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Declassified. Today, we delve into a declassified National Archives and Records Administration document concerning U.S. Intelligence on China. This secret memorandum, dated October twelfth, nineteen fifty, evaluates the credibility of K.M. Panikkar, the Indian Ambassador to Communist China. The full document is available via the Black Vault at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act, though a specific case number is not cited in its public release record. It was declassified by the National Archives and Records Administration, likely under Executive Order one, three, five, two, six, as part of a larger collection of U.S. intelligence records on China. This particular file is stored as archive identifier CI zero zero five one five. The document opens with an assessment of Panikkar's views regarding the closing of a consulate and issues with Sikh ex-employees. The memorandum states: "Panikkar thought that there was some ground for the ex-employees taking matters into their own hands. He had not bothered to ascertain the facts which showed that it was the Chinese who forced the closure of the Consulate for four days. He then astounded me by saying with apparent bitterness that 'there wouldn't be any problem with Sikhs in Shanghai anyway if the British, taking advantage of their colonial prerogatives, had not imported large numbers of Sikhs into Shanghai to serve as policemen in nineteen twenty.' The rest of his remarks were more relevant. He did not put any of the blame for the affair on the Chinese Communists despite their refusal to intervene to preserve law and order. The resentment may have been extended to include other western countries." It continues: "Panikkar's initial statements were inconsistent, however, because some evidence has been adduced to show that his enthusiasm for the Chinese Communist regime was greater than were the European nations who were also pressing for recognition. Panikkar advocated immediate recognition. Closely guarded is the suspicion that his haste for recognition was primarily motivated by his desire to take advantage of recognition to obtain for himself the prestige of becoming the first Indian Ambassador to Communist China. The resentment for the British and other western powers not in a position to establish satisfactory relations with the Chinese may have contributed to his pushing for recognition. When he reached India after his departure he pressed for immediate Indian recognition of Communist China. When he was en route back to China, this year, he stated that the Communist victory in China was part of an Asiatic movement toward independence and greater influence in world affairs. 'Communism in China is really a resurgence of Asian peoples and evidence of their determination to take their rightful place in the world!' He identified the Communist movement in China with the Asiatic spirit of liberation which had wrested most of the Asiatic continent from…

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Case File · ARCHIVE-003Declassified

Filed NOV 1 · 2026Runtime 1 min

Today, We Delve Into A Declassified National Archives And Records

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated November 1, 2026

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Declassified. S. Intelligence on China. M. Panikkar, the Indian Ambassador to Communist China. com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act, though a specific case number is not cited in its public release record. S. intelligence records on China.

Date: NOV 1 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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Declassified. Today, we delve into a declassified National Archives and Records Administration document concerning U.S. Intelligence on China. This secret memorandum, dated October twelfth, nineteen fifty, evaluates the credibility of K.M. Panikkar, the Indian Ambassador to Communist China. The…

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What was Today, We Delve Into A Declassified National Archives And Records about?: Declassified. S. Intelligence on China. M. Panikkar, the Indian Ambassador to Communist China. com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act, though a specific case number is not cited in its public release record. S. intelligence records on China.
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