THE PROBABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SINO-JAPANESE TRADE 1958-1962
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CREST [1]
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP79T01049A001800150004-2
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RIFPUB
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S
Document Page Count:
5
Document Creation Date:
December 12, 2016
Document Release Date:
June 24, 2002
Sequence Number:
4
Case Number:
Publication Date:
April 25, 1958
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REPORT
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ie ve vim) of Sin?-Jpine
1958-1962
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25 April 1
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EGRET
Probable Development of Sino-Jepaneee Wad
1958-1962
The rapid advance in Ellsol-Japanese trade since 1951 was baited in 1957
by
2
largely
nearly a year
7
56 level. This setback was
largely to the leek of the trade arrangements
toverned trade relations. The third trade agree..
reent had expired in Way 1957 followingone over a iew
b
? The signing of the fourth trade agrement,
5 March 1958, revived optietsa on the part of many
in the
n of several
4GCdit7 contracts prior to this agreement, especially the steel. jIZ4J58
contract with China for cumulative trade of 080 million each way between
1962,1958 end and maerous exchanges of technical missions have also intensi-
fied interest in the Chins market. But only a rantb after the signing
se exz,ectationa when they
of the trade agreement, the Chinese taupe
uniaterajly
would not
to c
ostensibly because the Japane
the terms negotiated by the p
Japanese interests.
These increasing oontacts and the renewed clamor for tr
ted in part by the relaxation of trade controls in 1957
in Japan. The depressed Japanese fart
at
se orders while
by a
steel orders
e sharp deterioration in the market for Japane
since last year. The steel industry-hopes to expand its exports on a gore
by obtaining coal and iron ore
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I. As a results stoat producta will probably
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of iron ore end coal
hail. million tons or less then 00 million (at present prices) only hal' the
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by China.
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of the slepenese mo to
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