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CIA-RDP79-01203A000200400002-8
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RIFPUB
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S
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2
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December 9, 2016
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July 10, 2000
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2
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Publication Date: 
November 1, 1952
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TELEGRAM
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State Dept. declassification & relea-?(d nstrUCtions`On file OO2 r DP 79:-_01 ? 00020 49Q CO 1Nf#Pff E8F111Rr Rel D * e~4TT77 1TF ~l Th".. SECRET SECURJTY INFORMATION C'RsE/Vo / SP, we-kaYY ,f )t -ItH 331, 2-1her 31, 5 p.m. November ? 1,, 1952 12,:20 p.m', ry Si NT DF VI 894, RPTU INFO BRUSSELS UNNUMBERED, 19 t',OEt EXrON LONDON 32, Tlt'POLI 44. s atement exactly what our policy really is. Yin and DIRGEK Natl Economy have agreed hold action on pending license requests until Dept's telegraphic reply received. M ' . i n i t r y N t \l concimy under renewed pressure from scrap dealers to &rarit ex rt 1 iccenses for scrap iron and copper scrap to Cur'tai count,.r1 s or capper to other destinations. Largest dealer pr()duced Oct 8 iss 1c- Service de Documentation Siderurgique, steeI I r-f.1, try, news 1F t ter published by Agence Industrielle et Luxe(rrni;i w, P:elCus :376 Tre Hague, showing inter alia Belgium- uXrrturg xT)orts new .l,roaucti-Dn steel to Curtain countries daring six months "t'Marc.h to August totaling almost 141,000 metric tons. They argued",if NATO. members permitting such large ship m~,;nts, why shld GOL injure small Leb merchants selling quantities of scrap very small by comparison? Min Natl Economy has been mast, cooperative with Embassy in re- stricting exports from Leb. Despite fact DNS has never to our knowledge determined applicability of Battle Act to free zones, GOL has indicated its willingness to consider restrictions on movement of strategic ' materi...ls, tbrougb free zone. GOL now 'rpt now) In very difficult position, appealing to Bob for clear What direct, replies can we giveGOL onfol queries: I ISO 1 How ,have. we justified continuation large-scale economic aid to Belgium and Luxemburg in view of large steel shipments to n?bnt portilI/d -.*port to Curtain of sua l l quant?itlas of poor quality std i!'idd 4009i' bbte biro? r }: aj?~ 4L.:L i~! iw. Nina 8B:NLH j. r Note: Relayed Brussels 11/1/52, 19:35 p.m. ICP 73 u r r? V~r a; Rt'weIPpv. C.w.n ti A L .ie v 11IY, z IPL4r. v I IOx BRCRLT)i/{1~, Approved For Release 2000/08/29 CIA-RDR79-01203A000200400002-8