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From Declassified, this is an audio briefing of a US military intelligence cable regarding Taiwanese paramilitary forces. Issued on November twenty-first, nineteen-fifty, by the Adjutant General’s Office, Far East Command, the cable details changes in the Nationalist Chinese Ministry of National Defense and their potential impact on intelligence operations. This document can be found at archive.org under the canonical URL in this episode's description. This document was declassified per a Joint Chiefs of Staff letter dated August twentieth, nineteen-seventy-five. It was released to the public by The Black Vault, an online archive of declassified government records. The document is a priority incoming message, dated November twenty-first, nineteen-fifty. It reads: "From ALUSNA Taipei, Formosa. To COMNAVFE Tokyo Japan, CG FEAF (A-2) Tokyo Japan, DNI Washington D.C., AFGIN Washington D.C. NR 200830 Z. U.S. military eyes only. This is U-S-A-T-R-A Taipei C-A-A-T-P 048. Chi Nationalist Ministry of National Defense has formed new staff organ to control mainland guerrilla warfare. Chief of Staff General, Chou-Chi-Jou has personal control. Connected with this move is removal of General Ho Teng from G-2 office to isolated staff job. C-A-F A-2 Colonel Lai Ming Tong is taking G-2 job. Replacement for C-A-F A-2 position unknown. Comments: These moves believe designed to strengthen General Chou-Chi-Jou’s hold on all intel opns but this office afraid will reduce efficiency and intel operations. Signature: Weston. Declassified per J-C-S LTR of 20 AUG. 75. Information: Commander in Chief, Chief of Staff, G-2, G-3, A-G, T-I-S-F-O-G. Note: This msg readdressed to CG. FEAF (A-3) Tokyo Japan, D-N-I Washington D.C., AFGIN Washington D.C. and C-I-N-C-F-E Tokyo Japan for info by COMNAVFE Tokyo Japan under D-Y-G 201630 Z, 89773 priority. To: 2008 9830 Z. M-C-N 2 N-C-I. Paraphrase not required. Handle as correspondence of classification carried hereon per paragraphs 17a(1)(2) and 41c(2)(3) and g(1), A-R 380-5, 15 November 1949. Copy W-N O." This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. Find more at storyflo.com and the canonical URL for this document: archive.org/download/us-china-intel-CI00579/CI00579djvu.txt.

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Case File · ARCHIVE-007Declassified

Filed OCT 29 · 2026Runtime 1 min

From Declassified, This Is An Audio Briefing Of A Us Military Intelligence

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated October 29, 2026

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From Declassified, this is an audio briefing of a US military intelligence cable regarding Taiwanese paramilitary forces. Issued on November twenty-first, nineteen-fifty, by the Adjutant General’s Office, Far East Command, the cable details changes in the Nationalist Chinese Ministry of National Defense and their potential impact on intelligence operations.

Date: OCT 29 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was From Declassified, This Is An Audio Briefing Of A Us Military Intelligence about?: From Declassified, this is an audio briefing of a US military intelligence cable regarding Taiwanese paramilitary forces. Issued on November twenty-first, nineteen-fifty, by the Adjutant General’s Office, Far East Command, the cable details changes in the Nationalist Chinese Ministry of National Defense and their potential impact on intelligence operations.
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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