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From Declassified, this is storyflo.com. This declassified U.S. Air Force record from December twelfth, nineteen-fifty, contains U.S. intelligence on Chinese military movements and Taiwanese military insights during the Korean War. It offers a glimpse into early Cold War-era assessments of geopolitical strategy and military doctrine. You can find this document at vault.fbi.gov, and documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act and is publicly available through The Black Vault archive as part of its U.S. Intelligence on China collection. It was declassified by an unspecified authority. The document is a cable from the U.S. Naval Attaché in Taipei, Formosa, addressed to General Headquarters, Far East Command in Tokyo, Japan, and other U.S. military commands. It is marked "U.S. Military Eyes Only, Naval Liaison sends." The cable summarizes conversations with General Kuo-chi Chiao, Deputy Chief of General Staff, and General Hsiao Yi Su, Assistant Chief of General Staff, on the occasion of a farewell talk by Captain Gallaher, U.S. Navy. General Kuo-chi Chiao stated: a. Positive steps are being taken with the Chinese Military to effect closer coordination between the three services. b. A plan for interchange of officers from each service to intraservice activities and thus become more familiar with each other's branches and problems will be in full effect by Spring. c. All Landing Vehicles will remain assigned to the Chinese Marine Corps (Chinese Navy) and will not be split between the Marine Corps and Armored Forces. d. Steps are being taken to intensify the training in amphibious warfare and the program will be in full swing in late winter. An order has already been issued for each Chinese Regiment in Taiwan to make up a list of outstanding and selected officers to be ordered to amphibious training in South Taiwan for a course in amphibious warfare and thus enlarge greatly the number of officers qualified. The list is to be submitted by January first and the classes to start soon thereafter. General Hsiao stated that: a. The Ministry of National Defense was sorry they could not have supplied more positive intelligence on Chinese Communists in Manchuria when the Chinese Communist Units crossed the Yalu River, but there was a breakdown in relay from their agents. General Shu Shih-chou, Chief of General Staff, had started to write a personal letter to General MacArthur to express his opinion but it was voted down as the letter might have been misconstrued as Nationalist propaganda for their own cause. Additionally, Admiral Jarrett and Captain Gallaher were attending the daily Top Secret Ministry of National Defense briefings and were transmitting info to Commander Seventh Fleet and COMNAVFE. (Naval Liaison comment: It appears that MND is very sensitive on this point of giving out Chinese Nationalist propaganda to U.S. Armed Service representatives and have avoided any explanation along this line since…

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Case File · ARCHIVE-006Declassified

Filed OCT 27 · 2026Runtime 1 min

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U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated October 27, 2026

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com. S. S. intelligence on Chinese military movements and Taiwanese military insights during the Korean War. It offers a glimpse into early Cold War-era assessments of geopolitical strategy and military doctrine. com. S. Intelligence on China collection. It was declassified by an unspecified authority.

Date: OCT 27 · 2026
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From Declassified, this is storyflo.com. This declassified U.S. Air Force record from December twelfth, nineteen-fifty, contains U.S. intelligence on Chinese military movements and Taiwanese military insights during the Korean War. It offers a glimpse into early Cold War-era assessments of…

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What was FBI From Declassified, This Is Storyflo.com. about?: com. S. S. intelligence on Chinese military movements and Taiwanese military insights during the Korean War. It offers a glimpse into early Cold War-era assessments of geopolitical strategy and military doctrine. com. S. Intelligence on China collection. It was declassified by an unspecified authority.
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