SUSPENSION OF HARD COAL SHIPMENTS TO EAST GERMANY FROM POLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00280R001300010048-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: October 30, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 301
TELETYPED IN. REPORT
This material canfalne information rfectinn the National Defense of the United States witltn the meaning of the Esplona(e Laws, Title
l1. U.& C Seca 793 artd 794, the transmission or revdetlon of whlcA in any awns: t. an unaotbortrad person is proh[Sltsd "V t.aw,
TO' STATE, ARM i, N(AVY, AIR JCS, SECDEF. X1
NSA , OCI, VC_ OORR, W.
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SUSPENSION OF H/`.RD COAL SHIP'MEN'TS
TO EAST GERMANY FROM POLAND
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1. THE EAST GERRAN GOVERNMENT-WAS INFORMED OF TEE POLISH DECISION TO SUSPEND
HARD-COAL SHIPMENTS TO EAST GERMANY BY A LETTER FROM POLISH PREMIER 3OZEF
CYRANKIEWICZ.
2. AT A MEETING OF TEE STATE PLANNING COMMISSION A DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON WAYS
OUT GF",E11E ? EU- COAL SITUAa-LO1T"? F POLAND DOES NOT RESCIND ITS
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DECISION OR IF HARD COAL CANNOT BE OBTAINED FRCI4 THE USSR. NO DECISION WAS
REACHED AT~- THIS FETING BUT- SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE TO ENFORCE A SHF RP CURTAI L-
MENT OF RAIL TRAFFIC, TO SUSPEND' PRACTICALLY ALL PRODUCTION IN THE CHEMICAL
INDUSTRY, OR-;TO MAKE A SEVEAE-CUTBACK IN LIGHT INDUSTRY PRODUCTION.
3. LEUSCHNER ACCOMPANIED oREINRICH RAU ?AND -FRITZ SELBMANN TO MOSCOW. MEMBERS
OF THE 5T=E" PLANNING COMMISSION E PR ESED THE FEELING THAT THE TRIP WOULD NOT
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