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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86T01017R000606270001-9
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 12, 2017
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 21, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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Central Intelligence Agency
21 July 1986
China: Sugar Trade with Cuba
Summary
China obtains as much as 850,000 tons of sugar from Cuba annual-
Almost all of the Sino-Cuban sugar trade is conducted
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Through 1984, China maintained long term trade agreements with Cuba under
which Cuba supplied sugar in exchange for Chinese commodities and, occasionally,
cash--apparently US dollars. In 1984, sugar was priced at 15 cents per pound under the
agreement[1), with a minimum level of trade of 550,000 metric tons, of which as much
as 220,000 tons could be the product of a third country[2]. In spite of the agreement,
the minimum purchase is not always made--for example, a full complement was not
purchased in 1984 because of increases in China's own sugar production.
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formation available as of 21 July 1986 was used in its preparation. Comments and
queries are welcome and ma be directed to the Chief, Development Issues Branch, Chi-
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China and Cuba failed to reach 25X1
agreement on a new long-term sugar trade accord to begin in 1985. Although negotia-
tions were to continue into 1985, we have found no indication that a formal agreement
was reached. Nonetheless, press sources indicate that Chinese acquisi- 25X1
tions of sugar from Cuba have increased to 800,000 or more tons per year. The Chinese
press in mid-1985 reported that Cuba's sole export to China is sugar, of which the Chi-
nese were to buy 850,000 tons in 1985.
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China pays for Cuban sugar with a variety of commodities.
Rice, cotton products,
and consumer goods are the most frequently mentioned
However, an
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April 1986 press item indicates that China will build three 10,000-ton multi-use contain-
er ships for Cuba in exchange for sugar, with the first ship to be delivered by 1988. We
have no further details of this exchange. ~~ 25X1
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1 -Robert Goldberg, Department of State SPY 2.
1 -William B. Abnett, USTR COPY 1
1 -Intelligence Liaison Staff, Department of Commerce GoPY ~
Central Intelligence Agency
2 - C/OEA/CH, Room 4G32
1 - C/OEA/CH/FOR, Room 4G32
1 - C/OEA/CH/DEV, Room 4G32
1 - C/OEA/CH/DEF, Room 4G32
1 - C/OEA/CH/DOM, Room 4G32
1 - C/OEA/SEA, Room 4F38
1 - OEA/Production Officer, Room 4G48
1 - D/OEA, Room 4F 18
1 - DDI, Room 7E44 ~?PY I o
1 - CPAS/IMB/CB, Room 7G07 cr~o-~ s
1 - DDO/EA~ Room 5D 10 coP ~( ~ f
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