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Declassified. This episode features an intelligence summary from the Department of the Army, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-Two, dated December first, nineteen-fifty. The document, titled "Weekly Intelligence Report Number Ninety-Three," details Chinese Nationalist raids on the mainland, offering a snapshot of military activity in the region during the Korean War. This record is publicly available from The Black Vault at archive.org. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act and was declassified by the United States Department of Defense. It is presented here as it appears in the public archive. We turn now to the document itself. "Weekly Intelligence Report Number Ninety-Three. One December Nineteen-Fifty. Department of the Army. Office, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-Two. Washington Twenty-Five, D.C." The report, marked "SECRET" throughout, addresses various military activities in East Asia. Under the section titled "China," it reads: "Nationalists Raid Mainland. (CONFIDENTIAL) Chinese Nationalist commando groups reportedly landed on the Chekiang coast on twenty-two November. This raid by the Nationalists is contrary to the conditions, outlined by President Truman on twenty-seven June, in which the island of Formosa was to be ‘neutralized’ until the situation in the Pacific area was stabilized. Nationalist warships shelled the mainland in preparation for the landings, and commando groups subsequently were put ashore. Fighting was still in progress at Haimen, Huangyen, Wenling, and Yuhuan on twenty-four November. These cities are two hundred to two hundred fifty miles south of the Shanghai area. Three Nationalist planes reportedly strafed and bombed gun positions at Swatow, killing a number of Chinese Communist troops. Meanwhile, Nationalist warships reportedly resumed their patrol of the South China coast. Concurrently, the Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry released a report to the press that the Communists again had shelled Quemoy (Chinmen) Island. Approximately forty rounds, it was stated, were fired at the island. This report may have been released as a justification for the raid on the mainland. The Communists have shelled Quemoy intermittently without taking further offensive action." The report continues: "Meanwhile, according to reliable reports, a great deal of friction has developed in the Nationalist forces over control of [redacted]. [four lines redacted under exemption B1] This newly evidenced interest is attributed to the results demonstrated in the Nationalist maneuvers and to the normal desire of the Nationalist commanders to extend their control over all possible troops and equipment. It is the intent and desire of all top Nationalist leaders to return to the mainland when opportunity permits. Since this can be accomplished only by amphibious operations, an intense interest in the necessary equipment is to be expected. It is believed that this interest is long- [redacted] rather than connected…

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Case File · ARCHIVE-009Declassified

Filed OCT 28 · 2026Runtime 1 min

Army: Weekly Intelligence Report Number Ninety Three

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated October 28, 2026

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Declassified. This episode features an intelligence summary from the Department of the Army, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-Two, dated December first, nineteen-fifty. The document, titled "Weekly Intelligence Report Number Ninety-Three," details Chinese Nationalist raids on the mainland, offering a snapshot of military activity in the region during the Korean War.

Date: OCT 28 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Army: Weekly Intelligence Report Number Ninety Three about?: Declassified. This episode features an intelligence summary from the Department of the Army, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-Two, dated December first, nineteen-fifty. The document, titled "Weekly Intelligence Report Number Ninety-Three," details Chinese Nationalist raids on the mainland, offering a snapshot of military activity in the region during the Korean War.
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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