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Declassified. Today we present a declassified C.I.A. record concerning guerrilla activity on the China mainland, dated September fourth, nineteen-fifty-two. This document is notable for its detailed, candid assessment of the effectiveness of the Chinese Communist Government’s anti-guerrilla campaign. This document was released by the C.I.A. to the Black Vault archive through a Freedom of Information Act request. The original release date and declassification authority are not specified on the document itself. It is available on documents2.theblackvault.com. The document opens with a memorandum for the Chief, Military Liaison Branch, Division of Acquisition and Distribution, Department of State. Subject: Guerrilla Activity on the China Mainland. Reference your Memorandum dated July thirty-first, nineteen-fifty-two, subject 'Guerrilla Activity on China Mainland.' Information requested in connection with preparation of the N.I.S. on China is attached as Tab 'A'. The Department of State forwarded a Memorandum to the Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, Department of the Army, dated July thirty-first, nineteen-fifty-two, subject, 'Guerrilla Activity on the China Mainland.' In this Memorandum, the State Department requested information necessary for the preparation of the guerrilla and subversion portion of the N.I.S. China. The six queries posed by the State Department were: a. General loci of present guerrilla activity and identification of major groups. b. Approximations of the numbers and strength of these major groups as well as an overall estimate. c. Presence, or absence, of external connection, specifically as to external direction and support of funds and weapons. d. An estimate as to growth or decrease of guerrilla activity, particularly during the past six months. e. An estimate as to the amount of banditry, as an incipient form of organized opposition. f. An estimate of the pattern of subversion, considering as factors the relative amounts of: one, espionage, two, pure banditry, three, economic and military sabotage, and four, organized political sabotage. Replies to these queries based on current reports from Hong Kong, Taipei, Rangoon, and Bangkok are being forwarded as Tab 'A' to the covering Memorandum from G2 to the Department of State. Tab 'A': Comment on Guerrilla Activity in China. One. General loci of present guerrilla activity and identification of major groups. Accentuated guerrilla activity in China is limited to two peripheral areas. The most active guerrillas are Chinese Nationalists based on the small islands extending northward from Amoy and adjacent to the coastal islands of Fukien and Chekiang. A second group is the Chinese Nationalist contingent in Burma, chiefly in the northeastern Burmese state of Kengtung, adjacent to the Yunnan border. The Moslems of northwest China are another possible source of dissidents. Guerrilla activity is occasionally reported in Kwangtung, Kwangsi, and Yunnan, although reliable information…

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Army: Record Concerning Guerrilla Activity On The China Mainland, Dated September

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Declassified. A. record concerning guerrilla activity on the China mainland, dated September fourth, nineteen-fifty-two. This document is notable for its detailed, candid assessment of the effectiveness of the Chinese Communist Government’s anti-guerrilla campaign. A. to the Black Vault archive through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Date: OCT 10 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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Declassified. Today we present a declassified C.I.A. record concerning guerrilla activity on the China mainland, dated September fourth, nineteen-fifty-two. This document is notable for its detailed, candid assessment of the effectiveness of the Chinese Communist Government’s anti-guerrilla…

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What was Army: Record Concerning Guerrilla Activity On The China Mainland, Dated September about?: Declassified. A. record concerning guerrilla activity on the China mainland, dated September fourth, nineteen-fifty-two. This document is notable for its detailed, candid assessment of the effectiveness of the Chinese Communist Government’s anti-guerrilla campaign. A. to the Black Vault archive through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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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