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This episode presents a declassified United States intelligence cable concerning Taiwanese paramilitary activity in Hong Kong, dated September eleventh, nineteen fifty, transmitted by the Department of State and catalogued as cable number five hundred forty‑six. The cable was released to the public through The Black Vault, which posted the full text on its website as part of the agency’s declassified record collection. The release date is recorded as the date of upload to the archive, and the document bears the standard declassification notation indicating it may be reproduced and distributed in accordance with United States government policy. INCOMING: TELEGRAM Department of State, Telegraph Branch, control three eight nine three, received September eleventh, nineteen fifty, from Hong Kong. FROM: Hong Kong. OFFICE: Secretary of State. NO: five hundred forty‑six, September nine. SENT: Department. REPEATED INFO: TAIPEI fifty‑one. Acting Political Adviser informs us there has been a substantial increase in activity of guerrilla representatives in Hong Kong since General MacArthur’s visit to Taiwan. He says within the past two weeks guerrilla leaders from the mainland have been congregating here as if for the purpose of receiving instructions. Police Commissioner ascribes the recent increase in lawlessness in the new territories to stepped‑up KMT activity here, which has raised the black‑market price of illegal coupons and thus increased the incentive to steal them. Guerrilla representatives who have come to the Consulate General also report recent increased activity of guerrilla agents. Some state guerrillas are being offered money by persons purporting to represent SCAP or the American Government. One alleged an American “General Shaw,” assisted by West Point‑trained Chinese officers, was in charge of this monetary aid program. The same source named Han Li‑wu as chief agent here, engaged in building up a strong KMT political organization. From information so far available, it appears the KMT has taken new interest in strengthening its connections with the mainland, and that individuals who may or may not be KMT agents are using the name of the United States Government or SCAP for their own purposes. [End of transmitted portion] The Department of State’s archival note accompanying the cable reads: “This copy must be returned to the Department of State central files with notation of action taken. Message is classified.” This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. For the full document, visit storyflo.com and the Black Vault at archive.org/download/us‑china‑intel‑CI00478/CI00478djvu.txt.

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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-004Declassified

Filed NOV 3 · 2026Runtime 1 min

United States Intelligence Cable Concerning Taiwanese Paramilitary Activity

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated November 3, 2026

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This episode presents a declassified United States intelligence cable concerning Taiwanese paramilitary activity in Hong Kong, dated September eleventh, nineteen fifty, transmitted by the Department of State and catalogued as cable number five hundred forty‑six.

Date: NOV 3 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was United States Intelligence Cable Concerning Taiwanese Paramilitary Activity about?: This episode presents a declassified United States intelligence cable concerning Taiwanese paramilitary activity in Hong Kong, dated September eleventh, nineteen fifty, transmitted by the Department of State and catalogued as cable number five hundred forty‑six.
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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