CHEMAPOL CORPORATION: TRADE ACTIVITIES AND PERSONALITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004100660001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL. 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.S. 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.
SECRE*3.'/COtt Y LN"fE'S`4 "&'FICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT ahemepol Corporation: -Trade Activities DATE DISTR.
pnd.Personalities
2.0 May 1954
NO. OF PAGES 2
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THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1, The Chemapol foreign trade corporation exported the following chemicals in 1953:
Methanol
Cresol
Cresylic acid
Naphthalene
6,000 tons
500 i1
300 i,
500
2 Che aapol refused orders for the following chemicals with the excuse that
Czechoslovakia did not export them:
Titanium oxide
Phenol
Oxalic acid
Formic acid,
Sodium cyanide
Toluol
Chemapol has indicated interest in purchasing the following chemicals abroad,
without mentiOning qu,ntities, in 1954:
Ethyl glycol
Sulphur
Selenium
Antibiotics (streptomycin and aureomycin)
Chemapol, announced that Czechoslovakia is no longer interested in the following
chemicals, which were previously imported, from abroad., but are now manufactured
in Czechoslovakian
Penthalic acidl
Pentt erythrito 0
Nitrocellulose.
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5. Czechoslovakia has increased the output of wallboards and.Chemapol now refuses
to importthis commodity.
6. The following persons occupy leading positions with Chemapol:
Managing Director- Kre,jca (fnu)
Sales Manager- Inge Pesl (fnu)
Asst Manager: Herz (fnu)
Head. of benzolhomologues department: Ing. Huvar (fnu)-
Head. of artificial material d.eparzb!aent: Zng.:Pohl (fnu)
Head of Methanol department:-laserova (fnu)
Head of ceramic paint and pigment department: Matousek (fnu),
Head of drugs department- Dr. Bauer (fnu).
-COmmefj Piobably misprint for Phthalic acid-y'
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