COMMITTEE ON CHINA

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CIA-RDP61S00527A000200010011-3
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RIPPUB
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T
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1
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December 15, 2016
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January 13, 2004
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11
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Publication Date: 
July 19, 1955
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MIN
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Approved For Rel 0527A000010011-3 6;:~71omic Sfjxr3; MIS J. p?.Q -)f the Forty First Maetin -.1' CO ,tot , 19 July 1955) 25X1A9A Messrs. reas].ee state Dept. 25X1 X7 25X1A9A 'Aw con .ttee heard a discussion of the X-;ric zltural situation in CE i aaoi> 't, ;a. by 'fr. Alexander L, Paasl.se of th.r 3tata Department. He reported on hits :(;p , f =sl.o'as 0.? Chinas ability to meet p3i*ined goals, based on sev3r al ye - .ta. ::.erace in China and as agricultural report ng officer in the Ameri:au Consul, ;e n a I is Hong Kong until : i r 1955. ~., Peaslee admitted that Hong Kong estiAntes of Chinese production in agri< on. Crhiiiaes 11mited plaxl ed investment anti :rertilizer, ,nd also on he me&4s,l=,a r, ~~ .: aas that can be expected from ope:rain ; up rw.,w lands and the lack o 1 we.;r -? .176 or :!'tam is to produce more under the Connunisi: system, particularly ~' ,ho r ~ Y- a under some form of agricultural cool ,erat ve. rain production in 1954 exceeded what of 3952 by 3.4%. He feel , on the ,nl :Fair', that production declined in both 1953 and 1954, and that far f-,:?om being t . I)o increase grain production by 177 duMrg the five-year, pl.a,n, they probably n : ;:: no more they. equal, 1952 production. in 1957. This judgirent. is bamvi .pr: . az ;gricu.ltural goals nil be met and does wt accept the Communist statement ;rlJ (end other field:.) may have err;eC on the 'ow side in the past, but* he manx- .ir a r`: that. the Coxzmur ist. figares err a'ven mcxv) on the high fide. He doe not fool .:lz~;; s m*' have to be rev-,.sad downwards.. Failure to meet plaxined agricultural goa]13 will adversely affect tiL:rill.mel t f :; herts plans, since agriculture is a prime a aurce of investment cap .tal. It; rd i -; s to maintain this source as naxch as possible, it appears ` probab1t . t'..at an ,rid.: ;: w ml squeeze will be placed, on the pearasats. In addition some '.nv3stm e t 25X1A9A Approved For Release 201Q.4/Q2/24_:-CIA-RDP61S0052~f~00'02 010011-3