ANSWERS TO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON BURMA(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92B01090R000300020026-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2001
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: December 29, 1952
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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ACISWER$ T O ADDITIONAL QUES170IN5 ON B
Supplement 11
11. Trade and Indust y
1. What is the state of equipment at Bawdwin mines?
There is no information available on the state of eouipnent at the
Bawdwin mines except as indicated by the reported production plans.
Extraction activities were resumed at the Bawdwin mines on a small
scale during September 1952. The new joint corporation hopes to%build
production to 8s,000 tons of ore per month with available equipment,,,
once transport service is restored on a regular basis and training of
indigenous labor by former Gurkha miners is completed. Eight thousand
tons per month is the capacity of the smelter located at .. amtuo
2 a What is the extent of d? 3ooding at Bawdwin mines?
The water was pumped out of all except the bottom level (of 12
levels) of the mine according; to a report dated August 1951. A report
dated July 1952 agrees with this except that it indicates 1 levelso
3. What is the state of the transport a tem to Bawdwin?
Basic repairs on the Mandalay-Lashio rail line were completed in
1951, although interruptions are freouent due to insurgent activity.
The Mandaley44aymyo section is believed to be in. aperationo
What is the state of equipment at Mawchi mines?
'T'here is no information available on this question.
What are the estimated stocks of ore
At the time the mine closed down because of insurgent activity
(June 1.949) there were about 400 tons of ore on the surface; this has
all been stolen over the past three year-. o
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As of August 1952, the Mawchi mine area was still in insurgent handso
reoccupation of the Mawc :i area?
6. What progress has been made by the Burmese Goverment in the
Has a new plant been built for the manufacture of caustic soda and
Consideration was given (1948) to the construction of such a plant;
there is no information which would indicate whether or not it has been
builtb
8. Has a new plant been built for the manufacture of sulphuric acid?
Consideration was given (1918) to the construction of such.a plant
with a 3050 ton daily capacity; there is no information which would
indicate whether or not it has been built.
9. What is the likel sco of NSA o Lions for fiscal 1'953?
Beginning with Fiscal Year 1953, NSA operations in Burma were trans-
ferred to T.C.A. (Technical Cooperation Administration) by act of the
? 5 Congress. Programs totaling $6,582,000 have been authorized for
FI 1953, with the largest single share to be devoted to increasing
rice production.
VI. Mli!ja uction f apacity
1. What are the present condition and scale of output of the TZ 45
There is no information available on this question other than that
which was supplied in answer to question VI A of the original set of
questions.
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