ECONOMIC - FOREIGN TRADE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700140308-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 308
• Publication Date: November 5, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Economic - Foreign trade
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
fc-omment: The following list of Bulgarian state import-export
firms, together with the commodities handled by each, is taken from
an advertisement in an Austrian Communist daily. Reproductions of
individual trademarks are appended. Names in parentheses are English
transliterations from the Bulgarian]
Bulgarplodexport (Bulgarplodeksport)
Sofia, Ivan Vazov ulitsa 1; cable address Bulgarfrukt; telephone,7-51-51
Exports: Tomatoes, red peppers, garlic, onions, cucumbers, cabbage,
grapes, apples, strawberries, raspberries, plums, apricots, peaches,
pears, nuts, almonds, cherries, sweet melons, canned vegetables,
frozen vegetables, canned fruit, marmalade, jelly, jam, stewed
fruit, fruit juice, pulp, spirits of wine and spirituous liquors,
alcoholic beverages, wine, brandy, vermouth, anise liqueur, vodka,
pectin, dried mushrooms, etc.
Bulgartabak
Sofia, Dobrudzha ulitsa 1; cable address,Tabak; telephone,8-49-34
Exports: Tobaccos -- "Momtschilgrad" (Momchilgrad), "Slatograd"
(Zlatograd), "Ardino," "Kardshali-Basma" (Kurdzhall-Basma),
"Krumoffgrad" (Krumovgrad), "Iwaioffgrad" Lsic; Ivaylovgrad ,,
"Peruschtiza" (Perushtitsa), "Ustina," "Peschtera" (Peshtera),
"Plovdiv," "Assenoffgrad" (Asenovgrad), "Newrokop" (Nevrokop),
"Melnik," "Gonna Dshumaja" (Gorna Dzhumaya), "Dupniza" (Dupnitsa),
"Petritsch" (Petrich), "Haskowo" (Khaskovo), "Rarmanli" (Kharmanli),
"Swilengrad" (Svilengrad), "Topoloffgrad" (Topolovgrad), "Tekne."
CLASSIFICATION Ri. TRICTHD
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
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Cigarettes -- "Rile," "Bulgaria" (Bulgariya), "Lux" (Luks),
"Femina," "Sofia"(Sofiya), "Diplomat," "Rhodopen" (Rodopin),
"Arda." Perfumed cigarettes -- "Travel," "Bulgaria" (Bulgariya),
"Derby," "Toto," "Rile-Sport." Pipe tobacco
Chrsnexport (Khraneksport)
Sofia, Vasil-Kolarov ulitsa 3; cable address,Chranexport; telephone,8-22-51
Exports: Grains, pastry goods, leguminous plants, plant oils, oil cake,
groats, feed, broom, seeds, domesticated animals, meat products,
milk products, white cheese in salt brine, sweet butter, sugar and
candy, poultry (both live and slaughtered, fresh and frozen), eggs,
silkworms, unprocessed hides, intestines, slaughterhouse waste
Bulgarska Rosa (Bulgarska Rosa)
Sofia, Ivan Vazov ulitsa 3; cable address,Rosaexport; telephone,7.86-23
Produces and exports: Attar of roses, rose water, volatile oils, pepper-
mint oil, lavender oil, coriander oil, geranium oil
Exports: Unprocessed opium and poppy seeds, medicinal plants
Imports: Volatile oils and aromatic compounds, shellac, gum arabic,
gum mastic, etc.
Rasnoisnos
Sofia, Asen 1. ulitsa 1; cable address, Indexport; telephones8-02-11
Exports: Plywood sheets, beechwood, furniture, veneers, parquet, retort
charcoal, cement, gypsum, mica, soap, matches, electric insulation,
electric household articles, asbestos, "Eternit" cement tubes,
handicraft articles, art objects, postage stamps
Imports: Film, cameras and photographic equipment, typewriters, bicycles,
glass products, paper goods, sport goods, watchmaking articles,
precious and semiprecious stones, drawing equipment, teaching aids
Rudmetal
Sofia, Dobrudzha ulitsa 1; cable address,Rudmetal; telephone, 8-22-38
Exports: Pyrites, copper, manganese, chroommium,, hematite, limonite,
magnetite; lead, zinc, copper, py , copper ,
matte concentrates; anthracite, bituminous, and brown coal; non-
metallic minerals such as asbestos, barite, fluorite, feldspar,
kieselguhr, kaolin, tress, ocher, chalk, peat, silica quartz,
firebrick, quartz crystals, quartz sand, and filtering stones
Imports: All types of ferrous and nonferrous metals, tubes, and :-ails
Metalimport
Sofia, Slavyanska ulitsa 2; cable address, Metalimport; telephone,'7-43-21
Exports: Telephone equipment, concrete mixers, corn shellers, threshing
machines, cultivators, such as looms, presses, andesses,
drills, , pumps, ,
carders
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Imports: Metal-processing machinery, agricultural tractors and combines,
ships and ship equipment, motors and transportation equipment, com-
plete factories and installations, electric power plants
Indu:trialimport
Sofia, Alabin ulitsa 56; cable address, Indimport; telephone,7-30-21
Exports: Flax fiber, linen scraps, cotton and silk fabrics, cotton and
silk scraps
Imports: Petroleum products, coke, electrodes, fire-resistant materials,
rubber and rubber products, asbestos products, cellulose, newsprint
and cigarette paper, cellophane, parchment, cardboard, textile
materials, nylon, cord for fish nets, fish nets, seaweed cordage
(Seegrasseile), silk sieves, felt, felt disks, etc.
Sofia, Stefan Karadzhiev ulitsa 2; cable address,Chimimport; telephone,
8-38-11
Exports: Organic and inorganic chemicals, fertilizers such as ammonium
and sodium nitrate, urea, sulfuric acid (commercial and fuming
sulfuric acid), pharmaceuticals, electric medical equipment, etc.
Imports: Chemicals, dyes, synthetic fertilizers, pharmaceuticals,
medical equipment and instruments, dental materials and instruments,
veterinary equipment and instruments, reagents, etc.
Balkantourist (Balkanturist)
Sofia, Rakovski ulitsa 127; cable address,Balkantourist; telephone, 7-07-77
Balkantourist has modern hotels and restaurants along the Black Sea coast
near Stalin and other places. Bilkantourist provides bus trips to
all the historic places and other tourist attractions for foreigners,
in the company of guides and interpreters
fTrademarks follow7
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BULGARTABAK
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RASNOISNOS
RUDMETAL
BALICANTOURIST
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