EVALUATION OF (Classified)(Classified)REPORTS, AND M/AG SUPPORT OF(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62S00346A000100020059-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 28, 1998
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: May 28, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved O-LQ 00346
Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES
DATE: 28 May 1958
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SUBJECT: Evaluation of and M/AG Support
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I. Value of M Reports - General
25X1 A29 M reports are currently of more importance for East Germany and Poland
than for other bloc countries in providing information of interest to M/AG.
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However,- reports do provide information on CEMA operations and policy of
interest to all Soviet bloc countries not obtainable by overt collection. In
addition, overall studies on agricultural production and commodity production
estimates for the Bloc done by foreign governments have been received. Two
useful reports of this type were: The 1956 Grain Harvest in
Soviet Bloc; an bicultural Production and Food Supply in
the Soviet Bloc.
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II. WAG support-
WAG frequently renders services to the Most 25X1 X2
important among these services are current evaluations of. reports, briefings
for chiefs of divisions suggestions for psychological warfare or
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propaganda, furnishing a continuous supply of personnel for 25X1A6a
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general and specific guides for covert collection.
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III. East Germany
^ Reports are of particular importance in providing agricultural
economic information on East Germany. In general these reports are very
useful and provide an excellent check on the validity of published official
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data. By far the best single report was "Status of Agriculture 25X1 A2g
and Proposed Measures for the Increase of Agr. Production". This report was
really a critical appraisal of agriculture in East Germany prepared for use
by the Soviet advisor to the East German Ministry of Agriculture. This 37
page report clearly, concisely, and we believe accurately, analyzes the
problems in the agricultural economy and points out the fiction upon which
socialist planning is based. The report, made available to other ORR divisions
and ONE has been highly praised by many consumers. Several additional series
- reports too numerous to cite here merit praise. These reports generally 25X1A2g
were in direct response to existing requirements and frequently originated from
a defector, who had previously been an active agent.
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IV. Poland:
reports received for Poland fell into two basic source categories.
which give local agricultural information; and -
deal with changes in economic and
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political policies affecting agriculture.
25X1 A2g has been useful in providing information on many facets
of agriculture, e.g., Machine Tractor Station operations, Compulsory delivery
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Personnel in the Management of Producers' Cooperatives and Government
Agricultural Machine Stations., has been very important 25X1 A2g
for providing behind the scenes discussion and giving the reasons for
agricultural policy changes during the past l1 years. Examples are: 25X1A2g
Report by Jedrychowski on the Polish Internal Economic Situation as of
November 1956; and Speech of Wladyslaw Gomulka to the Meeting of 25X1A2g
the Voivodshi Committee First Secretaries on 23 November 1956.
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reports have provided very limited coverage of the agricultural sector.
For food supply and agricultural industry data two reports have recently
provided M/AG with useful information. These were: Light 25X1A2g
Industry Production Program for 1958; and Current Economic 25X1A2g
Situation in Rumania.
VI. Albania and Bulgaria - Of no value.
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VII. Hungary
. reports account for only a small part of the usable information which
comes to M/AG. Even this modest importance has declined during the past two
years because of the large increase in the release of information by the
Hungarian government. - reports contribute more to the coverage of foreign
trade than to any other subject category, and this particular.: reporting
represents practically the only example of significant clandestine support.
VIII. Czechoslovakia
Good information, although dated, has been available on the Food Industry
for Czechoslovakia.
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IX. USSR
Upswings analyses of the Soviet agricultural situation are always of
interest and sometimes helpful. ?'The 1956 Grain Harvest in
the Eastern Bloc - Part I the Soviet Union Aril 1957-
X, Communist China
Very little useful information, other than some reports on agricultural
prices, is obtained fronnreports. 25X1A2g
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