DISTRIBUTION OF COAL IN EAST BERLIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00418R001700060003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 1, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 16, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENt CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT 50
U.S.C.. 91 AND SA. AS AMENDED, ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO-
HIBITED BY LAW REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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the Lausitz mining area
the middle-German area,
by the enterprises only
referred to as ME _nent'a_
the new distribution quotas for the
third quarter of 19
delivered to the NL
the em
large consumers of the BVW (Berliner Tolkseigen
onalized Apartment Administration) and the councils o the town
districts (school homes and administration buildings) did not need much coal,
STATE i M1IAVY
the 4 "its were to be
the distribution hin the NL was no
CLAS-SIFICATIGN SECRET
predominantly raw brown coal, from
as of poor quality and was accepted
acute coal shortage. The coal was
In late May 1955o.according to
erlinr which were fixed during the
DATE DISTR. 16 November 1955
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NO. OF ENCLS.
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REPORT NO.
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