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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning covert operations in the Far East, dated January twenty‑six, nineteen fifty. The document appears in the public archive hosted by The Black Vault. The cable was released to the public through an online archival upload on the Internet Archive, identified in the entry for the file CI00315. The release is part of the agency’s ongoing declassification program, and the material is made available without restriction for public research. The following is a verbatim transcription of the cable, as it appears in the original document. All punctuation, line breaks, and formatting are retained. --- Begin Document --- ean, 8 oe % ( ! SE BRBRRE. & ee at (This determination may be appealed by writing in care egumemes of John E. Bacon, CIA Information Review Committee ) ) : ENERAL HEADQUARTERS aa 2-301¢c, DoD 5200.4-F G REASON: {circle appropriate subpara- FAR EAST COMMAND GB/CAW/JHP/db wmpuaged 4 apy Be eh OUTGOING MESSAGE 26 January 1950 a &4bpe7 & a(@) 260345 Z LOM SE FROM: CINCFE TOKYO JAPAN . fe DA WASH aC e e . e e e + e a a e . e e e e e e ROUTINE Pi Pay t, TO : i ae fosS Crore] For JCS. Reference your radio WX $6293. Reference par 3, a liaison Preur , "was established here in December 191,6 6 ana[ Se eee has been furnished apes billets, office accommodations = logistic support and is now established in the Pee ne [¥00 &&) Cp =/ Tokyo area, Yokohama and Okinawa. Through informal amicable correspondence | <j this Command has developed a modus oper- —D andi which has been setunity caGlare deny: for a lone period on the basis of a frank recognition of inherent Theater responsibilities and the realistic application of the ABM, 20 { uN rinciple of joint operations, particularly in georraphical and strateric areas (ade 4 djacent to this Theater from which potential threats can reasonably be anticinated N‑Korea, the Maritime Province, Sakhalin and S‑Kuriles. Wigs While the basic condition of this radio to effect liaison has already been met, and the structure of | “lis renerally understood, it is velleved that the wartime experience of this Theater in every i aa of overt and covert intelligence as listed in par should be more fully utilfzed and considered. Reference par ||, this all inclusive list of operations covers a very con- DECLASSIFIED PER siderable military range which cannot be disassociated from essential Theater interests and will have a direct or indirect impact on this Theater, particularly so as some As during initial activities in this category already emanate from bases within FEC DOWNGRADE to SECRET an LO. TAC. WD " ‘ Lee 81 UBT hegere oe } 7} i e) Spee roee {s #. i foe bait eats, ~ the war, G‑2 has developed long range information nets and certain covert operations are underway which cover current internal security and counter espionare requirements. Similarly special operations have

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Central Intelligence Agency Record Concerning Covert Operations In The Far

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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning covert operations in the Far East, dated January twenty‑six, nineteen fifty. The document appears in the public archive hosted by The Black Vault. The cable was released to the public through an online archival upload on the Internet Archive, identified in the entry for the file CI00315.

Date: NOV 12 · 2026
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