ECONOMIC SERVICES DIVISION COMMITTEE ON CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200010027-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 27
• Content Type: MIN

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{r.linutes of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting -- 0930 hours2. 10 March 191i_'
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Committee on China
NSA & DIA Declassification/Release Instructions on File
Prr;sent: Messrs:
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Fconomi c Services DI v i a ion
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reported on a meeting tL th St/I at which plans
for revision of the FDD exploitation program were discussed.
here was no major objection to combining the present economic,
e 13t_ological , and economic reports into one report, provided
t.nn the items are properly separated within the report and there
F.re enough copies circulated. The question of putting out the
Y.: :trial on cards was raised, but no conclusion reached. Against
th greater ease of handling was placed the inability to recover
olcl c ards through intellofax or other means,. It was also pointed
that when FBID changed the format of its economic abstracts
i'yc a booklet to cards, the Volume of material dropped sharply.
It was recommended that if the index of Chinese newspapers
i.G? ~ Mopped, FDD should be requested to revive the annotated. bibliio-
x? ep q o f monographs.
"DD plans to put out a quarterly summary, based on scientific
e-i^ cd technical periodicals.
FDD has requested comments on the monthly inforrrlation report on,
Please submit to the Chairman if you have any
The following items of current significance were, discussed:
i ithoulgh a schedule of 1 train each way per day on the
-d- La.n on line has been announced, there is still some doubt
s the serviceability of the line for regularly schcdi le:
2. There is evidence that the Vietminh have been. attemptingehrv se rice from South Vietnam, and one shipment of 3.00() tcnz.
ha . been revealed.
j . The Air Attache at aigon has forwarded a report
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I Toted Previously ?3?. at one source claimed t ha to
M of Chino are available t ?ough the map 1ibra ?
ovincisl 'x i mdarXes, and mother showing the
of sgr1cun_tur 1 rroduceii cooperatives in. China
l.tt >c a ` ,0001 scc arding to .?eking Radio 0 This is sov e?
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