SINO-SOVIET BLOC PURCHASES OF INTERNATIONAL LIST 1 NICKEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00328A000100390006-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 1998
• Sequence Number: 6
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT
Sino-Soviet Bloc Purchases of International List I Niekel
RE~IUESTING AGENCY AND DATE
MDAC on behalf of WG II Diversion Control Panel
February 21, 1957
DEADLINE FC)R RECEIPT OF INFORMATION
April 15, 1957
PROPOSED USE
To evaluate the importance of International List I nickel
to the Sino-Soviet Bloc.
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BACKGROUND
A significant increase in reported Sino-Soviet Bloc attempts
to obtain International List I nickel, which is embargoed to the
Bloc by COCOM/CHINCOM strategic trade controls, has b?en noted over
the past year. It appears that the Bloc now assigns a high pri-
ority to the procurement of this metal. The DCP is interested in
an intelligence study dealing-with this trade to determine the
extent of such procurement and its importance to the Bloc.
ACTION REQUESTED
It is requested that FDIC prepares
1. An estimate of the extent and an ana]~sis of the
pattern of Sino-Soviet Bloc imports of International
List I nickel in 1956 from:
a. COCONI countries
b. Other Free World countries
2. An estimate of the Sino-Soviet Bloc supply position in
International List I nickel including:
a. Production and imports
b, Consumption and. exports
c. Stocks
d. Substitutes
e. Wartime requirements
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