RADIO COMPONENT PARTS/ATTEMPT TO BARTER FOR COPPER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R001900510001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 8, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 9, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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This material contains information affecting the
INFORMATION REPORT National Defense of the United States within the
PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED BY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
COUNTRY Chile/Hungary
Radio Component Parts/Atteapt to Barter for
Copper
meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U. S. C.
Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation
of which in any manner to an unauthorized per-
son is prohibited by law. 25X1 A2
DATE OF INFORMATION (Date or dates, on or between which,
events or conditions described in report existed)
Apr 55 and Prior
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3. Hungarian companies are trying to sell Melendez radio condensers, volume
controls, and tubes. He said these components can be purchased from
Hungary at a cheaper price and also in exchange for copper. However,
because they are of antiquated sizes and poorly constructed, none will
be purchased.
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JON 14 1955
X6 2. informed me that because of present currency restrictions,, his
company does not have the money to purchase US component parts. The com-
pany is purchasing these parts from Western Europe and paying for them
with copper.
STATE ARMY
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