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This declassified United States Army record from July seventh, nineteen-fifty, details early intelligence regarding Chinese Communist aid to North Korea during the Korean War. This document is available on archive.org, sourced from The Black Vault. This record was released through a Freedom of Information Act request. The precise FOIA case number is not publicly available, but the document was declassified by the United States Army in accordance with executive orders governing historical records. The document is titled "Chinese Communist Aid to North Korea," a memorandum issued by General Headquarters, Far East Command, Military Intelligence Section, General Staff, dated July seventh, nineteen-fifty. It reads: SECRET. Subject: Chinese Communist Aid to North Korea. Memo to: Chief of Staff, R.O.K. One. Reference: Radio A.G. zero three eight two three, dated July fourth, nineteen-fifty, from U.S. Military Attaché Hong Kong (Tab One), indicating that Chinese Communist troops, under the command of General Ni Zhè Rung-chen, with U.S.S.R. equipment, have already arrived at Antung on the Sino-Korean border. Two. G-Two comments: a. General Ni Zhè Rung-chen is a commander of the Chinese Communist Army and was reportedly in Pyongyang, North Korea on June twenty-third, nineteen-fifty, conferring with North Korean leaders (See Intell Summary two eight five two). Ni Zhè is a Soviet-trained officer, and reputedly commanded a Soviet division or Corps on the German front during World War Two. As commander of the North China Military District, General Ni Zhè has approximately twenty-six thousand troops, including one tank group, one mechanized artillery group, one anti-aircraft artillery group, and one engineer group. One division of Ni Zhè's North China forces was reported to have been organized, equipped, and trained along the lines of a Soviet Army division in the Peking area, under the supervision of Soviet advisers. Assuming that some degree of prior planning has taken place, it would not have been too difficult for Ni Zhè to move elements of his army from Peking to Antung, a distance of about seven hundred miles, over the existing rail net between those two points. (Refer to Tab Two.) Three. This is for information only. Two Inclosures: One. Radio A.G. zero three eight two three (Tab One). Two. Map (Tab Two). SECRET. The attached incoming message, dated July fifth, nineteen-fifty, from U.S. Military Attaché Hong Kong reads: From U.S. Military Attaché Hong Kong. De-code: Radio Hong Kong one five three. Source: U.S. Military Attaché Hong Kong one five three. From dispatch dated Hong Kong one five three, received from Banker in Canton, from (four lines redacted under exemption B1). No other significant news. Action G-Two. Inform Anton. This declassified document provides a window into the initial assessments of Chinese involvement in the Korean War. The U.S. Army did not publish an official contextual statement for this specific memorandum. The Black Vault…

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Case File · ARCHIVE-006Declassified

Filed NOV 9 · 2026Runtime 1 min

CIA Chinese Communist Aid To North Korea

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated November 9, 2026

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This declassified United States Army record from July seventh, nineteen-fifty, details early intelligence regarding Chinese Communist aid to North Korea during the Korean War. org, sourced from The Black Vault. This record was released through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Date: NOV 9 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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This declassified United States Army record from July seventh, nineteen-fifty, details early intelligence regarding Chinese Communist aid to North Korea during the Korean War. This document is available on archive.org, sourced from The Black Vault. This record was released through a Freedom of…

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