COMMUNIST CHINA PROCURES MORE RUBBER IN CEYLON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700080296-4
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• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 296
• Publication Date: September 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION ItTnT_C1T
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INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RC.DIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Economic - Rubber
HOV;
PUBLISHED Daily ne%resspers
VA1ERE
PUBLISHED Pecan ; 13ur:baja; fladan
DATE
PUBLISHED 26 Apr - 17 Jul 1952
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DATE OF
INFORMATION 1952
DATE DIST. S s~p 19F2
NO. OF FACES 2
" SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
CO;.E4U dIST CHINA PROCUNE3 MORE RUBBEE IN CEYLON
Lumbers in parentheses refer to appended nourcec.7
During April - July 7552, the overseas Chinese. press made
unusually freV!e.n mention of Communist China's rubber procurement
in Ceylon. Market shortages due to rain brought forth much specu-
lation from rubber circles as to the quantity of rubber available to
Communist China. China's actual procurement eveutuallq fell.far short
of her go?14 The follc win? rp..rta c-, this subject C enrcd in the
overseas Chinese press from 28 April to 17 July 1952.
The Polis;, vessel Helineki arrived in Coluebo 27 April and began loading
rubber for Communist China.(1) The Helinski was to sail for Take Bar in 2 .
weeks with E,600 tons of rubber (2), but, after a prolo;fged layover of 3 weeks,
sailed with only 4,7OO tonn.(3) This was Ceylon's sixth shipment of rubber to
Count China since the UN implemented the embargo,(4)
In the latter part of May, anothor Polish vessel, the Jednosc Rebotnicza
(2,O03 tons) (5), was in Colombo to load rubber. for China. The Chinese Co xanists
attempted to procure 6,500 tone. (6) The Jednosc Rabotnicza was chartered'to'
take the seventh shipment of over 6,000 tons (7), but, as rubber exporters re-
ported the availability of only 2,000-3,000 tone, the agent for the ship indicated
that he also would. take 3,000 tons of cottcp..(6) Late in June, news wasdis-
patched free Co_unbo to the effect that the Jednoac Rabotnicza was rcteduled to
sail 29 June with 4,000 tons of Ceylonese rubber for Communist Cbinr..,iB)
By bidding higher then the current market prices, Communist China'malntmined
position as Ceylon's sole customer is rubber during May and June (4). ..
bought up all the rubber available, including saokled sheets, low-grade raibber,
and latex. Rubber brokers in Ceylon believe. this reflects a severe.rubber ahort-
,%ge Ia "China. (10) However,. rubber circles in Ceylon predict-that Chiaia will not
buys bber frog Ceylon for the next fee months because the last two vessels had
to wait too long in Ceylon.(10)
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