SOVIET WITHDRAWAL FROM JOINT CONCERNS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004900670008-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/07/16: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004900670008-0
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.B.C. Secs. 783
and 494, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law.
SECRET/U.S.OFFICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY Hungary/'USSR
SUBJECT Soviet Withdrawal from
Joint Concerns
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
stated that the Russians are planning to relinquish at least part of their interest
in the Meszhart (Hungarian-Soviet Navigation, Inc.) shipping concern.
1.
17 September 1954
About 1 September 1954, an official of the Ministry of Matt and Transportation ,
2, This story was repeated on 3 September 1954 by another err2loyee of the ministry
who added that the Russians are also considering release of interests in Maszovlet
(Hungarian-Soviet Civilian Airline Co.) and in Maszolaj (Hungarian-Soviet Oil) Inc.)
C MIDI: At least partial Soviet withdrawal frbm joint concerns in
advisory personnel from all fields,save themilitary. The most likely reason
for these Soviet moves is to grant the Hungarians a sense'of greater independence
in face of large scale adjustments in the Hungarian industry involving the dismissal.
ungary m ght very well tie in with reported large-scale withdrawal of Soviet
of thousands of workers,
SECRET/T.S.OFFICIALS ONLY
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