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    "ocrText": "16\nTOP SECRET\nworking or in the process of erection, with a\nSince the Soviets have very limited refinery\npotential annual capacity of approximately\nfacilities for the production of catalytic-\n2,000,000 tons.4 This potential includes dis-\ncracked base stock and alkylates, a shortage\nmantled German plants which had a total\nof these components for blending agents has\ncapacity of 1,689,000 tons per annum. It is\nresulted. This shortage of blending agents\npossible that when the Fourth Five-Year Plan\nfor aviation gasoline may also be the reason\nwas drawn up, the wholesale dismantling of\nfor the Soviet interest in synthetic fuels when\nsynthetic oil plants in Germany had not then\nno better product is available.\nbeen contemplated, and in consequence the\nExisting centers of synthetic fuel product,\nsynthetic fuel plan may be revised in an up-\nmainly prewar experimental plants in the\nward direction.\nKuzbas and near Lake Baikal, have been ex-\nA high level source (who participated as a\npanded by the addition of dismantled German\nscientist in the Soviet synthetic fuel program)\nplants and the construction of new ones.\nstates that in 1944 the development was given\nThe center of activity is apparently localized\nthe status of an independent All-Union Minis-\nto areas which are distant from petroleum pro-\ntry. Equipment and technical data captured\nducing areas but which have suitable coal de-\nfrom the German synthetic fuel industry are\nposits easily available for use as raw materials.\nbeing fully utilized and leading German tech-\nTherefore, the stimulus for the synthetic fuel\nnicians are being exploited by the Soviet Gov-\nplant development around the Kuzbas and\nernment. However, these acquisitions have\nTransbaikal is to make these regions self-suffi-\nby no means met all the requirements of the\ncient in fuels and lessen the load on the\nSoviet synthetic fuel development. The So-\nlimited transportation facilities.\nviet program is undoubtedly still handicapped\nAnother supplementary source of petroleum\nby a lack of modern scientific equipment, re-\navailable to the Soviet Union is the shale oil\npair facilities, and skilled technicians.\nproduced in Estonia and in the Leningrad\nBoth the hydrogenation and Fischer-\nOblast of the USSR. According to the Soviet\nTropsch processes of synthetic fuel produc-\nEstonian Prime Minister, A. Veimer, the pro-\ntion are being developed equally. The main\nduction of shale is to rise to 8.4 million tons\neffort has been devoted to developing these\nyearly by 1950 and the production of oil from\ntwo processes with a view to supplementing\nshale to 1.2 million tons.¹ The Leningrad\nthe short supply of aviation gasoline and lub-\nOblast is to develop a 1950 production capac-\noils in the USSR in addition to other petro-\nity of 3 million tons per annum of shale.\nleum products. The hydrogenation process\nWhile nothing is known of the shale oil\nwill produce 70-75 octane gasoline, which can\nrefineries in the Leningrad Oblasts, the\nbe increased to high-octane gasoline by addi-\npresent output of the shale oil refineries\ntions of iso-octanes and tetraethyl lead;\nin Estonia is approximately 1.0 to 1.5 million\nFischer-Tropsch is designed to produce 50-70\ntons of crude oil.\noctane gasoline, and the octane ratings can\nTaking into account the present Estonian\nbe greatly increased by use of improved cat-\nproduction of oil from shale and the capacity\nalysts. While the hydrogenation process at\nof the synthetic fuel plants in the Soviet\npresent produces better gasoline, including\naviation gasoline, the Fischer-Tropsch process\nLaw of the Fourth Five-Year Plan. Also, A.\nis receiving attention because of its ability to\nVeimer, On Stalin's New Five-Year Plan for the Re-\nhabilitation and Development of the National Econ-\nproduce diesel and lubricating oils.\nomy, Talin, 1946, p. 14 (cited in ONI Rpt, Serial\n#6-49, 10 Feb. 49, B-2, \"Newsletter from Behind the\n1 Law of the Fourth Five-Year Plan.\nIron Curtain,\" compiled by the Baltic Review, Nos.\n2 Soviet News, 14 June 1946.\n95 and 99).\n3 From citation in J. I. B. 3/46, December 1947,\nFDB No. 15/49, The Law of the Five-Year Plan\nVoznesenskiy, Report on Fourth Five-Year Plan,\nfor the Restoration and Development of the Na-\npara. 22.\ntional Economy of the USSR, 1946-1950, 28 Feb. 49.\n4 J. I. B. 3/77, 28 March 1949.\n3 00-B-7535-49, 31 Aug. 49 (F-2)\n5 Ibid.\n00-B-3178-49, 27 Apr. 49 (F-2).\nTOP SECRET\nof"
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