NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SURVEY 44C; SINGAPORE; COUNTRY PROFILE

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SENET
44CiGS /CP
Singapore
May 1973
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SURVEY
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SUItVEY CI f 191,ItS
COUNT111' i'iiU1 il,l; Integrated perspective of the
s-FajeO country Chronology Area brief Scn-
mary 111;11)
TIIE SO(IF I'1' Socicd stmeturc Population
ing and working conditions 1jeligion Education
Artistic expression Public information Glossary
AND POLITICS Governmental
strength and stability Strcture and fuc.liou
Political dynamics IP Naticmal polic�ios "threats to
stability Tlly p'�ice Intcllig ucc ,i.id security
Coorltersiwersion and counterinsurgency capabilities
Chronology Glossary
"IE ECONON11' Appraisal of the ec000rnv Its
structure agriculture l'isheries, forestry, fuels and
power, nctals and minerals, mauufucturing and con
slrcc�lion Domestic trade Eemomic policy 111(1 (levelopurcut Moncy and banking Manpower
Intrniutionul ecnumic relations Glossary
TRANSPORTATION i%NI)
TIONS Appraisal of systems Strategic mobiiit%
liailroads Ilighways Ports Merchant marine.
Civil air Airfields �The telecom systeu
vIILITAR1' GEA)C:IiAP111' Topography and clirncle
Military geography Strategic area Internal
routes Approaches: laud, sea, air
AIUMIA) FORCES The defense establishment
Activities Ground forces Naval forces Air
forces Paramilitary
This General Survey supersedes the one dated July
1968, spies of which should he destroyed.
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Country Profile: SiNCAPORf:
Success of a City -State
The multiracial Societe One -Par,y Democ-
racy 0 iociaiisro and Laissez -faire s Welfare
That*s Good for li!isiness A 'triumphant
Future
Chronoiogy
Area Brief 19
Summary Map follows 20
This Country Profile was prepared for the NIS by
the Central Intelligence Agency. Research was sub-
stantially completed by January 197.1
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Success of a City -Sate
"What is required is a rugged, resolute, highly
trained, highly disciplined community. Create su �h a
community and you 011 sumioe and prosper here for
thousands of years.�
Lee Kuan Yew
'I'll(- story of Singapore in the early 1970's is a stun
of success. The people of Singapore have worked hard
during their brief iecatie of independence and no"
Ittjoy econornic prosperity, effective government, and
modern social services. Yet events might very easily
lave turned out otherwise, for Singapore seemed an
unlikely candidate for successful nationho-d. This
isl.tncl is crowded, 1