CONTRABAND TRADE IN RARE METALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200060018-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: May 27, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Contraband Trade in Rare Metals
DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION A EC NA AL DEFENEI
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 1e. SECTIONS 751
AND 754. OF THE U.S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION ON REVE-
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THIS Is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
gn to the V3SR as soon as they re*ch Poland.
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The Polish-wovernment is doing everything in its power to get hold of R0eh ra X1
yaw materials as cadmium, e. rim , , ~3.t ; lithium nor- luy . rsiii.um, sel?niul>4 ,
tantalum, tellurium, sirecil". It is possible that these raw materials are sent
instructions to try to buyup raw materials.of this sort in small quantitie$, so
as not to attract attention. Leading Is to be done at sea and outside
territorial waters. Another method, sometimes used, is to export these comf?5Xlties
to some western country, and there reconsign them to Poland.
2. Two- Po'ish 'firms, Hartwig & Co.
3. A firm has already received authorization to look for selenium
Ostensibly, this is.tor but it is astuall 7 rt
to 4 an . in this case, also, instructions are to purchase small quantitit25X1
so that it will be easier to smuggle them.
4. It is stated that, in some cases, merchandise of no apparent importance, exported
from certain states, in fact contains rare raw materials, being shipped, under
cover, to Poland.
5. Poland is also searching the different European markets, in an effort to get hold
of steel for Red China. Prises rtgwated are c.i.f., Gdynia (Poland). The steel
will be transported thence to VAIm In Polish vessels. X otiat~ons,.are
now under way between various skipwrds and Polish customers., looking to the
purchase of new ships for the Polish merchant marine. Negotiations are handled by
the Chinese-Polish shipping company, Shipbroker, 158, Na Chang Dec, T1emtsin.
This firm has a branch at 14 III. Lutego, Gdynia. Capital is supplied by the
Chinese and Soviet Governments.
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