CHINESE PURCHASING ACTIVITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000180003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 17, 1947
• Content Type: IR

COUNTRY Ph:. nines, China
CONFIDENTIAL
SURW= Ch.'.?rarne Purchasing Aetiv .- ies
in t1ty Philippines.
ORG
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP / ry'S$7
I1'TELLICENCE REPORT
Approved For Release 1999
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0457R001000180
DATE:
INFO.
DEBT * October 1947
PAGES 2
SUPPLEMENT
o There at present a Chine-ne Purchasing Comrn:igsiori in Manila, which is not
adve).: sing its presence th:nre. Ito cable address in China is "Sinn Dook
Shan Flea i" .
a. A('miral P.T. Mar Head of than P=rchasing Commission. His
main office is in Shanghai, -
b. C' ua,dQr X. Thin Woo Travolling Chief Purchasing Inspector.
He is said to have been a student at the
Un:ivorsity of Arizona Institute of Technology
about 17 years ago,
c. Cam :Sin Frank T. Yoh Head Purchasing Agent for Manila
3. The C3:ruAission is interested in purchasing large quantities of sheet steal
and iron:. heavy conatruotiou equipment and materials.
SOURCES C.e'.iese susinessr J .'a the Philippines
. The p~.: ~ nt state of China;-s econamy has made it difficult for the
Commission to satisfy ored.i l agreements entered into in Manila, and as a result
it is hAving trouble ititereiting able suppliers,
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A Chin.' naval off icer L Note: it is not known whether he is 25X1 A6a
a mern'- of or has any connection with the above n