SHORTAGE OF COTTON SEED OIL/POOR PROSPECTS FOR COTTON CROP

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CIA-RDP83-00423R001900750001-8
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RIPPUB
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C
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1
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November 9, 2016
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October 2, 1998
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1
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Publication Date: 
May 19, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP83-00423 R001900750001-8? %MW _25X1A9a MW SEE-BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONTR r w r This material contains information affecting the t,V National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18. U. S. C. _ PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED BY Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized per- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY son is prohibited by law. COUNTRY w 5; ' Argentina tiF ORT NO. 00- SUBJECT DATE DISTRIBUTED Shortage of Cotton Seed Oil/Po f Prospects for Cotton Crop NO. OF PAGES NO. OF ENCL 25X1A9a 1 ' 5X1 A6a SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT PLACE Al U RRED RESPONSIVE TO DATE ACQUIRED (By source) DATE OF INFORMATION (Date or dates, on or between which, events or conditions described in report existed) 30 Apr 55 - -- and e e 0 Apr 55 1 THI I SOURCE 1. "In Argentina we once had a thriving cotton oil industry and produced enough for ourselves and had left over a big surplus for export. Now we have just had to buy 20 thousand tons of cotton seed oil from the US for domestic consumption, and before the end of 1951, we will probably have to buy 25/30 thousand tons more. Government intervention in agricultural production has certainly worked havoc with us. From a domestic production of about 220 thousand tons of edible oil, we are dowi to about 75 thousand tons annually. 2. "Our only chance of getting a decent crop this year is a rapid improvement in weather. For over a month we have had an excess of rain. The crop is very late and early frosts would surely hit us hard. In any case, we will produce considerably less cotton this year 95;7than was produced in 1954. Meanwhile, consumption is increasing again so it seems unlikely we will have anything for export unless the government permits the exportation of very low grades and the import of better ones." 25X1A9a ` end WE AEI-BATE iltf8-IfHA1E AN JUN 9-~ NOFORN NAVY LIMITED: /~Dissemiinat-o limilgd o full-ti ojjr gy~~jsAot nQa i car }~}(~~r agt~g' (f nsxe, to the intelligence components, other offices pr6d ~r 1g-iv It!rzi R Ire @t"4i~1b 5't+ftfh th 'i?n~itrtL~S'u yP itffs oT to ~dis etfiinated to consultants, external projects Rx reserve personnel on short term active duty (excepting individuals who are normally full-time employees of CIA. AEC, 17111, State or Defense) U) Tess the written permission of the originating office has been obtained through the Assistant Director for Collection and Dissemination. CIA,