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CIA Reading Room cia-rdp84t00301r000400010125-5: NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY (CABLE) 6 AUGUST 1982

Director of Central Intelligence National Intelligence Daily (Cable) Top Secret ugus~-~ Contents international: Developing Countries' Reserves Doam IMF data show developing countries' foreign exchange reserves fell during the first quarter of 1982 to the lowest level in two years. The $4.8 billion drop in the reserves of OPEC countries continued the decline begun in the third quarter of 1981. Nigeria and Venezuela registered the largest decreases among OPEC, as falling oil revenues made it difficult to cover both import bills Comment: Depressed export revenues, high interest rates, and rising …