VISIT OF MOROCCAN COAL SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S.

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00148R000300740117-4
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 117
• Publication Date: January 16, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJtG7i VISIT OF MOROCCAN CUAL SECTOR REPkESENTATIVES TO
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1? SUMMARYS ALTMOUGN VISIT OF MORUGCAN COAL SECTOR REPRE?
,SENTa~T1vES wA5 SHORTENED 8Y tiAO WEATHER CONDIT1UNSt THEY
NAU A MUST USEFUL ROUND OF TALKS IN aASHINGTUNt G?G? ~+ITN
uSv ANU lNUUSTKY OFFICIALS. MaRUGCANS IPJTENO TO @EGIN
S1VNINV GOAL SUPPLY CONTRACTS YN THE NEAR FUTURE. BUT MANE
NUT YET DECIDEu HOW TO RESOLVE SHOkT~TERM COAL PORT CAPACITY
PkUBLEMS? ENO SUMMARY
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kc7UkNED TU NEw YORK AFTER A ~tEE6C OF AGTIVITIES.,1N ThE U?So
THE MkET1NG 1N DENVER WITH THE U5G5 ON 30D 5EI5t~IC DRILLING ~
TEGMNULUGI' ANU THE TOUR OF A COASTAL STATES CUMPANY UNDERp
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7ME ?tNT1RE EAST COAST.
3? hiUriEVER~ VEkY SUCCESSFUL MaETINGS DID TAKE PLACE 1LN
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pASHiNGTON WITH U?S? DOE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES TN0~1A5 AND..
MARE5~ MIKE CARU* EXECUTIVE DIKEGTOk OF THE-CURL INTERa ?
AGENCY wukKINV GROUp? THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF '.
tME.rvATIUNAL.GUAL ASSOCIATION? STAFF OF,Tt9E USGS IN RESTONe
VIkG1Nlh? ArvU THE LEGISLATIVE` ASSISTANTS FOR. SENATOR YaARNER
tR~VA) ANU GONGkESSMAN ROGERS (RwKY3o- `~``~'
3? DUk1NV?T'ME MEETING AT DOES ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF ENERGY
fOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HENRY THO~+AS~ UWDEFtSCUkED.5ECRE?
TARP EUwAkDS? STRONG PERSUNAL.COMMITMENT TO GUN.LINUE IN
C{.GSE CONTACT w I TH THE MURUCCArJS ON ENERGY . MAT TEkS ? PARw
TECULARI..Y AS .T HEY MOVED TU INCREASE THEIR USE AF GGAL?
A5525TArvT SECRETARY THOMAS ASSUMED THE H. THAT THE OOE wUULD
DU ALL IT CUULU TO FACILITATE M,OR000AN CONTACTS w1TH Uo5?
INDU5tkY A~vO TnAT IN LINE WITH THIS HE MOULD PERSONALLY
DISCUSS THE1R FUTURE PLANS kITH ASSISTANT.5EGFtETAkY C1F
GOk-MEkGE~ w1LLIAM MORRIS? ADD WITH SECRETARY EUwAkDSe.
e ? P4k ? THOMAS ?TOLD THE DELEGATION OF THE PROGRESS o+MICH
S~+AS UEEN MAUE IN AREAS U.F KEY GUNGER~v TO MOROCCO 'SINGE
5ECRETAkY tDxAkDSo JUNE VI5IT?-THE T05CU AND PAkIbAS
GUMTbtACTS TU DEVELOP MUkUCCArV UIL SHALE DEPUSITS~ USG
~Fa~C.ILITATION OF IQ3RD. f'I.NA1~CItiG UF? MOf~OGCU?S T3 RfTCi~CTINC~
VG2l7GkAM9 AND THE SIGNINU OF AN ARCO pI6. EXPLORATION CONTRACT
5o T~dE A'1URtYCCA:NS :4I~D NOT RAISE .THE SUBJECT OF PHOSPHATE
CURING THEIk wASHINGTUN VISIT?
b? ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FOSSIL ENERGY JAN MARESs TOLD
THE UtLEVA7IUN THAT Uo5? INDUSTRY HA5.THE PRUDUCTIYE
CAi~AGITY IN PLACE Tq S,UPPLY R10R000D ANp OTbER GOUNYFtIES. ,
Y+ITH GOAL ANU THAT THE U?S? IS A RELIABLE SUPPLIERe- HE,.
STATED T3~AT IN THE 70 TO 80 YEARS XHE U?S? ~iAS _ E~EEN IN T.HE
COAL EU&INESSo THE U?.Se GO'~EF~N~tEt~T HIaS NEVER iNTERC?cUPTED
GpAL TStkDE.? EYE-~ DURING THE .LAST T~:O MINEFt5? STRIKES.
7? NATIONAL CUAL?ASSOGIA'TION PRESIOENTa CARL i3AGGEe MADE
AVAILA6LF_ TU THE DELEGATIQ~ A LIST OF ITS ME-~IiEf2 COMPANIES
KxTP~ a~+1GH THE M176~OCC:ANS MAY FIE IN CONTACT FUK POSSIBLE
DUAL GUNTRAC75?
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9e TfiE MUkUGGAN GOAL. REPRESENTATIVES CAME TO 7HE U?5?
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INDuS~~tKY TH~2UEGTOISIGNATHEIFtMFIRST COt~TkACT THIS?YEAR FOR
MURUG.C.AN5 HUP ,,,.3001000 TONSt 1y55??1?1 ?5 MILLIUht
100t~00 TUN3i FUR 1983
TpN$e.ANU lgyu??2 MILLION TONSt TO BE USED PRIMARILY IN TH
ELEGTk1L (,ENEkATION AND DEMENT It~0U5TRIES? Mk? KHETTUUGH
ItvDIGATEU THAT THE UoSo MAS 7HE DESIRED SUPPLlEkt EVEN AT
LESS COMPETITIVE PRIGESrEbEC~N~LANDSANO~EUROPE ARE NOT BEING
SOUTH AFRICA TOU UN5TAliL
GUNS1DEkEU BECAUSE THEY DO NOT. OFFER AS MANY SUPPLY ALTERw
NATIVES Ab THr U?S'o
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THEY SEE SH1nPING COSTS ADDITIONAL PORT FAGILI~IES
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