What did the declassified documents reveal?

Declassified. This episode features a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from November nineteen forty-nine. Titled "Report of Staff Visit to Taiwan," it offers a rare glimpse into the U.S. intelligence assessment of anti-Communist resistance in mainland China during a pivotal period. This document is available at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document, identified as CI double-zero-two-nine-seven, was declassified under the Freedom of Information Act. It was originally marked Secret and was released to the public on October twenty-ninth, two-thousand and eight, without a specific F-O-I-A case number noted in the available record. We will now read excerpts from the document. General Headquarters Far East Command, Military Intelligence Section, General Staff, Theater Intelligence Division, Operations Branch. Report of Staff Visit to Taiwan, Eighteen November to Twenty-four November, nineteen forty-nine. Summary of Interview with General Sun Lien-chung. Biographical Sketch: Recently appointed Director for Organization of Anti-Communist Resistance Group on the China Mainland under the Ministry of National Defense. Born in Hopeh Province in eighteen ninety-three. One time governor of Tsinghai and Kansu Provinces, later governor of Hopeh Province and commander of the Eleventh War Zone. Relieved as governor of Hopeh and appointed Garrison Commander of Nanking in nineteen forty-seven reportedly because of incompetence; however, informed circles believe it was because of his intimate friendship with the "Christian General" Feng Yu-hsiang, who was then attacking the Nationalist Government while in the U.S. on an official mission. Considered one of the most capable officers of the "old school" and is pro-American. His present Chief of Staff, General Chang Shu-hsiang, is a son-in-law of the "Christian General" Feng Yu-hsiang, and is a graduate of Dartmouth College. General Sun stated that he had been approached by representatives of anti-Communist elements on the China mainland and requested to act as their leader in an attempt to unite all groups for a common cause. Before accepting the proposal, he dispatched four of his most trustworthy agents to the mainland to check the reliability of the information presented by the representatives from the anti-Communist elements. One agent returned from the mainland and reported that although the figures were slightly exaggerated, basically the information was reliable. He then presented the plans, facts, and figures to the Nationalist Government and received the appointment to officially organize the groups into effective fighting units. Sun added that the guerrilla units were anti-Communist and anti-Kuomintang, but that it was necessary to lead the Nationalist officials to believe that they were pro-Kuomintang in order to gain some semblance of support. At present, it is estimated that there are at least two million people organized into resistance groups in North and Northeast China. These people…

Why was this case declassified?

This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

Case File · ARCHIVE-001Declassified

Filed NOV 13 · 2026Runtime 1 min

CIA Report Of Staff Visit To Taiwan

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

intelligence-vault

◆ BLUF — The short version

Declassified. This episode features a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from November nineteen forty-nine. S. intelligence assessment of anti-Communist resistance in mainland China during a pivotal period. com. This document, identified as CI double-zero-two-nine-seven, was declassified under the Freedom of Information Act.

Date: NOV 13 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document: View the primary source document

↯ Dispatch — press play1:00

0:001:00

↯ Share

X in r/

Episode notes

Declassified. This episode features a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from November nineteen forty-nine. Titled "Report of Staff Visit to Taiwan," it offers a rare glimpse into the U.S. intelligence assessment of anti-Communist resistance in mainland China during a pivotal period…

View the primary source document

Questions about this case

What was CIA Report Of Staff Visit To Taiwan about?: Declassified. This episode features a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from November nineteen forty-nine. S. intelligence assessment of anti-Communist resistance in mainland China during a pivotal period. com. This document, identified as CI double-zero-two-nine-seven, was declassified under the Freedom of Information Act.
Why was this case declassified?: 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.

intelligence-vault

Related cases

✉ Dispatches

A short dispatch when a new file is released — narrated, answer-first, and linked straight to the primary source. No spam; unsubscribe anytime.

↯ Subscribe to the feed

RSS feed Browse all cases

CIA Report Of Staff Visit To Taiwan

Questions about this case

Related cases

FBI From The Declassified Archives, This Is A Record Concerning The Possible

CIA General Nemoto Formosa

Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum Dated Twenty‑first November, Nineteen

CIA Today, A Declassified CIA

CIA From Declassified, This Is Your Audio Briefing.

Questions about this case

Related cases

FBI From The Declassified Archives, This Is A Record Concerning The Possible

CIA General Nemoto Formosa

Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum Dated Twenty‑first November, Nineteen

CIA Today, A Declassified CIA

CIA From Declassified, This Is Your Audio Briefing.

Get the next declassified case in your inbox