ECONOMIC INFORMATION: CHINESE COMMUNIST TRADE BUREAU, MANCHURIA AND NORTH CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
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• Publication Date: September 1, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Economic Information: Chinese Coemm Diet ia4k2g
Bureaus, Manchuria and North china
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1. The Northeast Trade Bureau ("The Northeast Trade Administration Bureau") was
established under the Northeast Political Bureau in order to supervise all
trade within Manchuria and "foreign" (USSR and North Korea) trade. The
duties of the trade bureau are:
a. To investigate supplies useful to the military which are in the people#s
possession, and purchase these on a compulsory basis.
b. To dispatch special economic agents to Nationalist areas to purchase
such necessities as cotton yarn, cotton cloth, drugs, etc.
c. To purchase grain which can be traded with the USSR for munitions, vehi-
cles and comauxnication materials.
d. To send non-essential good to Nationalist areas in exchange for needed
military supplies and goods.
hhen agents are not sent, the bureau employs merchants who are often helped
with small loans from the Northeast Bank. All goods must be sold to the
Chinese Comnunist Government. Because of difficulties in exchanging money
there are many exchange shops under the supervision of the trade bureau.
Considerable profit is made by these shops.
2. t'rincipal branches of the Northeast Trade Bureau are as follows:
a. Southern Liaoning District Trade Bureau at Tashihchiao (122-30,40-38),
b. Eastern Liaoning District Trade. Bureau at Tunghua (125-.57,4]41).
c. western Liaoning District Trade Bureau at Koupangtzu (121-44,41-21).
d.. Northern Liaoning District Trade i3ureau at Ssupingchieh (124-22,43-2-1).
e. Dairen Trade Bureau.
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3. The Northeast Trade Bureau's head office ins the Hui Feng duilding in
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also mentions the head office of the bureau as being at the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation premises in Harbin.)
4. The head office of the Trade Bureau of the North China United Government is
in Shihehiachuang (114-28,38.=.02). The principal branches are:
a. Western Hopei Trade Bureau, near Wutai (113-16,38-43).
Central Hopei Trade Bureaus near Jaoho
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y. Southern Hopei Trade Bureau,at Nankung (115-22,37-22),
d. eastern Hopei Trade .r3ureau,at Tsunhua (117-58,40-10) or Chienan (118-41,,40 -01).
e, Northwest Shansi Trade Bureau.
f. Southeast Shansi Trade bureau.
5. Under'the Central Hopei Trade i3ureau there are exchange shops in the following
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Yangliuching (11700,39-08)
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Huangtsun (116-20,39-43)
zuyuchen (114-17,38-28)
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Changhsintien (116-12,3949)
ukon (116-54,40-o9)
Chinheien (115-02,38-02)
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