MATERIALS DIVISION MONTHLY REPORT BRANCH: CHEMICALS

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 151
• Publication Date: October 1, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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1 October 1957
MATERIALS DIVISION MONTHLY REPORT
BRANCH: Chemicals
1. Accomplishments: During the month of September project 22.1727,
'he Fluorspar and Hydrofluoric Acid Industry of the USSR," underwent
further revision in accordance with suggestions made by Chief.. D/M
and Chief/E and the revised report was forwarded for publication.
Unscheduled project IM 22.1994 entitled "Expansion
of the Chemical Fertilizer Industry of Rumania," was revised in accor-
dance with suggestions made by Chief D/M and forwarded for publication.
Draft report of project 30.1518, NIS-Poland, is still
in process of Branch editing and rewrite. This report was due to D/I,
the Action Division, 30 September. A?delay of two weeks in submission
of this report was cleared with the Section 64 coordinator.
Research was continued on project 30.1783, "Soviet
AE Program (1957 estimate).
Research was continued on project 20.1768, "Regional
Civil Consumption of Petroleum in the USSR," due to M/P 16 December 1957.
Research was continued on project 30.1911, "Synthetic
Fibers and Fabrics in the USSR," due 15 October 1957.
Project 10.1996, an evaluation of the Soviet publication,
USSR Industry, A Statistical Compilation, was completed and forwarded to
D 7A as requested.
The first meeting of the EIC Subcommittee on Chemicals
in FY 1958 was held 16 September. The principal order of business was
review of the existing list of "Priority Research Deficiencies." A new
list of deficiencies will be drawn up at the next meeting scheduled for
14 October.
Considerable further support was given to STD in
connection with project No. 1 +0.1984, ERA Support of EDAC.
The new Soviet proposal for long term exchanges of
chemical industry delegation was reviewed and a statement coordinated by
the EIC Subcommittee on Chemicals was forwarded to the IAC Ad Hoc
Committee on Exchanges.
Comments on the draft report of project 10.1506,
Soviet Ca bilities and Probable Courses of Action Through 1962, were
forwarded as requested to D /A.
2. Plans: No comment.
3. Administration: No comment.
25X1A9a
Acting Chief, M/Ch
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