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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum titled Intelligence and Information Available to Far East Command concerning Chinese Communist Intervention, dated May sixth, nineteen fifty‑one. The record is notable because it outlines the flow of raw and processed intelligence to the Far East Command during the early months of the Korean War and assesses the United States’ awareness of Chinese Communist activity. The document is hosted by The Black Vault. The memorandum was released to the public through The Black Vault’s digital archive. The scanned text was made available as a downloadable file on the archive’s website, with the URL pointing to the original document. The declassification authority is noted on the original pages as Top Secret, and the release reflects the agency’s standard practice of making historic intelligence assessments accessible after the required classification period. Intelligence and Information Available to Far East Command concerning Chinese Communist Intervention Top Secret Memorandum for: The Chief of Staff Subject: Intelligence and Information Available to Far East Command concerning Chinese Communist Intervention Attached hereto are documents pertinent to the question of intelligence available to Far East Command regarding Chinese Communist intervention in Korea. These documents have been prepared by officers in the AC/S G‑2 who have been familiar with the material treated. 1. PRGOM, through its Army, Navy, and Air command, controlled the major sources of combat and reconnaissance intelligence, as well as some strategic intelligence. The latter was supplemented by CEA and agent reports. PRGOM passed or originated approximately ninety percent of the raw intelligence pertaining to the area. Of the remaining ten percent which reached AC/S G‑2 from such points as Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bangkok, such data of value was forwarded to Far East Command. 2. The finished intelligence produced by AC/S G‑2, or by AC/S G‑2 in collaboration with other appendices, based largely on Far East Command reports, was forwarded to Far East Command as a consensus of the best interpretation possible by Washington. The Daily Intelligence Briefing was forwarded daily. The Watch Committee Notes, Weekly Intelligence Report and the monthly Intelligence Review were forwarded as published, as were copies of Intelligence Staff Studies and other supplemental material. Both the Air Force and the Navy followed the same procedure. As a result, Far East Command had full access to all intelligence of value. The evidence that Far East Command was well advised of Chinese Communist capabilities for intervention in Korea is established by Far East Command’s published intelligence. — However, no firm indications of Chinese Communist intentions were developed (see Table A). 3. The intelligence published by CIA in its weekly summaries for the period six October nineteen fifty‑six to two November nineteen fifty‑zero reflects a less…

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CIA Intelligence And Information Available To Far East Command Concerning Chinese

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Date: OCT 20 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum titled Intelligence and Information Available to Far East Command concerning Chinese Communist Intervention, dated May sixth, nineteen fifty‑one. The record is notable because it outlines the flow of raw and processed intelligence to the…

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What was CIA Intelligence And Information Available To Far East Command Concerning Chinese about?: This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum titled Intelligence and Information Available to Far East Command concerning Chinese Communist Intervention, dated May sixth, nineteen fifty‑one.
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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