CHINA TRADES TUNG OIL, BRISTLES FOR CZECH AMMUNITION

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000600340047-2
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RIPPUB
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C
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1
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December 22, 2016
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August 16, 2011
Sequence Number: 
47
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Publication Date: 
August 23, 1950
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600340047-2 A 1 CONTROL! CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL US OFFICIALS ONLY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT INFORMATION FROM FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CO NO. DATE OF SUBJECT Economic; Military HOW PUBLISHED Daily newspaper WHERE PUBLISHED Hong Kong DATE PUBLISHED 26 Jul 1950 LANGUAGE Chinese TNIS r,CUY[NT CONTAINS INFORMATION A YSCTINf THE NATIONAL DIFON11 Or "A UNITED STATES WITHIN THE LOANING Or It ZION Aft ACT t0 V. N. C.. l: AND Si. At AMENDED . ITS TOSSSMIff10N ON TN[ R[Y[IATIO0 TO A NISIT?DD IT TLAW. 1 R[FRODUCTION Or THI! FONN 1fl IROMI [1710, 1! IRO? SOURCE Kung hnp,_Jiho. DATE DIST.CI Aug 1950 SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION CHINA TRADES TUNG OIL, E,JSTIjS OR CZECH AMMUNITION London, 25 Jul (AP) -? The News Chronicle reported today that Britain is aiding the Chinese- Communists to secure munitions by buying large quanti?, -~ies of Chinese goods from Czechoslovakia. The latter barters munitions with Communist China in exchange fo- tung oil Sul hog bristles and then sells these products to Britain at 1OU-percent profit. The News Chronicle goes on to say that the British Ministry oj~ ment with Czechoslovakia for them purcha&e of c3,200,000cUSddollars' worth of Chinese products, CONTROL/US OFFICIALS ONLY CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL t Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600340047-2