TRADE CONTROLS BRANCH MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 1958

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200200055-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: May 29, 1958
• Content Type: PERRPT

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T ZA,DE CONTROLS BRANCH
MONTHLY REPORT FOR
MAY 1958
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A. Accomplishments
1. In support of the review of International Lists in COC"OM and
in the EDAC structure, 7! items, which had been referred
back to Washington by the USDF,L, were reviewed and in 12 cases
additional intelligence was furnished to EDAC W.G.I. Preliminary participating
country positions in C00914 on the electronics, chemical equipment,
petroleum products and petroleum equipment, general industrial
equipment)and metals and minerals categories were prepared for use
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2. Intelligence support was furnished to EDAC W.G. I in connection
with 14 exceptions cases to Poland and 9 exceptions to other Communist
countries. Eight cases involving shipment by the US of commodities
and technological data to Poland and Communist Bloc, iiiich were considered
by the ACEP Operating Committee, also were serviced from an intelligence
point of view.
3. At the request of the Executive Secretary of the SIC, CIA views
on a proposed revision of security restrictions on the publication of
data on imports and exports of certain Atomic Energy materials were
coordinated.
L,.. At the request of DDP, and wLth the cooperation of 25X1 C8a
re resentative,furnished information on ore-crushing plant sold by
to to the USSR.
5. EDIC/ID-2t (revised) - The Availability of Diamonds in the
USSR - was prepared for distribution, and action initiated on EDIC
Case No. 29 - The Sino-Soviet Bloc Tire Industry.
6. Memoranda were prepared (a) for DCP concerning Soviet and
Satellite purchases of industrial diamonds and (b) for EDACW11 II
transmitting and explaining a chart prepared by DD/P on two well known
East/:,,iest trading complexes; four cases were established on possible
diversions of strategic materials to the Sino-Soviet Bloc.
7. Intelligence support was provided as necessary to EDAC '7 .II"
on 11 Administrative Action Cases; at request of EJ:DAC WL. II, clearance
of 4 CS reports and one State Dep't despatch was obtained for dissemi
nation and use abroad; one request for clearance was refused.
8. At the request of Chief D/S, a memorandum was prepared out-
lining the value to S/TB of CS reports and the support rendered by
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this branch to the clandestine services.
9. A total of 263 documents were scanned, of which 163 were
selected for multiple carding; 3 requirements were submitted to
St/I/R; one evaluation made of a GS report; and 16 requests for
name intelligence were serviced for Departments of State, Treasury,
and Commerce, DD/P, OCR, OCR/Its and DR.
10. Meetings attended: AC}EP Operating Committee (2), Port
Security (1), Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disagreed Items (2), EDAC
I (21), EDAC VIG.II (1), EDAC WPtG.II AAP (1), Chemical Technical
Task Group (2),
D. Administrative
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