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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01446R000100170025-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: May 10, 1955
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2000/08/30 : CIA-P_ nP- 0-01446R00010
W-HORANDUM FOR THE GUTIVE OFFICER, OCS
THROUt a Dr. H. S. Craig
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The thirteen aian nations and colonies are scheduled to
meet in Simla, India, today to discuss economic problems. India
is playing host to the conference and there is considerable
speculation that the agenda of the conference will deal with
ways and means of influencing the projected US-Asian aid program.
The countries taking part in the conference are the members
of the Colombo Plan, which provides for a program of buAlding up
Asia economically through mutual help and aid from, abroad. They
are Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lis, Nepal, Pakistan,
Thailand, Vietnam, and the four British colonial areas of Malaya,
Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak, all represented by a United
Kingdom expert.
pica to be taken. up at the conference will bes
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(1) promotion of regional trade through President Eisenhower's
special fund for Asia; and (2) creation of a special fund to help
meet dollar shortages of countries b Wing more than they are
Selling. The Indian invitation to convene this conference and
the agenda has caused some concern here in Washington and Asian
capitals since congress has not yet voted the aid funds, and aims
aid will continue on a bilateral basis and becsrtise of the un-
fortunate implication that the conference would produce a policy
of multilateral apportionment of U. S. aid.
The State Department and FOA in a joint circular telegram on
3 May made it clear to our Missions in 4ia that although the U.S.
welcomes Indian initiative in economic development among countries
of Free Asia, the U.S. intends "to continue U. S. aid on a bilateral
basis and will not favor multilateral recommendations or negotiations
regarding U. S. aid to count 4es of Asia. This bilateral handling
of aid was made clear to the overnmunt of India in Stassen group
diascussions in Delhi and believe ilovernaent of India understands
this and agrees with it".
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