NEW TRUCK ASSEMBLY PLANT FOR MANILA, P.I.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R001200290001-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY: Philippines DATE _L2 ,}?
SUBJECT: New Truck Assembly Plant for Manila, P.I. 25X1A2g
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assembly operation. However, it is the intention
obtain truck units completely disassembled and to put them together,
thus establishing, in terms of the Philippine Government, a new factory
operation. This procedure will permit greater allowable imports and
likewise a considerable saving in the price of the assembled units. All
bodies or cabs for the trucks will be fabricated in the new assembly plant.
The anticipated production figures are 10 to 20 truck units per day.
loor Plan of proposed assembly plant available on loan from CIA Library
3. The building indicated as 'Long term lease" on drawing of present and
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in the Philippines, located in Manila, has obtained
exchange permits from the Philippine Government for the purchase of
necessary equipment to establish a truck assembly plant in Manila.
The building to be used is already constructed and located in the Port
area of Manila. It is about 467 ft in length and 156 ft in width.
At resent this buildinq- is used for, what might be termed,
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is located two blocks from the Piers of the Manila Harbor and roug
three blocks from the Manila Hotel, as indicated by Enclosure "A".
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LAvailable on loan from CIA Library - Floor Plan of the Proposed Assembly
Plant dated 28 July 1953 and seven photographs showing interior and
exterior of building for proposed new assembly plant. Also rough pencil
sketch of South Harbor Port Area in which 1roperty is located
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future installations LAvailable on loan from CIA Library
as a second-hand car salesroom and storage. The building on the corner
of Railroad Street and 21st Street houses the main office and display
room plus customer servicing facilities. Incidentally, the offices are
completely air-conditioned. The building on the corner of Railroad
Street and 20th Street housed new units completely assembled and ready
for delivery, plus the final adjustent and assembly of passenger cars.
The building now proposed for the assembly plant is located on Railroad
Street between 18th and l9th Streets. Our distributor's installation
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