CHINESE COMMUNIST TRADE IN OPIUM, PRECIOUS METALS AND TRUCKS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006100100006-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 18, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2003/1
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DATE OF
INFO.
Chinese Conmunist Trade in Q ium
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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In early October 19509 30 tons of opium arrived in Hong Kong from North
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On 7 October the Bank of China in Kongffioon sent 9 boxes o
(2.,500 in each box) and 25,000 ounces of gold to the Ilan
Banks Macao, on the Ia ;I ~Il P r IPIG (' ., =_ ) ? The silver dol
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lars wil-L be sent
to Hong Kong to buy foreign exchanged The gold was turned over to the Ta
Ilsi Yang (r, :ii ?) Bank to use for speculation on the ISacao marl t0
30 On 19s 209 22 and 25 Septenber,'l0 American trucks in groups'of 10 each
arrived at the 5th Tlharf, Hacao, f m Hong Kong. The trucksQrrhich were
sent to Canton by way of Chungshan irr-,ediately on arrivals had been-
bought by'the Chinese Comunist.shonsored Hong Kong Drug Stores Macao,
at III? "11,000 per truck in Hong Kongo
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:t Cooent0 Amount of opium seem.., excessive0 See
concerning Chinese Communist effort of o;
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This dowment is hereby regradcAl to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with tho
letter of 16 October 1979 from the
Director of Centre Intelligence to tiro
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2009
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