SOVIET OIL ADMINISTRATION (SMV) TO BUILD NEW CRACKING PLANT FOR CRUDE OIL AT MOOSBIERBAUM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004400750005-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 14, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Auatria/US. R L J\J 9 j i DISTR,14 MTAR5O
SUBJECT Soviet Oil Administration (aswV) to Build NO. OF PAGES 1
New Cracking Plant for Crude Oil at
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25X11, The :SMV is preparint- to build a modern., hij*h=pressure cracking plant to manu-
facture gasoline for motor vehicles and aircraft at Moosbierbaum, Lover
Austria . The establishment of this crackin * o7 zttt will enable the .SMV to
obtain a superior grade of gasoline from crude oil produced in this area
h:ithout the necessity of importing blending stock from abroad,
2., Plant foundations will be laid by the USIA-.controlled construction firm,
U berland Hoch-Tie,'-u, Strassenbau A.-.G..., Vienna Ili.: B.rahmsplatz 2-, which
signed a 65;,O00,000 schillinc contract with the $MVO Ueberland A,G, has
already set up :Large field headquarters with barracks in Moosbierbaum and
is now hiring a :large number of construction engineers, technicians, and
static analysts in Vienna and the .1estern Zones of Austria Ueberland A,,G;,
plans to sub..-lease a part of its SMV contract to a non-USIA firm, Siemaia
Bauunion G,za..b -W, ,, because this firm ov,ns modern engineering; equipment vdiich
Ueberland requires for this construction project,
i., the MV has already ordered ha ;h-pressure vessels from Germany and pumping
units and a type of pressure pipe, vhich hill contain a maximum of 500 pounds
pressure per square inch, from the USIA firm; J M,, Voith of St.. Poelten,
it has also been rumored that some o? the equipment :.hick the Soviets removed
as reparations from the Leuna rierke -In Eastern Germany may be turned over to
the SJ,flF for this new cracking plant At Moosbierbaum,,
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