ITALIAN SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION FOR FOREIGN POWERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002300690004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 12, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

CL SSIFICATIOM S`' T/C'). r LL - u 25X1A2
DATE DISTR. 12 February 1949
INFORTIO rORT CD NO.
NO. OF PAGES 1
COUNTRY Italy
SUBJECT
PjIA IIBRMllY NO. OF ENCLS.
(USTEO BELOW)
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF IN
25X1X6
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1~ The following Italian concerns are engaged in the production of small
arms for the governments of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan%
a. Isotta Fraschini of Saronno.
'T=his factory is mainly producing 20 mm machine guns of the
Scotti type.
b. CF2[SA of Saronno.
Approved Fora l dN :MD P82-O(i 9 0&3
CONFIAIAL
Italian Small Arms production
for Foreign Powers
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This factory has produced several hundred 81 mm mortars,
together with the necessary ammunition.
c. The former Lorenzotti Works of Brescia..
This concern is engaged in the production of various-
small arms with calibers ranging from 8 ma to 20 mm,
d. Beretta of Brescia.
Producing B mm automatic weapons,,
e, Several other factories in the Va] Trompia area near
Brescia, Which are producing email arms of various
types, are concentrating on the production of pistols.
2. Ammunition for the above weapons is being produced by the Uetallurgiea
Italiana of Leghorn and the factory of Bonibrino-Paroci and Delfino, at
Colleferro and ''ome0
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CLASSIFICATION S "P/C0hTH0L - U. OFFICIALS ONLY
STATE PtAW NSRB 1B
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Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : Cl DP82-00457R002300690004-1