TANNING EXTRACTS USED BY EAST BLOC COUNTRIES

Document Type: 
Collection: 
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP80-00810A006000810005-4
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
3
Document Creation Date: 
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 29, 2008
Sequence Number: 
5
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
March 8, 1955
Content Type: 
REPORT
File: 
AttachmentSize
PDF icon CIA-RDP80-00810A006000810005-4.pdf105.16 KB
Body: 
Approved For Release 2008/02/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000810005-4 25X1 CENTRAL 'INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meanh_, ... _ Espionage Laws, TY25X1 18, U.S.C. Seca. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized p.rnon .s prohibited by Id... SUBJECT Tanning ictraeta Used by Bust Bloc DATE DISTR. 8 March 1955 Countries DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED NO. OF PAGES 3 REQUIREMENT NO. RD REFERENCES East Germany it East Germany planned to import in 1954 the following amounts of tanning extracts: Quebracho 2,000 tons Mimosa 2,000 tons Chestnut 1,300 tons Oakwood 2,000 tone This represented 30% of the total planned consumption in 1954. The other ?0% is made up of indigenous pine bark extract and synthetic extracts (about 50%) manufactured by a former I.G. Farben plant. 2. Actual purchases of tanning extracts by the beginning of September 1954 were as follows: Quebracho ' 650 tons Mimosa lapp tons Chestnut 100 tons Oakwood 600-1,100 tons 3e The sharp fall in purchases are caused by a severe shortage of hides in East Germany. It was hoped to obtain large quantities of hides through two barter deals closed with the latter country, each for 0.000.000. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 East Germany could only compensate for the hide shortage importing large quantities of finished leather and shoes. Poland 4. The annual consumption of tanning extracts by Poland is: lqwg" NAVY i AIR.. FN AEC (Note, Washington distribution indica Approved For Release 2008/02/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000810005-4 25X1 `=~ 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/02/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000810005-4 SECRET Quebracho 4,500-5,500 tons 1,500 tons An oakwood factory has Just been opened in Poland which will cover requirements of this oommodity. Synthetic and pine bark extracts are also produced in Poland and certain quantities of these are also imported from East Oermaey. Hun Laq 5. Annual consumption of quebracho and mimosa F amounts to 1,50x'1-3,000 tons. The Hungarians pre or to take 99 Mugu 0L this amount as possible in quebracho extract but that ends on the smooth functioning of their trade agreement They also use extract and valonia and Trillo sic in raw fo They have use ? materials are estimated to represent 80 - 90% of consumption. Czechoslovakia 6. Consumption averages: Quebraoho - Mimosa 12000 tons per year. Oakwood and "balsa - 1,200 tons Chestnut - 300 tons p in addition indigenous pine, bark extracts and home-produced synthetic tars are used. HulLaria 7. Consumption averages: Qnebraeho - 4400 tons annually Valonia - probably 300 tons Oak bark - indigenous. Rumania 8. The Rumanians imported large quantities of qubracho up to 19501 their annual consumption was 1,500-3,000 tons. Nothing was bought from abroad in 1953? U.S.S.R. 9. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 They appear to make-do with their indigenous production of willow bark, pine bark, and chestnut extracts. There has been no revival of the large- scale pre-war trade with the U.S.S.R. In mimosa extracts and mimosa bark. China 10..Liina is again purchasing large quantities of quebraoho seem Approved For Release 2008/02/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000810005-4 Approved For Release 2008/02/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000810005-4 Approved For Release 2008/02/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000810005-4