CLEARANCE FOR(Classified) DATE OF INFORMATION 3 FEBRUARY 1954

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00084A000200060038-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: April 19, 1954
• Content Type: MF

Control No. "SW
19 April 1954
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mr, Douglas G. Coster, State, p6
Mr. Robert Reiss, Commerce/ C (for Mr. Richard Lindsay)
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SUJ ECT Clearance for date of information,
3 Fehr:uax - 19 4
. Enclosed herewith is a copy of the subject communication.
Fen.n1 pion has been granted to disseminate it further, as follows:
To FOA/1DAC/Wnehingtons USRO/Paris and to
posts at The Hague, Rome, Milan, London, Vancouver
and Ottawa FOR INFORMATION ONLY, classified SECRET/
US OFFICIALS ONLY.
2,~ The subject communication is of interest in relation to at
la:rt three cases involving accomplished or possible copper diversions.
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concerns a probable attempt by
Italian and other intermediaries to divert tons of Canadian copper to the Bloc, 25X1 A
27 November 1953 describes the efforts of GERTOS
&Coo, Sor.l.., Via Settembrini 17, Milan to secure
from the Consul General "authentication" of an
unofficial end-use certificate. The copper was
to be purchased by Gertos from Captain Harry A.
SPOUSE of Vancouver and London and resold to four
Italian fabricators. The character of the Gertos
firm, its insistence on unnecessary, and unusual
methods of securing "legalization" of the deal and.
the fact that at least one of the fabricators,
SILTA of Mi.l.an, is a suspected East-West trader
indicated a strong probability of diversion. (For
detai.la of the et ies of the firm, SILTA of
a report by F- 1 8 June 1953) 25X1A2g
that Enrico COHEN and Isaac FALK were negotiating
Milan see 1 20 J xy 1954, 1 -J 25X1 A
7 December 1953 and 31 August 1953.
This office has no in orma on on the other three
"abricators o )
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USRO/Paris, in 11 December 1953 recalled
State Dept. declassification & release instructions on file
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131, .FIGIALS ONL
with two Canadians, SPOUSE and ZFNZ, employees
sf IflCt7-Y IVES AND TRACTORS CO., of Vancouver,
?. .'? through the NATAL BANK of London for
10,000 tons of copper.
Neither Ottawa nor Vancouver 25X1A2g
`urther information (see to develop
4 February 25X1 A
1954 and Vancouver D-60, ebrua 1954).
~ `''III LOCOM)TIVE AND TRACTOR COMPANY of London was
also reported as a purchaser of $274,000 worth
Of aluminum ingots in late 1953 from Canada or
she United States on behalf of an unknown
25X1 A .Light' for shipment to Poland (see DCN. #26) .
24 November 1953, reporting case, pro se 25X1 A
ao onward further information on the firm as it
was developed. This office has no knowledge of
any subsequent communication on the subject.
The second case concerns the WELLINGTON TRUST.,
London, currently under trial for the diversian
of 799 tons of copper (see 25X1 A
25X1 A2g of. 11 and 18 March 1954).
so The Hague/rel. 937, 24 March 1954 and
25 March 1954.)
concerns a telephone query made
Y ea Mr, Dawson or Doreen" from Antwerp to the
Netherlan.is Economic Ministry on 23 March 1954.
Mr. D. claimed to be a US investigator for OIT,
Department of Commerce, and asked the Netherlands
to withdrew an export license for the shipment
of 1000 tons of copper to Saudi Arabia. He claimed
that the s;Addleman, the FAKHOURY firm of Beirut
and Parisi planned to divert the copper to the Bloc.
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Neither Washington nor The Hague has been able to
discover the identity of Mr. D, There is "sub-
atantial derogatory information on :one George
Dawson, British subject, East-West trader, but no
information here (Washington) indicating same
person?' (see Deptel/rhe Hague, 119, 30 March 1954.)
A possible identity for Mr. D. is the J. DAWSON
Ellis mentioned in the subject communication, as
a partner in LOCOMDTIVE AND TRACTOR CO., of London,
s firm reportedly interested in buying copper for
the Bloc.
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Request Vancouver to make further investigation.
Request London to forward available information
on identities and activities of SPOUSE, WILLIAI',,
ELLIS and LOCOM)TIVE AND TRACTOR CO. (Repeat
25X1A2g to London, 27 November 1953 and
references 24 November 1953
and USW)/Polto sent Washington 25X1A2g
25X1A2g 0 11 December 1953.)
This office has been unable to confirm in avail-
able directories the information given in pars-
graph 1 of the subject communication. The 1953
edition of the Post Office London Directory does
not give a #3 for Trinity Crescent; the only
:Tirms listed at 28 Mount St. are D.T. DOBIE
AND CO., Ltd., export merchants and HUGO
MANNERS, Ltd., wholesale dress fabrics. None
of the names were listed in the alphabetical
commercial section of the directory, nor were
they found in the only available telephone
directory (1951).
Request Milan to make follow-up report on its
despatch 169 of 27 November, 1953.
b, WELLINGTON TRUST
Request London to forward any information on
association between Lt3COMOTIVE AND TRACTOR CO.
and WELLINGTON TRUST which may be developed in
donnection with the current trial of the latter,
c., "DAWSON" Case
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Repeat The Hague/Tel. 937, 24 March 1954 and
The 25 March 1954 to London with
request for comment on possible identification
of J. DAISON Ellis with the Dawson or Doreen
(Dorson) of The Hague communications.
'car4 Q or.r ; i_rThrmation by the addressees of this memorandum.
4-, It Is requested that this Agency be advised of use of the
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Executive Secretary
Intelligence Working Group
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