WESTERN SOURCES OF EUROPEAN GAS

Document Type:

CREST [1]

Collection:

General CIA Records [2]

Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):

CIA-RDP83M00914R001000060042-3

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RIPPUB

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Document Creation Date:

December 20, 2016

Document Release Date:

February 20, 2007

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Case Number:

Publication Date:

June 28, 1982

Content Type:

MEMO

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pprWed For Release 2007/02/20: CIA-RDP83MOO914ROO1000 EXDIR r9:I Chm/NIC 101,,GC, : 12 (';Comet' 13 D/EEO x _' " 14 0/f'er! Remarks: D/OEV.;.?, ., C/PAD/OEA Approved For Release 2007/02/20: CIA-RDP83M00914R0010000600 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence FROM: Director of Central Intelligence SUBJECT: Western Sources of European Gas In doing a follow-up on the assessment of Western sources of European. gas dealing with the additional points which Secretary Carlucci and Secretary Olmer have raised, include an assessment of the availability of Iranian gas. Iran has more gas than anybody else except the Soviet Union. There is a project being developed by pipeline through Turkey across the Aegean into Italy. The economics of this project are said to be better than the Siberian or Norwegian gas, L____ William J. Casey 1 ~-~, ~ay~25x~ SECRET Approved For Release 2007/02/20: CIA-RDP83MOO914ROO1000060042-3