HARD COAL TAR PRODUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010400250001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 31, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

CON IDENTIArt
CLP.- !! A TIO C U Cr i ICI,,~L~ ONLY
Approved r eease~~~-80457R0104002500011
CENTRAL !NTELLIGENCE.,AGENCY REPORT NO.
O FO TP REPORT CD NO,
COUNTRY Gemaray (Russian Zone) DATE DJSTR.
SUBJECT Hard Coal Tar Production
PLACE
25X1 A4CQUIRED
25X1 MATE OF
INFO.
NO, OF PAGES
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LUSTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
31 March 1952
1. The Soviet Zone hard coal tar production is ab ut 32,000 tons per
year. I1oviever the Soviet Zone hard coal tar requirements amount
to at least 200 000 tons per year. The production of roofing felt
alone requires 120,000 tons of. coal tai', and tgbout 30,000 tons
are needed for production of tar for roads.
2. The Soviet Zane of Germany is attempting to import hard coal tar.
t '-A
d to
d P
o
n
I4egotiation.s are u vder viay with Czechuslova= ia, an
purchase hard pitch (Hartp'ech). It is pla-r_nod to obtain the
remaining hand coal tar requires; by interzonal trade with the ',-lest.
Because of the tar s rortage the State Plannin Comruiss iori of the
Soviet Zone of Germany had to allocate 5.5 million eastmarks for
the purchase of cobbled pavement to meet the road
construction schedule for 1951.
Document No,
No hange !n Glass. El
ri Daclassitied
Glass. Changed To: TS I S
Auth.: n70-Z
Dato~ .r~ By;
CONFIDENT
CLASS!FlCATlON ,/'=r+rsmROT. 0PFIOIAT