1. COMMUNIST INSTRUCTIONS TO OPEN TSINGTAO CENTRAL BANK 2. ATTITUDE TOWARD FOREIGN COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SOVIET MEMBERS

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CIA-RDP82-00457R002800550002-3
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
Document Creation Date: 
November 16, 2016
Document Release Date: 
April 14, 2000
Sequence Number: 
2
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Publication Date: 
June 7, 1949
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2000/05/18 .WD 7ft 02800550002-3 CLASSIFICATION ~;Txij?m/eetwRft 25X1 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. COUNTRY China DATE DISTR 7 J 1 . une 949 SUBJECT la 2. Communist Instructions to Open Tsingtao Central bank Attitude toward Foreign Community, Including NO. OF PAGES 1 PLACE Soviet L%embers NO OF ENCLS ACQUIRED DATE OF I OR DEST . . (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1X 25X1A REP 1. ifter the Communist occupation of Tsingtao on 2 June 1949, the Communist Commissioner of Finance instructed the Central Hank to open immediately,, However, the Nationalists had not left behind any records or funds, so the bank must start anew. 2. The Communists are highly suspicious of all foreigners, and prefer to have no relations with them at present. 3. So far the Communists have not indicated any deference toward the Soviets. In the afternoon of 2 June, Lelchitsky and other Soviets began to display large Soviet flags on their automobiles but, in the morning of 3 June, they were refused permission to travel on the roads along with other foreign- owned vehicles. ThIs document is herebY CONFIDENTIAL let# in acco regraded to Next Review States. Date: 2008 er of 16 October I ance with the Director of Central 1978 from the Archivist of the Url.ntelligence to the Document ITo. No C