ILLEGAL RUBBER TRANSACTIONS AT BELAVAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010000400012-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 1999
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: February 11, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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NT iLL GE".NC ',G- ' ` REFOR I NO.
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'-USSEC.f 111e~ra1 Ribber Trensa.ctie,r at. Selawan
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5eyr;~ e rte pt.es ^f. the Tndores7.an Curtoms Service at lielawan and ones empl i*ee
of the sort Control Of-rice were arre-ited for issuh n 1R a fa tse a art license
f'or the shiment of 100 tons of rubber to Ns1eya.
The eight persons a.y rre:steri ).n convect nn with the Bel.avran case Were;
iris Th rr ians % er.sployed in tl e Customs at Be Logan
Sterl ing
Fredericks
Tcsbi.ng Indores inns C employed in the Custom at 13elawan.
7..;1ahr
LE (:iti r,e ;o r ?.a.9h.er in the C;ustams at Belairenr
Ar .indonesian Off1c r of the Kantor tt-usant _a rcoxt er ,,,?,. Control Office),
t ,b.14 (..ctrF4. ";Sa"ss" it, t'F oti-?r 100 t or.e G.:''ert" t')71:Yted lJ.t e?d." ]_La'*e the
a kL 11-matt':' nerx'dt it., 100 t ns wwex`e E',.imr rt?'l legally `?L.t?`ough iel.i sK 'O, +usin{'g
Di r i ng. the latter nar of 3.951 the United Cont.torUties (34o poration at D .J..
br t?a;ye.n t ;?. , Psedan,'- was unusually active iil the.loca rifber `r) rchasing
n r1ret . It bought tar; e ru?a.m',ities of r al ar crepe ar).d low grade ruober,
In 1.1`'tit.cb other buyers were nor interested, to snugr1fe
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, ev. ,. .E. the Delaw. ;n ease .3a '~` ~'n " Cr Ilan, 'Y ri7bbe:r 7.arm with
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on the nre;T,'se - of Sun T,io ktrabher Co. 14,dan _ought. 200 tons o 1o- Xrad,?
rubber flror'. ts''e f rite's D-)rmdclht1.es Coin - .atI.r) Y. Fo .eign exc tinge ''.' ~) a
letter w` '.iredit were, iei tliiy obtained for 100 of th 20. tons. the
basis of the Letter e'f '9 legit tTrd'o f,xoctr:. Perni't:, was recei.ir=is fro'{rr
the Kantor U rusan `xrort. Me 1ar`:..d for i; -ii:4; 100 torts, Howover, 13an