IMPORT SITUATION IN DHZ CHEMIE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006400060001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 15, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFO
PLACE ACQUI
DATE ACQUIR
CENTRAL INTELLIGEIK AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
S-E-C-R E-T
Beat Germany
Import Situation in DHZ Chemie
This materii`iI contains information affecting the
National Defense of th United States within the
meaning of the Espionge Laws, Title 18,
Secs. 793 and 794, the ttansmission or revel.
at on owhich f ay by manner to an unauthorized
prohibited
person is
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
a. Some of the Soviet Bloc states has not "t. W 25X1
refuse to deliver goods because East Germany not t these
payment or export obligations of previous years. After obligations have been met, the suppliers will again sell goods to
hot Germany. however, where export orders could be completed
b. There are instances, ! mall parts. in themselves unimportalatg
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in a very short time,
could be imported. An example of this is the case of a number of25X1
air purification masks which are almost read except for a small
valve that must be imported
supplier refuses to ship these valves because has not race ?
payment for earlier shipments. 25X1
The various separate desks (Fachabteilungen) of the DHZ Chemie make
delivery plans in the tfjo of contracts for chemicals do chmA cal
prodilats to consumer arts in East germany,
+,....~ 'n& of import difficulties, the delivery
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chemical import plan.
planC and contracts Can
H a Industry, at times,
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opt. Furthermore, the Ministry
agency, DIA '
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the delivery
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i to ship products to con
Chem e,
plans and contracts. DHZ Chemie
delivery changes.
2 The reasons given for the critical situation are as foil
15 April 1955
1. She situation regarding imports which are in the area of responsibility
of DEZ Chemie has become so acutefora number sales ticaliitems that
DHZ Chemis is required to report weekly Heavy Industry on imports of
(Absatsatteilung) of the Ministry for
these items. The Sales Division is subdivided into several desks
(Faohabteilungen) which receive pertinent elements of the DHZ Chemie
weekly reports. After the desks have processed the reports, the Sales
Division correibtei -- the figures Math a new report whtch is. Cubaifted
to Fritz Selbulann, Minister for bcavy Industry, to Heinrich Rau, Deputy
Minister rresident, and to Otto Grotewohl, Minister-`President.
wer, is eeltiom notizziw- ------
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