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This is a declassified National Security Agency record concerning Chinese and North Korean negotiating positions during the Korean armistice talks, dated July twelfth, nineteen fifty‑one. The material is notable because it contains intercepted communications that reveal the parties’ stances on cease‑fire proposals and the admission of journalists to the talks. The record was released to the public through The Black Vault. The declassification authority is identified as N I E two thousand five dash zero zero three. The document was uploaded to the archive as a digitized text file, and the full source can be accessed at the Black Vault URL. The document reads as follows. “fwevoranun 1 TO: ADMTRAT DENISON – Abtschea: are’ Gopien of Pour: messages which’ + ‘Hed, Smith referred to in Velephons conversation with you, ‘this nornitig. os an They, are. rather ‘badly. garbled and translation’ 5 a! The ‘latter is perhaps the. ; Haat. in “whieh these © spot intercepts cing: Processed ini the field’ at this tine. ae E ctor: ‘wa. instructed: me. 2 to: forward to juch messages. received while the truce. Sop Oni O10, 10F get 1950 7 Pe ae ne <i DECLASSIFIED ty. Ae a] rears rcs Messages of interest regarding the Kaesong conference were intercepted as follows: First message: Intercepted zero five three zero one from V twenty‑two to W A V. “To Commander in Chief, The meeting of the cessation of arms was held from the tenth at ten hundred hours. At the beginning of the meeting they uttered their pleasures; therefore we said this meeting should discuss the military problems. At the speech of the opening meeting, our senior representative proposed the peace, the cessation of arms and the withdrawal problems. They proposed the meeting should be limited to the military problems only and wanted to sign it, but we refused it. They proposed as follows: Item one, the selection of the discussing problems. Item two. (Missing Group) Item three, the meeting should be limited for the Korean military problems only. Item four, under the stipulation of the non‑military and the non‑antienemy actions. Item five, the installation of the non‑armed areas which cross Korea (blocked and missed several groups). (Signed) Nam I1. Second message: Intercepted one seven two zero I from W O V to V two Z. “To Nam Il. I received the report at zero nine hundred hours on the eleventh. Item one, you should emphasize that all units should evacuate to ten kilometers south from

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National Security Agency Record Concerning Chinese And North Korean Negotiating

Q: Why was this case declassified?

This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

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This is a declassified National Security Agency record concerning Chinese and North Korean negotiating positions during the Korean armistice talks, dated July twelfth, nineteen fifty‑one. The material is notable because it contains intercepted communications that reveal the parties’ stances on cease‑fire proposals and the admission of journalists to the talks.

Date: OCT 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was National Security Agency Record Concerning Chinese And North Korean Negotiating about?: This is a declassified National Security Agency record concerning Chinese and North Korean negotiating positions during the Korean armistice talks, dated July twelfth, nineteen fifty‑one. The material is notable because it contains intercepted communications that reveal the parties’ stances on cease‑fire proposals and the admission of journalists to the talks.
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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