REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT CLASS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ON 6 APRIL, USING ONLY UNCLASSIFIED MATERIALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00985R000400050037-4
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: February 16, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Associate Director Management
National Foreign Assessment Center
SUBJECT : Request for fermiss on,to
Conduct Class at Geor e
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A r , Using Only
Unc assi.fied Materials
I have been asked by Professor John P. Hardt, a
senior research specialist on Soviet affairs at the
Library of Congress and a friend of the Agency, to
address his undergraduate class in Economics 134
(Comparative Communist Economic Systems) at Gem
Washington University, 1310-1425 hours, Thursday
6 April. My subject would be the economy of China as
a comparative economic system. I would identify myself
as a CIA employee, state that my views were not necessarily
those of CIA or the US government, and use only unclassified
-materials. The 25 senior/junior students include two
foreign nationals, neither from a Communist country.
I have conducted Professor Hardt's class previously.
I have been identified as a CIA employee on numerous
recruiting trips and at similar lectures at various
educational institutions. An outline of my proposed
lecture is attached.
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International Trade and Services Division
Office of Economic Research
Attachment:.
As stated above
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(Outline for lecture to GWU class on 6 April)
1. Historical Background
a. A century of humiliation (1839-1949)
b. -A series of revolutionary convulsions
2. Natural Resources
a. Land: 'Arid West, Dry North, Wet South
b., Water: Great eastward-flowing rivers, canals, lakes.,
coastal waters
c. Minerals: oil, coal,-iron, mercury, tin, tungsten;
.reforestation
3. Human Resources: uniquely suited for tasks of-econ development
4,. Economic System: Soviet skeleton with Chinese flesh and blood
a. Public,owner"ship of main facilities; petty private ownership
b. Collective decision-making, dominated by Communist Party
C. Command system of putting decisions into action
5.. Industrial Sector
a. Impressive 9% growth rate and solid technological gains
b, Leading position of oil and electronics
6.. Agricultural Sector
a. Irregular growth in output, at 2% rate of population
b. Organization in three-tiered communes
7. Foreign Trade
a. Source of modern machinery, grain, and industrial materials
b. Pay-as-you-go policy, now slightly modified
C. Switch to Western from Communist partners since 195Os
8. Quality of Life
a. Striking improvement in stability and security
b. Toilsome, spartan, regimented, egalitarian
c. Gradual rise in material standards
9.. Looking Ahead: three problem areas
a. Red versus Expert issue
b. Dealing with increasing complexity in a command economy
c. Effective curbs on population growth
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