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Here is news of another set of data in limbo:

I had requested permission from ISI to add a user to those authorized to
use several Chinese fertility study files we had purchased from them in
May 1991.

This is part of the reply:

International Statistical Institute
428 Prinses Beatrixlaan, P.O. Box 950
2270 AZ Voorburg, Netherlands

Voorburg, 5 March 1992
.....

With reference to your letter of 26 February 1992, I have to inform you that
due to funding constraints the International Statistical Institute is
unfortunately no longer able to provide tapes or give information on the World
Fertility Survey data.

The events resulting in the close-down of the DDB programme will be chronicled
in an upcoming ISI newsletter article. I hope that this will help you to
understand the unfortunate closing of the DDB facility. I will ensure that you
receive a copy of this newsletter.

The data of the World Fertility Survey is owned by the country of origin. To
obtain permission to use the data that you have requested, you could contact
  ....
I hope that this information proves to be helpful.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Zoltan Kenessey, Director

[AC note: DDB is the "Dynamic Data Base"]