PRESENT STATUS OF COTTON MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND WOOLEN MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000300670009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 14, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Present Status of Cotton Mill Owners Association
and Woolen Mill Owners' Association
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There were three Cotton Mill Owners � Aesociations in China known as the
East China, North China and South China Aasociatione. Of the three the
East China Association was the most important. It was older, larger,
50X1 better organized, and carried the most weight with the government.
50X1 Territorially it covered the three provinces of Klaugsu, Chekiang and
Anhui;
2. Prioe to the outbreak of fighting between China and Japan 59517 the
East China Cotton W11 Owners' Association not only collected statistics
of common interest to mill operators, but represented them in negotiations
with the government on tax matters. This was its most important function.
During the Japanese occupation of East China 5938-4.27 the Association
50X1 was dormant but was revived at the end of hostilities .5.927.� It did
not regain its former position, however, because the Nationalist _
governmeet had fallen heir to the ex-Japanese mills.
50X1 These formed a large block in the membership which set the policy of the
Association; the private mills found it expedient to follow the lead of
the government mills. As a result the Association ceased to perform its
most important function, although it still collected statistics a56x1
performed other minor functions.
3. Under the Communists 5949-dati7 the Association still exists but is of
little importance. The Communist government not only took over the former
50X1 Nationalist government mills, but aevired outright some of the rivately
owned mills, and exercises effective control over the rest.
Under these circumstances the Association has lost entirely its independen
status. It is not even in a position to collect or eublieh statistics.
his is a function of the Cotton Control Board
- which acquires, raw cotton and, allocates it to the mills.
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4. The Shanghai Woolen Mill Owner p' Association was never of much importance.
There were only about a dozen ?mills in Shanghai producing woolen goods, and
several of these were minor departments of large cotton mills. The
Association was not well organized, and performed. no important functions.
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