https://omeka.uottawa.ca/examination-unit/files/original/a3366496d3373855d442a0aee2864022.jpg e7941970fb73dfb9ef3b89e97c03a912 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reel 17427 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document # Dast (DROOVE) Vichy (COLONIES) July 1944 FRT $11175-11176$ (2 parts complete) ## GIST Pursuant to my telegram no 2749 of 22 Apr114: We have now a concrete case of the applications of the decree of 27 December 1943, which authorizes the granting of loans to industrial enterprises. It concerns the COMPAGNIE (YMINIENEY) DES ETAINS D'EXTREME ORIENT (ETEXO), which has been hard hit by the stoppage of exports of tin ores, which had amounted to 446 tons in 1942 and 320 in 1943. Present sales being confined to the home market only, whose needs are estimated 15250 tons, the ore has been divided between the two exploiting companies located in Laos, ETEXO and SEEMI (SOCIETE D'ETUDES ET D'EXPLOITATIONS MINIERES D'INDOCNINE). However ETEXO, the management of which has not always been very smoothrunning and --3N-- adequate level, is particularly (Ybeset with?) difficulties, facing as it does a shrinking of the market down to apoint below a subsistence minimum; and it is certain that this breakdown will force it to close one of its two operating-centers, that of NURGSON, if it continues to be held down to its own resources alone. I believe it essential to prevent such a stoppage, as it might be interpreted as a withdrawal of our influence; and it would be the more regrettable in that the company has on hand rather large amounts of stocks of concentrates sufficient to provide security for financial aid. The situation which has been investigated by the office of the InspectorGeneral of Kines at my request, has justified my granting a loan of 187,000 plasters on a basis of 1700 plasters per ton of concentrates. A contract is being drawn up, but, in view of the urgency of it, the Bank of Indocnina consents to advance a loan to ETEXO without waiting for formalities. The loan is for 90,000 plasters, underwritten by the government-general and guaranteed in the same way as for a commercial transaction. In order to put this into proper form I am addressing to you the following proposed ordinance, which may serve to fit the terms generally applicable for loans on stocks of ore .... ${ }^{2}$ (continued) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reel 17427 - Page 1686 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://image-uab.canadiana.ca/iiif/2/69429%2Fc0pk06z25k3h/full/max/0/default.jpg Description An account of the resource Quality Score: unknown Needs Review: No OCR Confidence: 0% Character Count: 2124 Word Count: 359 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource fra Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941/1945 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain 1942 1943 1944 Vichy