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ID416
NameAmerican branch factories in Shanghai
TitleSpecial Report. Questionnaire #317 - American Branch Factories Abroad
Year1931
AuthorO'Harow, Edgar W., Assistant Trade Commissioner, Shanghai; Calder, A. Bland, Assistant Commercial Attache, Shanghai
CollectionNARA, General records of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (RG151)
Sub collectionRecords Relating to Commercial Attaches' Reports, China (Shanghai), 1931, Box 112
Reference NumberEntry 14, Box 112
Repository typeArchive
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Special Report. Shanghai, China, July 20, 1931 - 9p

Note: Information contained in this report relating to the financial investment and annual turnover of the various branch factories listed, has been obtained under pro;ise strictly to observe its confidential nature. Failure to observe this confidence will not only prove embarrassing but will handicap the functioning of this office in the future. 

  • Factors affecting the branch factory movement in Shanghai - p.1
  • Loca attitude toward branch factories - p.4
  • Branch factories - p.4 
    • Otis Elevator Company
    • Ford Motor Company, Exports Inc. 
    • National Carbo Co., Fedeal Inc, U.S.A. 
    • Claude Neon Light, Fed. Inc., U.S.A.
    • Tobacco Products Corporation, Inc.
    • China General Edison Co., Inc, 
    • Belting and LEather Products Association, Inc.
    • Standard Oil Co. of New York
    • Texas Co. (China), Ltd. 
    • China Electric Co., Ltd.
  • Prospective branch factories 
    • Aluminium Company of America - aluminium products (probably through Canadian subsidiary)
    • Richard Hudnut - cosmetics
    • R.CA. Victor Company - phonograph records - radios
    • Truscon Steel Company - steel sashes, basements, etc. 
    • Custiss - Wright Corporation - airplanes
    • Colgate - Palmolive - Peet Co. - soap
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Records Relating to Commercial Attaches' Reports, China (Shanghai), 1931, Box 112, folder "Shanghai - Special Reports, July 1931", IMG_0002-0010

Provides information regarding the firms' factories, head offices and general sales offices addresses, the nature of their activities, their turnover, and other business information. 

 

Keywordsreport ; commercial attache ; trade ; commissioner,special ; confidential ; branch ; industry ; American ; Shanghai ;
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