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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R011600070004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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MAGNESITE SUPPLY SITUATION ( 2 pages; German;
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This document consists of a two page report by the Foreign Trade
section of the Austrian Legation in Prague, commenting on the magnesite
supply situation in Czechoslovakia, as it may affect a commercial treAtj;,
The report explains that there maybe a possibility of orders being
placed in Austria for delivery of coarse sintering magnesite to Czechosl$-
vakia, since large quantities of this material are being used and since
Austrian magnesite industry can deliver this raw material on time. It is
felt that if in addition to sintering magnesite, quantities of calcined
magnesite were to be included in the commercial agreement, these orders
would not stem from an imminent need for this comodity, but would originate
from the necessity of finding a medium of exchange for other goods. It
would be reasonable to expect the rise in planned steel production to reflect
in a rise in magnesite demand, however, the newly implemented and strengthened
economy drive emphasises conservation of raw material. s, and one of the
measures substitutes type silicate brick for the use of chromo-magnesite
brick used in lining furnace roofs fe This measure resits in only an
apparent economy, since it completely disregards the necessity for more
frequent repairs aid the accompanying halts in production.
In summary, the report states that Czechoblovakia is dependent on
the import of calcined magnesite from Austria; Austrian magnesite works
have so many orders on hand, that they can not accept any more for
delivery in 1952;1 all above comments do not affect caustic magnesite,
which is still in demand, for reasons of its quality, and orders for this
comodity can be expected from Czechoslovakian
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