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This is a United States intelligence memorandum dated December twenty‑ninth, nineteen fifty, concerning decisions reached during Chairman Mao Tse‑tung’s visit to Moscow. The document appears in the public archive of The Black Vault, a repository for declassified government records. It is notable because it offers a contemporaneous view of Sino‑Soviet discussions at the outset of the Korean War. The memorandum was uploaded to The Black Vault as part of a broader release of declassified intelligence files. The entry lists the document under the identifier CI00633 and notes that it was made publicly available through the archive’s digital collection. The declassification authority is recorded as the United States government, and the release date is reflected in the archive’s posting timestamp. Now, the text of the memorandum: ae eee oO —— | / bea "SECRET ; qj,’ ye DRA : -, | : ! oe — aces Aly 6970" we ap - . FAR BAST COMMA: ; military Tuterigens sida General State | POR i ee De ge : ve | 89 Doceuber 1950 SUBIECT; Decisions Beached “Dart wA0 0 fanntangts 9 Viett we Howcow KEMORAUIUM TO: . Gan Wiitoughby ee tee : ‘2. Bhe following internation vas obtetied oraa 2 reprenentative « of, the Shinese Bisaaion in Japan. oe wes, forwarded. to the ‘Hisaton 8 hy the Hationalts et. G.2 in faiped without. oveingtion ‘or. consent, : fe On g liov, ho aentung flew te Hoscow te. eonter with , Malin on. the ‘Far fost: pitaation.. (1) oop treope in Korea wilt take deotatve cation te force wt the drawal of TH ‘faved from. Korea, the following doct stone were reached Tn eo‑operation with BE Fogler and guerra: = 7 forses, thay will, abtack dtzestly toward Punon. , — : cyN (3} The: Boriets. and Chinese Conmuniete. most prepare for & fai ” eonle wer with the Wi, ar. u. Be : : £3) te the event ‘

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Case File · ARCHIVE-002Declassified

Filed OCT 25 · 2026Runtime 1 min

United States Intelligence Memorandum Dated December Twenty‑ninth, Nineteen

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated October 25, 2026

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This is a United States intelligence memorandum dated December twenty‑ninth, nineteen fifty, concerning decisions reached during Chairman Mao Tse‑tung’s visit to Moscow. The document appears in the public archive of The Black Vault, a repository for declassified government records. It is notable because it offers a contemporaneous view of Sino‑Soviet discussions at the outset of the Korean War.

Date: OCT 25 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was United States Intelligence Memorandum Dated December Twenty‑ninth, Nineteen about?: This is a United States intelligence memorandum dated December twenty‑ninth, nineteen fifty, concerning decisions reached during Chairman Mao Tse‑tung’s visit to Moscow. The document appears in the public archive of The Black Vault, a repository for declassified government records. It is notable because it offers a contemporaneous view of Sino‑Soviet discussions at the outset of 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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