PERSONALITIES AND FIRMS INVOLVED IN AUSTRO-RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000300020006-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 28, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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COUNTRY Austria
SECP US OFFICIALS ONLY
CE TELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
DATE:
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SUBJECT Personalities and Firms Involved in AustrG-
Russian nagotiatices DM.- 28 Jemmy 1947
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1. Dr. A. Vleotstan: Soviet Army captain. Chief of the Legal Dept. of USIVA,
Soviet Administration of Soviet Property inAustria,Vienna
IV, Starhemberggesse 4-6.
2. Dr, 1,0114pki: Soviet Army lieutenant, iboat 25 years old. Described as
Feodetjees right-hand Keno
3. gantsta_Rghnov: Soviet Navy, In charge of the Transport Division of the
Soviet Menent in ACA. Dandles all DDSO matters.
49 Lieutenant Oshilenko: Conducts negotiations concerning the
WagaerZERel,G.
50 _Ni....Eineearusaldn....._: Agricultural expert.
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Brucker Zuoker-Fabrik: The Soviets have proposed a nixed company in which 52%
;rs10-7--aresare to be held by USIVA and 48% by the Austrians. The owner of
the Brucker Zucker-Fabrik indicated his willingness to accept this arrangement
but has been discouraged from doing so by the Ministry of Property Control, '
because this woad create a precedent which the Ministry is anxious to avoid,
During the middle of October 1946 it was the policy of the Soviets to suggest
nixed conpanies-in every case where Austrian interests still exist and can be
documented.- Dr. Kraulandts-Ministry is anxious to avoid this, as, in his opinion,
the Soviets, by this method, could extend their influence into the western sone.
7. Trofaisoher Eisen-,u Stahlwerke AG laosterneubur Brunner %whin=
8: Oat _gskti.: Dr. Drucker recen arrive in Vienna from, London
and holds power of attorney for the owners of these factories and eatates.
In this ease also the Soviets have suggested a mixed oompany, and Dr. Drucker
has gone back to Great Britain to =melt with his clients,
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8, WompraBirot Thie is described as the most complicated problem rith rhich
the 7.:Inistay is faded at present. The Soviets accuse the firm of Obstruction.
ion and a proweestern attitude, reodetjev esecially mentioned 74rector
Schumacher in this connection. A mixed company on a 525.4X basis has been
suggested but has been. turned down by the :anigtry. The tec7mical and head office
of the company is in Vienna V (British Zone), and .the Soviets have Mated
permission to place a Soviet officer in charge there. This has been refused
by the commanding officer of the Vth nistriet.
9.Kr_tgfatji_cL_Lernarf: A nixed company has been suggested in this case, Peedetjev
stated the USIVA does not recognize the Austrian Law NO. 106,ttich declares
all transactions after 1938 nal, and void,
10. MSG! Feodetjev believes that eventually two companiess-urn emerge? as the
Americans had the ships and the Soviets the docks, he cannot see any way
out of this, Foodetjev is stated to have eald that'negotiatons"vith the
British are "impossible", because they do not understand the Soviet point
of view.
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