IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003500220009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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~~~NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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East Gerry, ny
Imports of Iron and Steel
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS 1N THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
17 Febr~.~y 195:
1. It is planned to import the following quantities of steel rods strip, and
wire into East Germany in 1951~~
Free--cutting steel
600 metric tons
Steel rods
Steel stripe cold-rolled
700
69200
?
rr
?
rr
Stainless strip
29500
r'
Spring steel
1,200
+-
~
Steel wire (tensile strength
below 100 kg.)
3900?
rr
r-
Steel wire {tensile Strength
over 100 kg.)
1'000
n
n
'fielding wire
3,100 ,~
++
n
21,300 metric tons
2. The following supplementary contracts for delivery to East German~r before
31 December 1953 have been concluded with the USSR:
Gauge steel, COST 1051 - 50 130 tons
Spring steel wire, COST 50i~7 - 1~9 I01~ tons
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Spoke steel wire, COST 3110 -- ~.6
welding tivire, COST 2216 - 51
Steel strip, GQST 503 - !~l
~.6 tons
170 tons
300 tons
750 tons
The total delivery is valued at 633,000 rubles.
3. As of the end. of August 1953, imports of steel plate, fine steels, rods, wire,,
strip, and cs.st iron were up to or over the planned figure, while those of
rolled steel and tubes were each about 18 per cent below the expected figure.
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