- Title: WEST GERMANY: BREMEN: BANNED PIPELINES FOR RUSSIA PILE UP.
- Date: 22nd March 1963
- Summary: 1. GV SHIPS IN HARBOUR 0.06 2. GV PIPELINES STACKED IDLE CRANES IN B/G 0.11 3. CU DITTO 0.13 4. CU INTERIOR PIPE 0.17 5. LV PIPES STACKED 0.23 6. CU PAN OVER PIPES 0.32 7. CU RUSSIAN WRITING ON PIPE 0.35 8. GV PIPES 0.38 9. GV PAN OVER PIPES, CRANES IN B/G 0.51 Initials JT/S/AW/EEH Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 6th April 1963 13:00
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- Location: BREMEN, (WEST) GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Reuters ID: LVADHPL0L6RE1IW3TS5R80YQF5BY
- Story Text: THOUSANDS OF STEEL PIPELINES ARE PILING UP IN BREMEN AND OTHER WEST GERMAN INDUSTRIAL CITIES.WEST GERMANY HAS BANNED THEIR SALE TO RUSSIA FOLLOWING A N.A.T.O.RECOMMENDATION LAST DECEMBER.THE PIPELINES HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS "STRATEGIC GOODS."
THE BAN HAS LED TO THE DORTMUND FACTORY OF HOESCH-AG PUTTING WORKERS ON SHORT-TIME AND EVEN DISMISSING SOME.HOWEVER, BRITAIN, ITALY, JAPAN AND SWEDEN HAVE NO INTENTION OF STOPPING THEIR SUPPLY OF PIPELINES TO RUSSIA.ITALY, IT IS REPORTED, HAS EVEN BEGUN NEGOTIATIONS TO SEIZE THE GERMAN CONTRACT.
ONE OF BRITAIN'S BIGGEST STEEL FIRMS HAS BEEN SEEING THE BOARD OF TRADE TO SEEK ADVICE ON SUPPLYING PIPELINES TO RUSSIA, ALTHOUGH BRITISH FIRMS DO NOT NEED THE BOARD'S APPROVAL.THE PIPES INVOLVED ARE BELIEVED SUITABLE FOR CARRYING OIL.
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