PRIVATE ENTERPRISES IN BUCHAREST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006400340010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 4, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRXt~~iht~ELIIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affseting the 14agmai Defense of the IInlted 8fates within the maanhsg of the =apionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the tranamisalm or retelation of which 1n say meaner Lo an unauthattaed perm L prohibited by law.
REPORT
SUBJECT Private Enterprises in Bneharest DATE DISTR. It April 1955
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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~.. Between 19l~? to the middle of 1853, private enterprise in RTaaania was aLnoat
completely non-eadatent. Despite the fact that Soviet authorities, aided by
Rumanian communists, announced that privato enterprises xere legal in the
country e~ocessive taaea and rigid controls forced most of the private
enterprises out of buainesae
2e During this periods State-controlled enterprises also suffered heavy losses,
particularl3r in,.the supply of food, and the black market began to thrive.
Produce xhieh xas supposed to be provided by State stores could be found
only on the black market at estx~ame~y high prices.
3. In March 1951, the mayor of Buchar~t~ Donchea, called on former marchanta
to re-span p~-ivate food enterprisaa in order to assist State enterprises
to meet the demands of the populace. Ae cited the increase in the cityfa
population as the reason for the inability of State stores to provide
sufficient food. Since March 1g51~, many mall private buainassN, such as
pastry shops, milk stores, assail food stores and confectionaries, xere
re-opened.
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Most of the supplies for the small private stores are obtained at high
prices either on the black market or frail government supply stores. The
Economic Militia approves the purchaa? of government supplies only upon
the payment of anbatantial "tips".
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