SERVICES DIVISION COMMITTEE ON CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000200160019-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 1998
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: April 22, 1958
• Content Type: MIN

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Services Division
Ccimittee Mtnutes - 169th Meetinc - 22 :ipril 1958
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~.. OM, discussed tie recent reorganization of
the economic ministries in Communist China.
ibe reorganization of early February 1958 was not major. The
main difference between this reor aizatioa and previous ones, coming at
intervals of about two years, is that. this time the organization was one
of consolidation rather than division. The main enterprises affected
are those in the construction, light industry, and machine building fields.
There are at least no outward indications that the reorganization
a:az politically inspired. No overall increase of party members holding
office was Involved. Although sou* non-party members were removed from
office, non-party members are in some of the new offices. The. explanations
the Chinese Cczrmunists give for the reorganization are: (1) to clarify the
division of responsibility between the central and local governments, and
(2) to carry out the spirit of the rectification campaign.
The reorganization in Industrial management, first announced in
November, involved. changes falling into three categories: (i) enterprises
to be controlled directly by local governments; (2) enterprises to be
administered jointly by the central and local governments, apparently
involving enterprises which are to remain under control of the central
government for such things as plaam1ng but in which the local governments
have a larger managerial responsibility; and (3) enterprises to be
controlled directly and wholly by the central government.
`f'or the next couple of years the reorganization will undergo
a period of trial an error. Some confusion will undoubtedly arise and
there is a possibility of friction developing.
2. Attention of committee members was called to the following
pubUeation: Chinese Railway Lines and Stations, 3. 1pril
1958, For Official U$ Slttiy . 25X 1 D 1 a
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AGENDA: The next meeting still be 6 May - Mr. ut. Plt, tiniU
discuss the functions of that office and consider briefly the
FY 1959 research program.
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