NEW WISMUT AG ORDERS FOR CHEMICALS FROM ELEKTROCHEMISCHES KOMBINAT BITTERFELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80S01540R005600030016-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2012
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: June 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/08/30: CIA-RDP80SO154OR005600030016-6
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY East Germany
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
SUBJECT New Wismut AG Orders for Chemicals DATE DISTR. 22 June 1954
from Elektrochemisches Kombinat Bitterfeld
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
50X1-HUM
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY. SEE REVERSE)
1. Wismut AG has recently ordered from the Elektrochemisches Kombinat
Bitterfeld (EKB) 6,000 tons of potassium chlorate and 4,000 tons
of,potassium permanganate for delivery in 1954 and, in addition,
has signed a contract with EKB for-the annual delivery of these
quantities for the next ten years. At the same time Wismut has
cancelled its order for sulphuric acid deliveries.
2. The delivery of these chemicals to Wismut AG by EKB will necessitate
the latter's cutting certain 1954 export orders since this year's
production. has already been allotted. Work to expand production
capacity is to begin immediately. Production capacity is to be
increased to 9,000 tons in the case of potassium chlorate and
5,000 tons in' that of potassium permanganate. Both are good export
items and the extra production of 3,000-tons and 1,000 tons
respectively can easily be disposed of. The new plant should be
functioning fully by 1956.
SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
STATE X ARMY X NAVY X AIR X FBI AEC X ORR Ev
(Note: Washington Distribution Indicated By "X"; Field Distribution By "#".)
x OSI Ev x
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/08/30: CIA-RDP80SO154OR005600030016-6