IMPORT AND EXPORT OF COMMODITIES ACROSS THE SOVIET-IRANIAN FRONTIER

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 16, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Tmport
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DATE OF
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REPORT NO.
The following is a report concerning the import and export of commoditiev
across the Soviet-Iranian frontiers,
a,
Ship arrivals:
Name Capacity
Cargo
(1) GANKA ns
499 .9931 kilos of newsprint and
(2) PIONER
sugar from Baku USSR.,
521,265 kilos of sugar and
(3) KULTURPJIYA
textiles.
870156 kilos of fish from
(4) DUNAZ
T!assan Kiadeha USSR,
604;,032 kilos wood from Baku,
(5) $ASH LOT
19,600 kilos of fish from
b0
Ship departures:
Hassan Xiadeh,, USSR,
(1) BA*TDAR PAHLEVI 550 tons
317,382 kilos of rice and
(Z) Piomm 500 tons
cotton for the Soviet Union.,
555,381 kilos of rice and
(3) GAt'3ARDINKA 547 tons
raisins for the Soviet Union
6979686 kilos of rice,
(4) DMIAZ
raisins, and tobacco for
the Soviet Union,
2338678 kilos of tobacco and
raisins for the Soviet Union,
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( 5) K ALLOT
(6) KULTUTTIYA
(7) SIJALIKA
(8) ZILEMTE'VSKI (sic)
(A) DARTIK
(1.0) ALMS
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(12) J'3 MAZAPTDEIW
(13) KUTLTURNIYA
Capacity
Cargo
200,000 kilos of rice and
9,000 kilos of empty cases
for Hassan Kiadeh.
35,000 kilos of rite for
Hassan Kiadeh.
10,000 kilos of timber
for t3andar Shah, Iran.
25,000 kilos of machines
and tools for Bandar Shahe
A cargo of oil (of
unspecified weight) for,,
Bandar Shah.l
400 tons of oil for Bandar
Shah.1
200 tons of oil for
Bandar Shah.l
A cargo of oil (of
unspecified weight) for
Bandar Shah.1
40,,000 kilos of oil for
Bandar Shahrl
A. T.xchamgv 1 gins 112797, composed of (sic) 10 empty cars, arrived
in Iranian Julfa and returned without oars.
B. Engine 6072, composed of 8 earn? arrived in Iranian .soli.. with
106,955 kilos of sugar and returned without oars. ..
Co C'.ngine #6072, composed of 8 cars, arrived in Tranian Julia with
172,852 kilos of sugar and returned to Soviet Dzhulsfa with 120,34 (sic)
kilos of tobacco.
D. , :^ngine r' 07?., composed of 15 empty cars, arrived in Iranian Julfa and
returned without cars,2
1. Corunent, The Persian hard used for oil was "mazut" Which usually
TMMW crude or fuel oil.. ?Toviever, it could possibly mean lubricating
oil. The following comments are based on the assumption that the -cargo
consisted of lubricating oil since it seems improbable that crude oil
would be imported from the Soviet Union.
(a)
Ti' the oil cargoes mentioned in paragraphs 1B (10), (11), and (13)
are added, they total approximately 640 tons, Assuming that the
cargoes mentioned in Paragraphs 1B (9) and (12) were at least 50
tons each, the estimated over-all total oil imported into Iran
during one week would equal 740 tons.
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(b) Although the port of departure is Bandar Pahlevi, it is
probable that the cargo of lubricating oil originated
in the Soviet Union, probably In Bakugand the stop at
Bandar Pahlevi was for the purpose of unloading some other
cargoe
(C)
In view of the shutting down of the Abadan refinery
Iranian lubricating oil will become a scarce item. Iran
is now negotiat-ing,with the United States to provide
lubricating oil. It is significant to note that the Soviet
Union has reacted swiftly to the situation by exporting
lubricating oil to Irwin..
(d) Iran has asked the United States for licenses to cover the
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export of approximately 3,000 tons of lubricating oil. which
may give some indication of the needs of Iran for this oil.
- Comment. It should be noted that Iran will also be short of sugar
because of the British embargo and exchange restrictions against Iran.
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