ECONOMIC SERVICES DIVISION COMMITTEE ON CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200010041-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: September 16, 1954
• Content Type: MIN

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;.: Anutr-; of the Meeting - 1315 hours, 16 S'r tember 19h)
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revised version of the Division Current %pport 2ierri,orand,r ontit-led
rs?!%T!pat of Flood Condtions on Certain Sectors of Communist Ch:.n_aa :r r~'conoxriv"
.e;,z.s 65 .,rassed briefly, and contributions from the serrcceral F3ranchs --k-nm'l edged.
It was that the sip: section of the Mermorardum should p Lace; ;.less stress
on the s,omparison of the current, flood situation .uith 1931 for the s'eaw:on s that,,
(:) much o . the 1931 data is of dubious acc racy,, and, (b) the pr ble: ns faced by
tzz Chi ear; author ties i 1951c are vex 7 different, particular: y '. - ;mac=h matters
a;: ecpor?t programs, economic plantzing, etc. 25X1X7
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r_oted that es ti ates a subs pia:. loss of
China= a Moo Pon Map amounting anpr^oxima e y l ,CC thousand metric tens lost
f ,-m f l . r . . o d damage a n d 50 thousand metric t o n s lost because of b1' ii-., (This
loss true, amaants to nearly one third of Ch pass estimated cotton produc.
ti on` ie?e implications of this TAll. be discussed with 13/AG and included in
the Current Support Memorandum if feasible.
Other items introduced
e report contains ftnrorma .on on
timber? C .tests from NSA will be present.
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The subject of -he buildup in transportation, and aAr
field construction in South China was again brough up, m was decided that
detailed Contributions from all branches which can provide information on this NSA
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Recent renewal of the trade agreement between China and Indonesia.
It pro ides for aq~prcximately trade each way for one 25X1 C
year, it is noted particular y a er is not listed among
the good sVheduled for sale by Indonesia.
Shanghai up to march 1954. This report will be circulated through
the regular procedure and should be of interest, particularly to
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e various s products observed entering and leaving
reported that, the movie on the Hwai river flood control prof oct
vas acne u,.e a be shoLPlx in Room E-239 Building 114 at 1:30, Wednesday, 22 Sep.:
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