storyflo · news

You are listening to Declassified. Today, we delve into a declassified C-I-A record concerning Taiwanese military distrust of U.S. attaches, a top-secret letter from the American Embassy in Taipei, Taiwan, dated June twenty-seventh, nineteen-fifty. This document can be found on archive.org, under the C-I-A research tool entry C-I zero zero three six two. This document was released as part of an of...

This is a declassified State Department telegram dated June twenty‑eighth, nineteen fifty, concerning coordination between the United States Seventh Fleet and the Republic of China government over Taiwan and surrounding islands. The document is hosted in the public archive at The Black Vault. The telegram was released to the public through the Internet Archive as part of a digitized collection of...

Welcome to Declassified. Today, we delve into an Army intelligence cable concerning Communist troop movements in Manchuria, dated July fifth, nineteen-fifty. This declassified record offers a glimpse into United States intelligence gathering at the outset of the Korean War, as retrieved from vault.fbi.gov. This document was released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act. It is part of...

This is Declassified. Today, we examine a Top Secret letter from the Department of State, dated July sixth, nineteen-fifty, concerning a proposal for a United States-directed intelligence organization in Taiwan. This document offers a glimpse into early American intelligence planning regarding China. It can be found at archive.org. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act an...

This is Declassified. Today, we examine a secret memorandum from July sixth, nineteen-fifty, detailing early U.S. intelligence on Chinese Communist assistance to North Korea, sourced from The Black Vault at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document, cataloged as CI zero zero three seven one, was declassified under an unknown authority and released to the public domain through The Black Vault's a...

This declassified United States Army record from July seventh, nineteen-fifty, details early intelligence regarding Chinese Communist aid to North Korea during the Korean War. This document is available on archive.org, sourced from The Black Vault. This record was released through a Freedom of Information Act request. The precise FOIA case number is not publicly available, but the document was dec...

Declassified. Today we examine a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from July eleventh, nineteen-fifty, concerning Chinese Nationalist operations against the mainland. This document explores the factors involved in launching an expeditionary force from Formosa, now Taiwan, against mainland China, and its potential impact on the Far East. It is accessible via the Black Vault archives a...

Declassified. Today we examine a declassified National Archives record: the Note by the Secretaries to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Capabilities of Chinese Communist Forces, Including North Korean Communists Now in Manchuria, to Intervene in the Korean Situation. This document, dated July eleventh, nineteen-fifty, offers an early assessment of Chinese military strength during a critical period of...

You are listening to Declassified, an audio briefing of public domain government records from storyflo.com. This episode features a declassified C.I.A. record detailing Secretary of State Dean Acheson's internal thoughts on the Korean War and Taiwan in July nineteen-fifty. This document is available at vault.fbi.gov. This three-page letter, originally classified Top Secret, was declassified under...

This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning reported Chinese Communist plans for an attack on Taiwan, dated July thirteenth, nineteen fifty. The memorandum is notable because it provides an early U.S. intelligence assessment of potential amphibious and airborne operations against the island. The document was made publicly available through The Black Vault, which posted the...

Declassified. Today, we present an intelligence summary from the Department of the Army, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, dated July fourteenth, nineteen-fifty. This declassified record discusses the redeployment of China's Fourth Field Army and its potential implications for the Korean War, drawing from vault.fbi.gov. This document, labeled "Secret," was released through the Freedom of Inf...

Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified Army intelligence summary from July fourteen, nineteen-fifty, concerning intelligence on Korea and North China. This document offers an early U.S. assessment of Chinese Communist and Soviet involvement in the Korean peninsula at the outset of the Korean War. This record is publicly available from The Black Vault, at archive.org/download/us-china-intel...

From storyflo. This is your daily audio brief. It's Jessica. November 9th. The news desk — ten stories, here's the one that opens it. Let's get into it. First, from Lemonde. EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : réunion à Paris lundi pour financer la réparation de l’arche de Tchernobyl. JavaScript is disabled in your browser. A required part of this site couldn’t load. This may be due to a browser extens...

Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified government record concerning Taiwan’s intent to bomb a Chinese airfield in July nineteen-fifty. This record, cataloged as US Intelligence on China CI00388, is sourced from documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act and made public by The Black Vault archive. Its declassification authority is not speci...

From Declassified, this is an Army record concerning United States disapproval of Taiwan's plan to bomb airfields, dated July eighteenth, nineteen-fifty. This document is available on The Black Vault at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act. Its declassification authority is not specified, but it was made publicly available on December fifth,...

This is Declassified. Today, we present a declassified C-I-A record titled, "U.S. Intelligence on China: N-C-N-A Special Article on American Espionage Activities." This Airgram, dated July nineteenth, nineteen-fifty, provides a unique insight into early Cold War perceptions of American activities in China. You can find this document on archive.org, linked from theblackvault.com. This document was...

Declassified presents a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning Chinese military capabilities for amphibious attack on Formosa. This document, a Top Secret memorandum dated July twenty-second, nineteen-fifty, provides an assessment of Chinese Communist and Nationalist forces. You can find this record on archive.org by searching the catalog ID C I zero zero three nine seven. This...

Declassified. Today, we delve into a declassified C-I-A record titled "Suggestions for Aiding Taiwan," a Top Secret memorandum dated July twenty-second, nineteen-fifty. This document reveals early U.S. concerns regarding the stability of Nationalist China on Formosa, and is available at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released under a Freedom of Information Act request, case number...

This is Declassified. Today, we're examining a Central Intelligence Agency record about United States intelligence on China. This Top Secret document, a cable dated July twenty-fourth, nineteen-fifty, contains significant intelligence briefs concerning Chinese Communist air strength. This record is available on documents two dot the black vault dot com. This document was released under the Freedom...

From storyflo. This is your daily audio brief. Hey, it's Jessica. November 8th. Ten things to be aware of before the day starts. Let's get into it. First, from Bloomberg Top. China Set to Lead World in Energy Investment in 2026, CCTV Says. China is expected to invest $940 billion in energy in 2026, the most by any country, according to the Global Energy Transition Report 2026 released by the China...

This is Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified C.I.A. intelligence report from July twenty-fifth, nineteen-fifty, detailing a proposed Chinese Nationalist plan to recover South China. This document offers a glimpse into early Cold War-era covert operations and strategic considerations in Asia. You can find this record at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was approved for release...

This is Declassified. Today we present a Top Secret cable from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Far East, regarding the threat to Formosa, now known as Taiwan, dated July twenty-fifth, nineteen-fifty. This document offers insight into early U.S. military considerations in the region during a critical period of post-World War Two global tensions. You can find this document on th...

This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record titled U.S. intelligence assessment of Soviet intentions and activities, dated July twenty‑seventh, nineteen fifty. It is notable because it offers a contemporaneous view of how U.S. analysts evaluated Soviet and Chinese communist actions in the Far East and Europe at the start of the Korean War era. The document is hosted at theblackvault....

You are listening to Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence memorandum from July twenty-seventh, nineteen-fifty, regarding Chinese Communist and Chinese Nationalist Intentions and Capabilities with Respect to Taiwan. This document is notable for its assessment of Communist China's capacity to invade Taiwan shortly after the Korean War began, and can...

Welcome to Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified C-I-A intelligence summary concerning Soviet logistics support for North Korea, China, and Japan in the early days of the Korean War. This record, dated approximately July twenty-seventh, nineteen-fifty, provides a snapshot of U.S. intelligence assessments during a critical period. You can find this document at archive.org, under the headin...