RENEWAL OF DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CHINA-EXPORT CORPORATION, BERLIN, AND THE CHINA IMPORT CORPORATION, TIENTSIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009500440009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Carprarat-~ on,, Tientsin
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;1.~, ~.~; py~viotxs:Ly rel7orted~rp a rna,~or disp~.te aroue in i~arclz 19'1 tettreen the
Ciz:i.n~.z? I'xr,ort Cor;~oration GrstbIlg 3cr:lin, and its Chi riese sulzexi.or' the Clr~ na
Trzpax~t Corr,aration of 7.'ie?ri?tsin, over the far~rrer9s cheatirir tha latter a~"'
sorrc: ;~2,OOC?,O(~ by a rranipulataor~ of tine invoice valuQ of ,,;aacls Uou~.:kit and
sul.cl Kern belraLf of Tiersts.ino
2~ It tsaw fi.rrally ah,reed bet~~een tlzc tyro partieu tki~at Ti.ents3.n should debit
the China--T~pari; .Cornorat~iaii far Chirhese exports supplied t~, the T3erlin
fix?m 2t tale pxd.ces prevailing: at the data of 5hip~rlt, and that the Kerlin
.f~.rm .should- debit Tientsin for the. goods ~zich it supplied in exchange at
the prico s prev?~i.73.n~; at the same date ,~
:3 .a '~~e C'ziriese trac~.e dele~;a?bian rr?7ich t?ras v.i.siti,n~; I3orlin in early October 19,x,1
cliscoverccl, horrcver, that the Chinax?;~art Cor~.arntian had ra,3.lec? to I;eep
uo t~.iis s.~;zec~:leizt t7it~i respc,~et to yorie gaols supplied b;~ :a.t in e::clian~;e far
Cil-? ncse e~:;~orts Jixi.pped i',a 13CrLi.n orl 25 October 1~~0 and llac',p in fact,
charged .Tientsin considerable hi~-~Izer ps~.ces than t'nose nrevailirzF~ at 'that
datc: v hs a result, the dispute bctti~cn the Ch3.ris.~ .c;~ort Carp^ratian aril
'.Cier7ts'n hau filarrd up ^~";a:ln, anct the Covic,t aut':oritiCS in i~^rlin have boon
called in a^ arbitr stars ~ ~''xe Clzineac: Trads De~.egation, rrhieh ryas clue to
x~f?,~irn :to C?i'rna an a Octabex?y ;., r::r~r~,ininG; ~_n merlin for tlxc time, bcin~; to
await the xc;~ul~~s oi' tlzi a ar?7itre.tianp
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