SOVIET ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000400340009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 20, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL' I TELLI . i 1' U P 1
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999/09/08 : CIA-R1 P82-00457R0004003400k09-5
COUNTRY Austria
SUBJECT Soviet Economic Activities
ORIGIN iw~~
DATE; ;
INFO.
DIST. =gym y 1947
PAGES 2
SUPPLEMENT
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:~y a USIVA-controlled .industries, Dr. Haas is reported to have stated
that nothing definite could be advanced until after consultation with
General Borisov. He is also reported to have, said that the Russians are
increasingly bitter about the hostile attitude maintained by the Austrians,
but that USIVA will nevertheless continue its operations in Austria on
a full scale regardless of the Austria&economic situation. Russia
wl,ooi4i to b JA a position to support the enterprises with raw
materials and coal. Plans are already being made whereby USIVA will be
organized into a completely independent economic body within the Austrian
economy in the course of this year.
According to Dr. Haas' reported statements, an increasingly great number
of Austrians will be employed by USIVA until only the top positions are
held by Russians, However, he is said to have added that this final
development cannot be expected at an early date, since there is a short-
age of qualified Austrians.
Ntro-Russian Economic Relations
1, Dr- Arpad Haas is the chief of the statistical department of the central
administration of USIVA. He himself is primarily engaged in checking the
balance sheets of the USIVA-controlled indus'ies. In this capacity, he
is directly responsible to General Borisov.`F/
2. In connection with the policy regarding the exports to western countries
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cort$e even
more acute and holds out no hope for a change in the situation by
negotiations.
nerce, w
ich he is helping to organize, will provide an opportunity
for some collaboration between the Austrian and the Russian authorities
and will diminish the existing distrust.
On the other hand, Kulagin, the head of the Economics Division, Soviet
Element, ACA, is reported to have stated that there is no prospect of
improved Austro-,soviet relations, so long as the present government is
In power. Kulagin expects the economic crisis in Austria to b~
Ruassigan D ndg orAustria
:z,: The Russians requested the Ministry of Trade and Reconstruc diver
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