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Cold open. This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence bulletin dated October fourth, nineteen fifty‑one, concerning the presence of paramilitary forces near the Salween River in Burma. The document is notable because it contains the first United States intelligence indication that Nationalist Chinese guerrilla units were operating in Burmese territory. Provenance. The bulletin was released to the public on the sixteenth of January, two thousand four, under a full declassification authority. The release appears in the CIA’s electronic reading room as document number CIA‑RDP79T00975A000400110001‑4. The record is available through the Black Vault archive at the URL archive dot org slash download slash us‑china‑intel‑CI00820 slash CI00820djvu.txt. The document. Current Intelligence Bulletin. Document number, no change in classification. Top secret. Review date, alternate review. Reviewer, Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency. State Department review completed. Top secret. Approved for release, January sixteenth, two thousand four. Approved for release, January sixteenth, two thousand four. Li Mi, Nationalist “Governor” of Yunnan, whose forces, currently located to the east of the Salween, have caused the Burmese Government so much concern. The embassy comments that this report, though probably exaggerated, is the first indication that a sizeable group of anti‑Communist Chinese guerrillas is operating west of the Salween. Comment: This is the first report that Li Yuan‑kai’s troops are in Burma, although it is entirely possible that they too have sought refuge there from the Communists. It is probable that the two Nationalist forces are operating independently because of the jealousy between their commanders, both of whom claim extensive jurisdiction in southwest China. [Four lines redacted under exemption B1] Approved for release, January sixteenth, two thousand four. Approved for release, January sixteenth, two thousand four. Context. No additional contextual statement was provided by the agency accompanying this bulletin. Outro. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. For the full document, visit storyflo dot com and the Black Vault URL at archive dot org slash download slash us‑china‑intel‑CI00820 slash CI00820djvu.txt.

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Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence Bulletin Dated October Fourth

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Cold open. This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence bulletin dated October fourth, nineteen fifty‑one, concerning the presence of paramilitary forces near the Salween River in Burma. The document is notable because it contains the first United States intelligence indication that Nationalist Chinese guerrilla units were operating in Burmese territory.

Date: OCT 17 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence Bulletin Dated October Fourth about?: Cold open. This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence bulletin dated October fourth, nineteen fifty‑one, concerning the presence of paramilitary forces near the Salween River in Burma. The document is notable because it contains the first United States intelligence indication that Nationalist Chinese guerrilla units were operating in Burmese territory.
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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