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Case File · ARCHIVE-004Declassified
Filed NOV 13 · 2026Runtime 1 min

Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum Dated Twenty‑first November, Nineteen

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated November 13, 2026

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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum dated twenty‑first November, nineteen forty‑nine, reporting a meeting between Generals Douglas MacArthur and Claire Chennault. The record appears in the public archive of the Central Intelligence Agency and is notable for its insight into high‑level discussions of United States policy toward China at the close of the civil war.

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NOV 13 · 2026
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Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum dated twenty‑first November, nineteen forty‑nine, reporting a meeting between Generals Douglas MacArthur and Claire Chennault. The record appears in the public archive of the Central Intelligence Agency and is notable for its insight…

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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum dated twenty‑first November, nineteen forty‑nine, reporting a meeting between Generals Douglas MacArthur and Claire Chennault. The record appears in the public archive of the Central Intelligence Agency and is notable for its insight into high‑level discussions of United States policy toward China at the close of the civil war.
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This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.
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