QUALITY OF SOVIET CRUDE-OIL DELIVERIES TO EAST GERMANY

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REQUIREMENT
REFERENCES
COUNTRY East Germany/U &R REPORT
SUBJECT ',uality of Soviet Crude-ail Deliveries DATE DISTR.
to East Germany
NO. OF PAGES
DATE OF INFO.
DATE ACQUIRED
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
26 duly 1955
1
VEB Mineraloelwork Luetzl:endorf of
3oviet crude-oil deliveries1 revealed that no motor oil could be
obtained from this crude oil due to its high content of high-boiling-point
components.
2. The gasoline obtained from the Soviet crude oil has an octane rating
of only 53. Gasoline obtained from the Soviet crude-oil deliveries
will therefore be shipped to VEB Synthesewerk 5ch warzheide where it
will be mixed with gasoline produced there.
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