INTERESTS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND COMPANIES IN CEYLON GRAPHITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004400120005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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interests of Various Countries and Cor:panies NO_ OF PAGES
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In the spring of 1949 the Soviet Union, Wh L ch had previous)_y bought
Ceylon graphite, was said to hnive a trade iission in Colombo
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Ceylon graphite, 98 percent carbon, is of high strategic: value,, having
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