CIA-RDP75-00662R000200150045-8.pdf

Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP75-00662R000200150045-8 MP7 a “CORTY INFORMATION APPENDIX 1. The Soviet Hloe desends to on Lepertent extent upon non~Bloe ecirtries > its ocean transportation fectlities, At the begiming of 19451, arp excinet 65 percent of the value of Zovict Hloe imports and about $7 percent of the yaine of exporta in trade with coustries amtside the Hlac were belaz oarried by oeean transport. The mejority of this trade was carried by veagtla owned hy non-Zoviet Bloc nations. For example, an analysis of shipping »stween Soviet and Satellite perts ané between those port…

Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP75-00662R000200150045-8 of 300 or 400 tons may have some limited strategic walue. In view of the vest supply problems of modern tetal worfare, merchant vessels have become ware 1:~- pertent then many military items, It ta very diffieult, however, to dovise enforcesble comtrola ci the use of very amell vessels, partiewlerly since the large number of ahipysrds capuble of producing these, the reletively short eo7- struction time requirec, and the amall voloume of materials arpleyod vould defy surveillance, Tor exexple, the eaployuent of junks and serpens i…

Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP75-00662R000200150045-8 — of the requirements of international lay end the exhaustion of all poneibilitice to eubetitute items of lesser strategie Laortance would be in acgord with the principle of tighter cortrols. “rom available evidence it may be well. to en- tieipate subterfuge in the case of vessels viieh call in nonadrbl & yerds for ‘g of the seme pertea of thaty equipment. Sindlacly, exohenge and ooordination of information on the sindlarity of repsirt on numerous Plot yeasels in the yards of different countries might indicate inedverter! agsist-…

Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP75-00662R000200150045-8 US Tw and possibly T-2 orders. It must be recalled, however, that Tl is sot a aemplete embargo on shipping wt provides for the continuance of sere trade with countrios against vhteh trade restrictions are empleyed. The ‘+?-type erder cen be employed as 2 complete exbamgo on shipping. The effectiveness of chartering ecntrola depends atzoct entirely upor the nature of thedr application. In rost instences, charters for short trades would receive a generous exemption from controls. Furthermore, if controls on the transportetion of ex…

Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP75-00662R000200150045-8 ens This must be coupled with itinerary checka insofer aa suc cheeke oar. be ef~ feetive, A second contro] mesmrre is to prevent emeess bunkering 16 recantly preeticed in Didbatd, Finally, a meewure which may involve naval Iniercaptlos is the prevention of purchasing: «shere of drummed fuel ani lighterin) 41) tc the ship. Potential reperenuesions of t: ightene | eontrels would not be confined to tbs shipping field. Conaiterction of tightenad shipping controls must amcicipste demande for compensation for the los= of dmportent reve…