ALBANIAN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004500370002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 22, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. During the year 1949? 10,,,000 tons of chrome ores d'..stined for Czechoslo--ak.ial,
were reportedly transported from Albania on the Soviet vessel PL' I IN and on
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small Alian:6an.vessels? In addition, it ;an learned
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more likely be roduced to 50,000 tons.
that Czechoslovakia intends to import another 100,000 tons of chr_ ne ore
from Albania during 1950;
t?iis firure would
2. Czechoslovak exports to Albania during l9?D reportedly included 40
trucks. electrical equipment, i;lesstr.:a a, cotton roods and Jute.
handlin all of Albania's cormterce pacsinj for an estii.mte;
on the cost of t:-ansshipping 70 Skoda trucks destined for
Albania.
the Czechs 2 Ave recently askod (which is a,)Lparently
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3. Hungarian imports from Albania during 1:149 reportedly included large quantities
of asphalt and medicinal herbs; exports to Albania included five 40-pass: Tiger
buses..
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Next Rev;ex Date: 2008
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third party) large quantities of t;ir:;,bor f roa Yu;:oslavia.
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