MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 1958.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62S00231A000100100061-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 1998
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: August 1, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Chief, Industrial Division
FROM : Chief, Producers' Equipment Branch
i onthly Report for July l9';8.
1. Branch Reports Submitted
DATE: 1 Aupu.st 1958
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Other Projects Submi tt`d
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Indicator Project prepared by ubrnitted 31 July,
Project No. 00.21108, Sii.rvey or Y w 'ar y 1 arnin f Capabiliti :s .
13rierin~ r the DD/I were prepared by Messrs.
ove-ring disagreed COCOIMI items.
i prepared cor,ments for A/U on the adequacy of a
I mple of metalforming machinery. He also assisted
i? Ii? in evaluating a sami3le of Soviet electric furnaces.
'i memo on the status of Soviet sugar mill equipment as
submitted to ',/W.
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provided continuing oral support
provided guidance to I/GM on certr.in
Soviet plants suspected of C114 activity.
provided suoport to St/lqN on Chinese railroad
cars, OS TD on prices of US railroad cars, and to S/II;, on
Soviet locomotive production.
briefed CSS on changes in Soviet passenger car
coord.riated Lntelligence on Soviet tractor industry
provided St/Ewk! th information on Minsk Tractor
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SUBJECT: Monthly Report foi? July 1958, Producers Equipment Bra:3ch.
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rovided. info to I/HS and ~VF on Chinese bearings and
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automobile production.
2. Training
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on reported termination of Czech
Eler:.entary Russian heading.
3. Administration
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reported to duty in I/PE and will handle turbines
and electrical equipment.
Reading requirements on electrical equipment were submitted to
CAI Leading Panel.
A schedule for submission of guide requirements has been drawn
up jointly with I/MS.
It. Scheduled Research
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Project No. 32.620, "Statistical Analysis of Production of
otor Vehicles in the USSR". St/ill has completed its review
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out differences ne- wee . io ges an oth agree tI.at the
first ten pages should be drastically condensed, and that
several harts of the remainder which are so.riewhat t,ur~,id
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Project No. 32.383, "Soviet Locomotive Industry".
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information. Latest revision awaiting review by branch chief.
has again made certain revisions including updating o" the
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Project No. 3)3.1558, "Production of Chemical Equipment in the
USSR". will complete revisions by 15 Au;us",.
Project No. 34.1931, "Production of Chemical Fquiprmen'; in
Czechoslovakia", will complete revisions b:
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SUBJECT: i4onthly Report for July 1958, Producers Equipment Branch.
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Project No. 20.171';3, "Soviet Atomic Energy Program".
spent full time on this po oject
during July. ;:epcrt will be submitted to D/M on L Au . ust.
1-,xpected report from Chas not been submitted
Project No. 32.2363, "Sov A 25X Aga s Involved i,i Atomic;
hinergy Coin-pressor Work". as assembled. an
ur.~ressive file of persona. i ies. iograpphic runs on the
most important Soviet designers in this field have so far
)i?oduced no positive results in linking them with the AE
program,
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accessitatiqg I/Pt. exploitation of Soviet --)Den source
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Project No. 32.2120, "Recent Developments in the Trade. of
iotor Vehicles and Tractors". Project nearing cornnle~ion.
Recently received Soviet statistical handbook on fore.,-_n
trade is being co roared i ith data already coiirpiled by V
Due date of 29 August 1958 will probably be
i'roject No. 32.211?, "Recent Developments in the Autoi otive
Industry of the U3.01. s making goo8 pro~ress
on this one.
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