, and reported on the operation through Chief, D/S to Assistant
for Special Projects, OAD/RR.
5. Two DCP memoranda were prepared during the month. One concern-
ed Soviet Bloc interest in increased development of Afghanistan
beryllium resources, and the other an attempted shipment of large
? quantities of surplus U. S. army equipment to Bloc and Near Eastern
destinations. Because of implied counter-espionage possibilities,
this latter report was coordinated with the appropriate office of
DD/P.
6. A recommendation was forwarded through Chief, D/S to Chief,
I/GM for the development of a coordinated approach to the problem
of East-West trade in commodities of guided missile significance.
This recommendation supplied a summary of STD's activities in
this field and suggestions for possible joint requirements of STD
and I/GU.
7. Operational support was given to several different components
of DD/P in connection with commodities and firms active in East-
West trade. A`DD/P analyst was introduced personally to officials
of the &ommercial Intelligence Division, Office of Economic Affairs,
BFC, in order to acquaint him with the resources and capabilities
of that Division for assistance in a DD/P operation. In another case,
support was given to Commerce Department Investigation Staff concern-
ing a source known to DD/P.
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8. Support was given to the office of the DD/I in connection
with four port security cases.
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9. At the request of Chief, St/I; a list of priority commodities
was prepared for use as a guide to the interests of economic defense
agencies for free world come rcial travelers entering the Soviet Union.
10. Intelligence support was provided as necessary to EDAC WG II
on 34 Administrative Action cases; two transaction cases were esta-
blished on possible diversions of strategic materials to the
Soviet Bloc; and 21 requests for name intelligence were serviced
for the Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce, and for DD/P,
OCR, and OCR/IR and BE.
11. A total of 2,023 documents were scanned of which 117
were selected for multiple carding; nine evaluations were made of
CS reports; and six clearances of CS and 00 materials were
secured at the request of member agencies of the Diversion Control Panel.
12. Meetings Attended: Port Security (2), ACEP Operating Committee
(2), AD Hoc Subcommittee (1), EDAC WG I (4), EDAC WG II AAP (2).
B. Administration
1 was detailed on 14+ July 1958 from S/TD/T to S/CST
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