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Declassified. Today we examine a declassified C-I-A record from November fourth, nineteen-fifty, detailing Soviet military preparations in Manchuria during the Korean War. This document is part of the vast collection of government records available to the public at theblackvault.com. This document, labeled "Secret," was released under the Freedom of Information Act. It carries no specific F-O-I-A case number but was declassified by an unknown authority. It serves as a direct window into the intelligence gathering and assessments of the United States government at the time. The document is a cable from Hong Kong to the Department of State, dated November fourth, nineteen-fifty, with the subject: "Soviet Military Preparations in China." It states: Wang Cheng-po, a Tientsin businessman who previously supplied information to the American Consulate General in Peking, arrived in Hong Kong October thirty-first, having come direct from Peking. Wang claims to represent a group called the "New Democratic League," members of which supply Wang with information which they gather in Peking and Manchuria. Wang says that he resided in Moscow for five years and speaks Russian well. He also claims to have close friends and relatives not only among democratic personages in Peking but also in the upper levels of the Communist Party itself. The Department probably has on file additional biographic information on Wang supplied by the Peiping Consulate General. Wang asserts that the Chinese Communists have decided to intervene militarily in the Korean war as reported in the Consulate General's telegram No. 945 of October thirty-first. He gave the following information on Soviet military activities in China: The U-S-S-R has been working feverishly at building up a series of airfields in China, particularly in Manchuria. They are classified from one to eight, depending on the size and character of the field, number eight being the most important. Fields are located at the following places: Port Arthur: This is the most important air and naval base in China and its airfield is classified number eight. It is the principal base airfield in South Manchuria. The runway is fifteen thousand feet long. All the civilian population has been evacuated in the area from Dairen to the tip of the Liaotung Peninsula. Only Soviet citizens and picked units of People's Liberation Army troops are permitted here. The area is heavily fortified. Mukden: This is the forward base for the South Manchuria area and is classified number six. It has two relatively small airfields, Tungling and Peiling, which date from the days before Communist occupation and a new and larger field, the Hun Ho, which was just completed at the end of August, nineteen-fifty. According to workmen who helped build the field the earth was dug up and a base three to four feet deep was built for the runway. The runway is about ten thousand feet long, five hundred feet wide. Chinese workmen had all been banned from the field…

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Case File · ARCHIVE-007Declassified

Filed OCT 30 · 2026Runtime 1 min

CIA C I A Record From November Fourth, Nineteen Fifty, Detailing Soviet Military

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated October 30, 2026

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Declassified. Today we examine a declassified C-I-A record from November fourth, nineteen-fifty, detailing Soviet military preparations in Manchuria during the Korean War. com. This document, labeled "Secret," was released under the Freedom of Information Act. It carries no specific F-O-I-A case number but was declassified by an unknown authority.

Date: OCT 30 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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Declassified. Today we examine a declassified C-I-A record from November fourth, nineteen-fifty, detailing Soviet military preparations in Manchuria during the Korean War. This document is part of the vast collection of government records available to the public at theblackvault.com. This document…

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What was CIA C I A Record From November Fourth, Nineteen Fifty, Detailing Soviet Military about?: Declassified. Today we examine a declassified C-I-A record from November fourth, nineteen-fifty, detailing Soviet military preparations in Manchuria during the Korean War. com. This document, labeled "Secret," was released under the Freedom of Information Act. It carries no specific F-O-I-A case number but was declassified by an unknown authority.
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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