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(B) OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

(1) AUSTRALIA (A) GRANT AID (8 MILLION US DOLLARS PER YEAR,

DEVOTED TO CONSULULTANCY, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT

FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: ·

(B) SOFT LOAN (4 MILLION US DOLLARS OVER YEARS

LOW INTEREST RATE, LONG TERM)

AS PART OF A MIXED CREDIT TO FINANCE A TRANSMISSION LINE

PROJECT IN FUJIAN

(11) CANADA GRANT AID (10 MILLION US DOLLARS PER YEAR) FOR THE PROJECT-TIED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

(C) (PH) SWEDEN

SOFT LOANS (3 MILLION US DOLLARS

NIL INTEREST RATE, 6 YEAR TERM: AND 10 MILLION DOLLARS (US) 2 PERCENT INTEREST RATE 8 YEARS TERM) TIED TO CONTRACTS FOR TWO DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE TIMBER/PAPER SECTOR.

(WV) JAPAN (A) GRANT AID (65 TO 6 BILLION PER YEAR)

(B) SOFT LOANS (Y 470 BILLION FROM NOW TO 1991, 3 1/4 PERCENT INTEREST RATE, 30 YEAR TERM, 10 YEAR GRACE PERIOD)

(C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (Y 2 BILLION PER YEAR)

2. EC COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE AT 1(A) ABOVE HAVE NOT SO FAR AGREED TO UNDERTAKE ANY FORM OF DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITY IN CHINA. THE FRENCH, HOWEVER, HAVE MADE IT KNOWN THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING OFFERING CHINA MIXED CREDIT

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