UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORTS OF CHINESE EMBASSY TO COLLECT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PHILIPPINE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009200290015-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 6, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GE REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO, 25X1A
COUNTRY -1hilippines
SUBJECT Unsuccessful Efforts of Chinese Embassy
to Collect Contributions for Philippine Election
Campaigns 25X1 A
PLACE
ACQUIRE
DATE OF
INFO.
DATE DISTR. b tov-1951
NO. OF PAGES 1
,~. y tia a SUPPLEMENT TO
DO NOT CIRCULATE REPORT NO.
t. Officials of the Chinese Embassy are encountering difficulty in coliect-
ing campaign contributions from members of the Philippine Chinese com-
munity for Philippine political parties,l
20 By the end of October 1951, Chinese F rnbassy officials had collected a
total of f O,OUO for the Liberal Party campaign and ) 2O,UUO for the
Nacionalista campaign. However, Chinese contributors have pledged a
tota.1 of approximately J'200,000 to be divided between the two parties.
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la Cow - reported on efforts of nationalist
Am assa or CHIL14 Chih-piing to secure campaign contributions for
the Liberal and Nacional.ista Parties from members of the Philip-
pine Chinese comrmtn ty?
`ormment. Philippine Chinese continue to display an unwilling-
ness to pay tribute in the form of election contributions in default
of hopes that either Party will refrain from anti-Chinese legisla-
tion and action following the election.
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