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Declassified. On January eighteenth, nineteen-fifty, the United States Intelligence community prepared a top-secret memorandum outlining a plan to deny Chinese Communist forces equipment then in Formosa, now Taiwan, that had been part of a one hundred and twenty-five million dollar aid program for China. This document is available at documents two dot the black vault dot com. This declassified record was released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act and is available through Project Maven at the Black Vault. The declassification authority and specific FOIA case number are not cited within the document itself, but it was made public by the National Archives and Records Administration. The document, titled "Planning Action Required to Deny to Chinese Communist Forces Equipment Now in Formosa From the One Hundred and Twenty-Five Million Dollar Aid Program for China," is a memorandum to the Director of the Joint Staff from the Chief of the Joint Subsidiary Plans Division. It reads: "Subject: Planning Action Required to Deny to Chinese Communist Forces Equipment Now in Formosa From the One Hundred and Twenty-Five Million Dollar Aid Program for China. One. The Joint Chiefs of Staff recently approved a memorandum to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency requesting preparation of a sabotage plan for Chinese Nationalist aircraft and aviation fuel stocks on Formosa for implementation at a later date (C-S one nine six six slash two one). It would appear to be in the U.S. security interest for similar planning to be conducted for sabotage of Army and Navy materiel now in the hands of the Chinese Nationalist armed forces on the island, to prevent the acquisition of this materiel by the Chinese Communist armed forces. It is recognized, however, that development and implementation of a plan must be restricted to the limitations imposed by existing national policy. Two. In view of the recent Presidential decision not to supply additional military aid for forces on Formosa, and since U.S. military support measures are not contemplated, it would appear that no time should be lost in initiating this planning. Available intelligence indicates that plans are being made for an amphibious assault against the island in the late spring or early summer. Certain sources state this assault can be launched as early as April or May but is not believed probable before July first, nineteen-fifty. Three. I recommend, therefore, that covert planning be initiated now for denying the acquisition by the Chinese Communist forces of Army, Navy and Air Force materiel on Formosa. Attached is a summary of the current status of the One Hundred and Twenty-Five Million Dollar aid program for China. Signed, Charles L. Bolte, Director of Plans and Operations. Attachment: Summary. One. One Hundred and Twenty-Five Million Dollars aid for China appropriated by Eightieth Congress. Two. Allocation approximately: Seventy-Two Million Dollars for Air Force and Army, Eight…

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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-006Declassified

Filed NOV 12 · 2026Runtime 1 min

CIA On January Eighteenth, Nineteen Fifty, The United States Intelligence Community

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated November 12, 2026

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Declassified. On January eighteenth, nineteen-fifty, the United States Intelligence community prepared a top-secret memorandum outlining a plan to deny Chinese Communist forces equipment then in Formosa, now Taiwan, that had been part of a one hundred and twenty-five million dollar aid program for China.

Date: NOV 12 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was CIA On January Eighteenth, Nineteen Fifty, The United States Intelligence Community about?: Declassified. On January eighteenth, nineteen-fifty, the United States Intelligence community prepared a top-secret memorandum outlining a plan to deny Chinese Communist forces equipment then in Formosa, now Taiwan, that had been part of a one hundred and twenty-five million dollar aid program for China.
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.

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