SOUTHEAST ASIA MINERALS YEARBOOK—1988  495 72Department of Economic
Research, Bank of Thailand. Thailand: Economic Conditions in 1988 and Outlook
for 1989. 
 ~ Colored Stone Association. The 1989 World Mining Report, reprint. 
 74American Metal Market. V. 97, No. 8, Jan. 
12,1989. 
~ in Thailand. V. 16, No. 1, Jan. 1985, p. 25. 76Oil & Gas Journal.
V.
87, No. 9, Feb. 27, 1989, p. 
114. 
~ News. V. 19, No. 9, Dec. 1987, p. 10. 
~ V. 19, No. 12, Mar. 1989, pp. 4—5. 
 79Mining Journal (London). 1988 Mining Annual 
Review, page proof, unnumbered. 
 
 80Prepared by Gordon L. Kinney, physical scientist, Division of International
Minerals. 
 81Vo Van Kiet Speech on Economy. Hong Kong AFP 
 
(in English). 1103 GMT, Dec. 13, 1988. 
 82Bangkok Voice of Free Asia (in English). 1500 GMT, Nov. 17, 1988. 
 ~ the year, the value of the dong (D) varied between D386=US$1.00 to D3,300=US$1.00.
The yearend black market rate was about D4,500 = US$1.00. An arbitrary conversion
rate of D2,000 = US$1.00 is used throughout this report. 
 84Hanoi, NHAN DAN (in Vietnamese). May 12, 
1988, p. 3. 
 85Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency Broadcast (in English). 0700 GMT, May 24, 1989.

 
 86Mining Journal (London). Feb. 17, 1989, p. 124. 
 
 87Hanoi, VNA Broadcast (in English). 0700 GMT, July 16, 1988. 
 88 Domestic Service, Broadcast (in Vietnamese). 1100 GMT, Oct. 14, 1988.

 89Hanoi Domestic Service, Broadcast (in Vietnamese). 2300 hrs GMT, June
6, 1988. 
 90Ho Chi Minh City, SAIGON GIAI PHONG (in Vietnamese). Aug. 25, 1988, p.
3.