SOVIET PRESSURE ON CZECHOSLOVAK AGRICULTURE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200020017-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: March 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Cseohoslova]cia
Soviet Preirsure Doti CzeahoalovaY Agriculture
OF THE UNIYED lTAT[t, NI TNIN THE MEAN IN! OR TITLE 11. lECTION! 7E!
ANO Tl~, 0~ THE U, 1. CODE, A! AMENOEO. IT! THAN WI!lION ON NEVE?
LATION 0~ IT! CONTENT! YO ON llCEl-T !V AN UNAUTNOlIEED -E!!ON It
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE D I STR 30 Idsr 1951-
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1. Oa 3 Feb S4 theme arrived is Pra~s, I A Benediktov, Soviet Minister of
A~rioulture with a large dele~at oa of agrioultural experts. Coaferenaes
were i,s~tdiately begwn with Cseohoslovak offioials aoa;ieated with agrioul~ral
productic>a~i, inoludin~ Vaalav Uher, Minister of Agriculture, Josef Mepoonalcy,
noting ty Miaiste~r of Agrioultvrs and Jan Krosaar, Minister of Agricultural
Stoo]~s. Dne .to grosi~ tension is the ca~uitry, th? sit or the Soviet officials
was ]opt secret.
2. The reascsi for the visit was the alarving state of Cseohoslovak agriau'lture, of
which tlae Soviets wi11 assume oonplete control until Dea 1954? 3peaifia measures
to be ta]an i:iolude slodel sovYhoses to be erected is each district Hader Soviet
nanagrrs; the obligates formation of ~colYboses; and to absolute priority for
agricultural pllroduot~oa, which is to be increased 26 percent during the y~sar, with
an increase in a~rivulturai iavests~ent of 110 p~roeat.
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