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This is a declassified United States Army intelligence cable on Chinese and North Korean military strength, dated July eleventh, nineteen fifty‑one, marked top secret. The cable appears in the Army’s foreign intelligence collection and is notable for its detailed assessment of forces in the Korean theater during the early months of the conflict. The document was released to the public through The Black Vault. It was uploaded as part of the agency’s FOIA‑based releases, with the full text available at the archive.org address for CI00775. The declassification authority is noted in the original file as top secret identification, and the release date on the site is listed as the date of upload. Now, the content of the cable. REREEIAR. BRADUARPETS TALTED RAPTONS COMMAND ( An » PRECEDENCE: PRIORITY - RES IE TGA UELON ri TP 4908 SAY Glass: TOP SERRE TIME RECEIVER s 2122303 lb DATS SEM Ge oe O28% 1207 30K, eu Bab &\ L22020K Beh ol OF 3 #AGES br PASTA TAGE TOM SS (G) meas (2) Polecon--GINGPE =-DEPEAR -L1LOZ02 : : BARPRAGT ALRAGE “85t3. Hadat wise cor Although no definite pattera readme with fresh CGF UNS yet Glearly estab, Pleceusal evidence continuss imdleate on stihl striving to augment sir iu this category tn Korea, Recent Pepe states C6F 68th Axtay Composed formex sowaunist gues fr N Gaina : and having str 40,000, arr ARTUNG p Menchu area dur Jun Sl. At. eo lagt wept, this force was awaiting addl rept before proceoding to-'fvont®, While abeve rept une ont Lrmed , LG tends substantiate ‘pray vepta to effec 20th Army Gp (composed 67th, 68th and 7Oth Avwles and posalbly 6968) or elms thereof, might be somaitted to action in Korea, GG¥ 67th and 65th areiea, both rated 1s% lias GCPY formations, are tarcied in Ambung area, LAOth Div, 47th Gor ESPIBY » rewains only wnit of that axuy thua far ateepted in Korea. According to another xecent rapt, obtained

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United States Army Intelligence Cable On Chinese And North Korean Military

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This is a declassified United States Army intelligence cable on Chinese and North Korean military strength, dated July eleventh, nineteen fifty‑one, marked top secret. The cable appears in the Army’s foreign intelligence collection and is notable for its detailed assessment of forces in the Korean theater during the early months of the conflict.

Date: OCT 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was United States Army Intelligence Cable On Chinese And North Korean Military about?: This is a declassified United States Army intelligence cable on Chinese and North Korean military strength, dated July eleventh, nineteen fifty‑one, marked top secret. The cable appears in the Army’s foreign intelligence collection and is notable for its detailed assessment of forces in the Korean theater during the early months of the conflict.
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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