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Canned pink salmon prices continued their upward trend as warehouse supplies 

 were practically exhausted. The adjusted retail price index for canned salmon on 

 Ifey 15 was recorded at a new high of 511.7 percent of the 1938-39 average — 47.7 

 percent above the corresponding period of 1950, and 0.7 percent higher than on 

 April 15, 1951. 



Economic Cooperation Administration Program Notes 



GREECE ASKS FOR CANNED FISH ; During June, Greece asted for bids on 400 metric 

 tons ( about 19,596 cases of 48 15-oz. cans) of canned sardines or pilchards packed 

 in tomato sauce in cans of 5, 6, 8, 14, or 15 ounces each. Bids were being received 

 by the Greek Ministry of Ccmmerce, Athens, and the bid deadline was June 20. 



INDONESIA AUTHORIZED FUNDS TO PURCHASE FISHING VESSELS ; On June 1 ECA author- 

 ized the expenditure of $270,000 by Indonesia for the purchase of three fishing ves- 

 sels to be used for goverrment demonstrations. One of the vessels was to be pro- 

 cured from the United States and was to be a clipper-t3rpe tuna vessel capable of 

 carrying 75 tons of tuna. The other two vessels were to be 50-ton fish carrying ves- 

 sels and were to be procured from the Netherlands. 



To reach the tuna fishing grounds already known, Indonesian fishermen need 

 larger clipper vessels such as are used in high-sea tuna fishing by American tuna 

 fishermen, EGA states. The two carrier vessels will be used to transport fresh 

 or salt fish from outljdng areas to the larger centers of population, assuring a 

 market for increased catches which can not now be transported from these areas. 

 However, all three of the new vessels will be initially operated by the Indonesian 

 Governmait to demonstrate to private industry and the fishery cooperatives the bene- 

 fits they can obtain through the purchase of similar vessels. 



In six months EGA has authorized $1,368,000 in TJ. S. aid funds for Indonesian 

 fishery development. With these funds Indonesia is also buying 60 small motorized 

 fishing boats and 100 new engines from Japan for $600,000; 15 larger-type boats 

 from Japan for $255,000; and a fisheries research vessel from the Netherlands for 

 $225,000, and scientific equipment for it costing $18,000, In addition, EGA in May 

 sent a U. S. fisheries expert to Djakarta to help the Indonesian Government carry 

 out its broad plan for increasing fish production, 



PHILIPPIHE EGA PROCUREi-IEWrS THROUGH PRIVATB GHAMNBI^ ; It has always been the 

 policy of EGA that, insofar as possible, all purchases financed with EGA dollars 

 should be made through established private trade channels. However, due to the 

 urgency of getting shipments started to the Philippines at the earlier possible 

 time, the established buying facilities of the Emergency Procurement Service were 

 being temporarily used to meet this emergency. However, EGA hopes that for purchases 

 during the Fiscal Year 1952, normal private trade channels betvjeen the Philippines 

 and the United States will be used for all EGA financed pxorchases, according to a 

 June 22 news release from that agency. Among the items that may be requested by 

 the Philippines for EGA financing are machinery and equipment for fish ponds; fish 

 nets; and fish hooks. 



PORTUGAL iUro MOROCCO REQ.UEST EGA FUNDS FOR TIN-PLATE IMPOHrS ; Portugal during 

 June requested EGA-funds for the purchase of $600,000 of tin-plate for the canned 

 fish industry. In the same month Morocco also requested $200,000 of EGA funds for 

 tin plate (some of which probably also is intended for the canned fish industry of 

 that country) , Both of these countries have requested EGA to grant procurenBnt 

 authorizations covering these commodities. 



