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Declassified. Today, a declassified C.I.A. record from November twenty-fifth, nineteen-forty-nine, detailing United States intelligence on Chinese Nationalist resistance efforts. This document provides a snapshot of U.S. concerns about Communist expansion in China during a critical period. You can find this record at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document, an incoming telegram marked "Confidential," was released through a Freedom of Information Act request. The original classification was declassified by the C.I.A. on February twenty-eighth, two-thousand-and-five, under review exemption R. O. C. sixty-seven-G-one. The document is an incoming telegram, control one zero zero seven three, dated November twenty-fifth, nineteen-forty-nine, from Taipei to the Secretary of State. The subject is "Information." It states: "Sun Lien-chung interviewed by Poston November twentieth, nineteen-forty-nine, stated: Information gave Poston earlier in week not complete. One of groups dispatched North China now joined with further information on Jehol and Liaoning provinces. Also had information on Hunan not included previously. Formerly he had no authority from Central Government to organize movements. Now he had authority, was setting up school to train radio men and other technicians to send to guerrilla areas. Stated further that total number of men who could be used as guerrillas more than two million six hundred thousand, arms insufficient at present for this number but more could be provided. Questioned Sun re ability of Nationalists or any organization to combat Communists due to rigid Pao Chia system. He replied C. C. P. had taken great deal of territory too rapidly to be properly digested, that workers they were using were improperly trained, therefore inefficient. Previously he had also pointed out many groups under the guise of religious movements, other in mountainous areas difficult to control, in addition several groups now active which formerly were anti-Nationalist and now anti-Communist. These last groups still same areas, C. C. P. to date not touched them. Felt was essential act quickly to prevent C. C. P. from being able to organize rear areas. At present their troop strength small, guerrilla activity could be quite productive. Reference northwest, Sun felt some of the turnovers more significant than met the eye. In all instances basic... [one line redacted under exemption B one] ...design. [One line redacted under exemption B one] He pointed out that Ma Hong-kuei was discussing his relative Ma Tung-ping who had turned over in Ningsia. He questioned real reason Ma Tung-ping’s defection. Felt might have been engineered by Ma Hong-kuei to conserve his strength Ningsia. Comment: Sun and Ma have had frequent conferences recently discussing situation in northwest. Sun still has one army he stated is well equipped with Hu Tsung-nan forces in vicinity Chengtu, the Sixth Army. May be that Ma while holding up a front with everyone else by blaming…

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Case File · ARCHIVE-005Declassified

Filed NOV 13 · 2026Runtime 1 min

CIA Today, A Declassified CIA

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

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Declassified. A. record from November twenty-fifth, nineteen-forty-nine, detailing United States intelligence on Chinese Nationalist resistance efforts. S. concerns about Communist expansion in China during a critical period. com. This document, an incoming telegram marked "Confidential," was released through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Date: NOV 13 · 2026
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Declassified. Today, a declassified C.I.A. record from November twenty-fifth, nineteen-forty-nine, detailing United States intelligence on Chinese Nationalist resistance efforts. This document provides a snapshot of U.S. concerns about Communist expansion in China during a critical period. You can…

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What was CIA Today, A Declassified CIA about?: Declassified. A. record from November twenty-fifth, nineteen-forty-nine, detailing United States intelligence on Chinese Nationalist resistance efforts. S. concerns about Communist expansion in China during a critical period. com. This document, an incoming telegram marked "Confidential," was released through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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