(Classified)MAY 1956 PROGRESS REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00328A000200050056-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: June 1, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Aoting of, E/C 1 June 1956
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My 1956 Propress Report
A. Proiests
I. %lads Requests,
Comer - Project 111.123
There is still no fully wordinated estimate of total 1955 shipments
of copper from the free world to the Sino-Soviet Blot. Informal conferences
were held during the month between various members of E/C and E/ST with ERA
and Defense oomponents)and WC and I/ST auditioned a meeting of the RIC Ad
NO4 Working Group on Copper Shipments.
In this connection connents on a I May table showing "Pres World Exports
of Copper Produots to the Sino-0:miet Bloc, 1954 and 1955," were prepared for
the Use or Aeting Chiefs ISA and DA.
Pqtrolqum louinment Project 111.150
The Secretary of Comoros has denied permission to the Dresser Indus-
tries to provide to the Ministry of Oil Industry of the USSR instructions for
the manufacture of US rook bits.
Prior to the ACE' Mooting whioh advised the Secretary to deny this
license applieation, briefing papers were prepared and assembled by E/b for
Chief/G who represented CIA at the mooting. Those papers included a draft
memoranitra to the AD/SR, and a draft of Project 111.150, *Comments on gquip-
ment and Production of the USSR Petroleum Industry,* both of which had been
prepared by RA, as well as other pertinent docurnents.
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A conference was held with a representative of the
who vas in Washington, but it was decided not to send the memorandum which had
been prepared for them suggesting that make oontacts there in relation
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Liaison WA continued with St/I/R in the attempt to procure for analysis
samples of rock bits of recent USSR manufaoture.
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bauxite and Alppiaum Proj eat 111.141
The IRA stmt., of bauxite, almtinla and aluminum resources, ? ?i otion,
trade, aonsumption, and requirements is still in prooess and E/C .as been in-
formed that not even a draft will be available for review until iddle or
late June.
lama- Project 111.151
St/I/R has completed eaordination of the boron
in CIA, without any now information coming to light.
eollection requirements (C.1298) for acquisition of ad
about the 31no-Soviet boron situation.
Naapee1mm - Project 111.135
Activity on this project is awaiting
llente Seminar. (See it below.)
GhAnaDgferential Projeat 111
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irements memo with-
21 May, thwisoued
ti, nal information
outcome of the 13-14
June
- A statement on the strategia gnifloanoe and supply position in the
Sine-Soviet Bloc of certain aluminum toms was prepared for use in evaluating
the May 1956 Japanese proposal for lotion of these items from the China
Differential List.
1.
/I. Internal PToieeta.
NOM ?
tronellenVp_Sappor
On 13-14 June there will be a Propellents Seminar at whiah representatitass
ef the Batelle Memorial Institute and tie Solid Propellent Information Agency
will brief appropriate *components of the intelligenoe and eeonomio defense
isommunitiee on pest and ourr'ent programs for the development of missile pro-
pellents and other h4h-energy fuels. This Seminar is being a anged jointly
by the xmc Working Group on Propellenta and Fuel Additives anbffjo. of the
Assistance Searetary of DIONABO?
A planning eession a* whiah the Washington representatives of interested
government departments met with representatives of the above-mentioned eon-.
suiting groups, was held on 3 May. Since that tire, NA h,i4, maintained liaison
with all eomponents involved for the purpose o' arranging for agendas, personal
elearances, faeilitiee, eta.
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The 30 April moetinf of 'MAC Working Group I coneidered a suggestion
that West Germany might felp copper scrap to last Germaey for processing and
return as cop er cathodes. In this connection, CIA was anked to look into
the availability of copper refining capacity in East Germany. This infor-
mation was supplied to the Task Group Chairman orally, and will '.)e node a
memorandum for the record,
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In preparation for an' MAC Working Group I meeting to consider an
exception request to ship tinplate to China, a quick review of the tin and
tinplate situation throughout the Sino-Soviet Bloc was lade. This information
was not needed at the meeting, but has been made a menorandun for the record.
tliariftqn-Sag*
At the request of the Chairman of EDAC Working Group I, information
on the Sino-Soviet Blot tungsten and tungsten vire situation was oent to him
for the use of the Working Group In deciding whether certain forms of tungsten
vire Should be permitted to be Shipped to the Soviet Bloo as an "accident of
definition" becmJse it could not be used for strategic purposes.
Date
1 May
3 May
8 May
II. General Support
None.
Nesting Subleot
Briefing by Lt. Gen. Cabell 71A polioy
Interagency Planning Session To prepare for Vie Propellents Sem-
inar to be held 13-14 June
LUC WG-I
Discussion of negotiating problems
concerning control of shipments of
loron to the USSR and MATS, fishig
vessels to Japan, and tinplate to
China,
11 May ACP Consideration of proposed exchange of
rook bit manufacturing inrormetion for
USSR turbo-driF information and
samples.
17 May OTR lecture *Communist St ter and ?actiea by
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18 Msy Coordination mooting of Defense To oorpa-e CIA with JIG copper infor-
and CIA representatives mation and analyses.
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21 May MAC WC?I
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Discussion of current export oontrol
problems related to boron, tungsten
wire, oopper prooessing, and bearings.
22 ' EIC Ad Hoc Working Group on Coordination of 195 estimates of
copper shipments frrym the free
world to the Dino-Soviet Bloc.
Copper Shimente
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