Other American companies with holdings in the islands are Colgate Palmolive Poet Ca, General Motors Ca, RKO. Radio Pictures, Inc, and Stein Hall Trading Ca.
From the standpoint of investments, the United States in 1929 ranked fourth. Ouf of a total foreign investment of 2,065,000,000 guilders, the Dutch accounted for 744 cent., British, 13.5 percent; French-Belgian 54 per cent, American 2.6 per cent. and Japan 0.9 per cent.
Most ai this is invested in the production of sugar, rubber, tobacco, oil palm, coffee, tea, cinchona, fibres, cocounts and gambier.—United Pre:
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