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Declassified. Today we present a declassified intelligence record from the Central Intelligence Agency, detailing United States action to counter Chinese Communist aggression. This document, designated NSC one zero one point one, dated January fifteenth, nineteen fifty-one, outlines proposed strategies during the Korean War. You can find this record at archive dot org, sourced from The Black Vault dot com. This document was released through the Freedom of Information Act. The full text of the declassified record is available for public review. The version we are reading has been preserved in its original scanned format. We now turn to the document itself: Secretary of State. Top Secret. NSC one zero one point one. Copy Number A. A Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary. Policy Planning Staff. January seventeen, nineteen fifty-one. Department of State. U.S. Action to Counter Chinese Communist Aggression. January fifteenth, nineteen fifty-one. Washington. Top Secret. NSC one zero one point one. Top Secret. January fifteenth, nineteen fifty-one. Note by the Executive Secretary to the National Security Council on U.S. Action to Counter Chinese Communist Aggression. Reference: NSC one zero one. The enclosed report on the subject, prepared by the NSC Staff at the direction of the President and in the light of a memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff contained in NSC one zero one, is submitted herewith for consideration by the National Security Council at its meeting on January seventeen. It is recommended that, in the form adopted by the Council, the enclosure be submitted to the President for consideration with the recommendation that he approve it and direct its implementation by all appropriate departments and agencies of the U.S. Government. James S. Lay, Junior, Executive Secretary. Copy to: The Secretary of the Treasury, The Director of Defense Mobilization. NSC one zero one point one. Top Secret. Draft Report by the National Security Council on U.S. Action to Counter Chinese Communist Aggression. The United States should: One. Limit major U.S. ground forces in the Far East to those now committed, unless the outcome of the present Chinese offensive should indicate that we can profitably remain in Korea with the number of U.S. divisions now committed. In that event, not to exceed two partly trained divisions might be deployed to Japan to increase its security if the Army could provide them and at the same time meet our commitments in Europe. Two. With the preservation of the combat effectiveness of our forces as an overriding consideration, stabilize the situation in Korea or evacuate them to Japan if forced out of Korea. Three. Perfect plans for the evacuation of R-O-K and other U-N forces. Four. Expedite the build-up of internal security and police forces in Japan pending the early conclusion of the Japanese Peace Treaty. Proposed by the Senior Members from State, Defense, N-S-R-B and Mr. Harriman's office. Four…

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Case File · ARCHIVE-006Declassified

Filed OCT 25 · 2026Runtime 1 min

Intelligence Record From The Central Intelligence Agency, Detailing United

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

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Declassified. Today we present a declassified intelligence record from the Central Intelligence Agency, detailing United States action to counter Chinese Communist aggression. This document, designated NSC one zero one point one, dated January fifteenth, nineteen fifty-one, outlines proposed strategies during the Korean War.

Date: OCT 25 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Intelligence Record From The Central Intelligence Agency, Detailing United about?: Declassified. Today we present a declassified intelligence record from the Central Intelligence Agency, detailing United States action to counter Chinese Communist aggression. This document, designated NSC one zero one point one, dated January fifteenth, nineteen fifty-one, outlines proposed strategies 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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