On August 7, 1952, the Central People's Government Committee held its 17th meeting.The meeting adopted the "Decision on Adjusting the Central People's Government Institution", decided to abolish the Central People's Government Intelligence General Office, the Central People's Government News General Office; established the Central People's Government Foreign Trade Ministry, the Central People's Government Commerce Ministry, which after the establishment of the two ministries abolished the Central People's Government Trade Ministry; established the Central People's Government First Mechanical Industry Ministry, the Central People's Government Second Mechanical Industry Ministry, the Central People's Government Construction Engineering Ministry, the Central People's Government Geological Ministry, and the Central People's Government Food Ministry.The conference also passed the "On Adjusting the Local People's Government Institu