EXPORT OF IRON ORE FROM MARVIK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000600690002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 17, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY Norway
SUBJECT Export of Iron Ore from Narvik
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EVALUATION OF SOURCE
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1, During the quarter ending 31 ]Mtr~.194k';, a;"'9roximately one million tons of iron
ore were ex sorted from Narvik in 184 -hip' , Fifty-three ships cleared 'Narvik
Port during January, sixty-two (:using ?'obr .ary; during arch, sixty ships
urge x -'i aw .i- 430.000 tons or e: port
2. Two of the three piers at Narvik are w w it. -working order. Since the third
pier was to`.%lly destroyed durin; ; the -? ,r, :t. . is not expected to be ready
for use for .bout three years. Plans it the pier allow for ships up to
25,000 tons t, be berthed. At present het .3 existing piers can accommodate
ships up to ab, ut 15,0 00 tons only.
34 During March 19 7, twelve thousand fri.ght cF:5 brought in approximately
4008000 tons of on ore to Narvik fr: i Kiru a.
to an rwr tborized r. rgon i? -rnhl'hi+o,r% ~:v
This rat cc-ttaL~3e i,nfn"rat4.on a#'',f?.t.n:3
the natic. a ~? thc, Uni to d S+,iteri
sithin t?k~ ; measaing sn'on ct, 50,
U,S.C. 31. and 32, as R?~aR- tr?a ~m . to a
or the r+t1 ael8tiozx of I to c:o;rt*-na.,s t ors
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