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This declassified record from the Department of the Army, dated May twenty-sixth, nineteen-fifty-four, details military cooperation plans with Taiwan, specifically regarding the organization and support of Chinese Marine and guerrilla forces. This document can be found at documents2.theblackvault.com. This two-page cable, cataloged as MG 7230, was declassified by the National Archives and Records Administration on June twelfth, nineteen-ninety-four, under the authority of MDL ninety-six. The document begins: Message. Department of the Army. From: CTF 74, Taipei, Formosa. Info: CSUSA, Deptar, Washington D.C. For G3, Pass to Major General Chase. Number MG 7230. Twenty-six zero two four eight Z. Will work with General Staff only for forces used, including guerrilla. See Chinese Marines, Cop. Stated one one zero four five available for a division. However, M N D will transfer six thousand five hundred guerrillas to Army as replacement for step, agree trained officers of field grade. This is an optic message. Progress report. Held Staff conference with Continental [redacted]. Department [redacted], G five, M N D, subject Chinese Marines and [redacted]. One. To establish understanding of [redacted] from M N D General Staff for operations and support. Intend to Navy. Guerrilla Navy to remain guerrilla under base commanders with log support from regular [redacted]. C O D understands but has not verbally concurred. A. To establish guerrilla [redacted] to be made available to [redacted]. B. Present Marine strength one three four four one, two thousand five hundred with two infantry regiment, Division Air Signal Company and Tank Battalion; with five thousand five hundred Headquarters C M C; three one three eight zero total required. C. M N D G five best figure of net [redacted] is two eight five zero zero and proposed that C M C be ninety percent overall but with one division at one hundred percent. D. M N D and M A A G agreed on 4 fifths division of six thousand five hundred men [redacted] to tenth for use this division as cadre based on need of. Division G emphasized that all operation units must be one hundred percent strength. Emphasized to M N D that idea of part strength units would jeopardize U S support of this program. E. Still require detailed cost analysis [redacted] generated within this Headquarters. Rough estimate fifteen million dollars initial outfitting and training. Rough estimate operation one hundred fifty dollars per man per raid less Navy. Guerrilla Navy operation three hundred sixty thousand dollars annual plus maintenance two hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars. These figures subject to change. Info [redacted] preparing budget fiscal year fifty-five. F. Conversion of [redacted] to air estimate initial cost seven hundred thousand dollars. M N D G five proposes Marine Division one one hundred percent strength at one seven three eight zero; Marine Division [redacted] annual operation support three hundred eighty-two thousand dollars…

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CIA This Declassified Record From The Department Of The Army, Dated May Twenty Sixth

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This declassified record from the Department of the Army, dated May twenty-sixth, nineteen-fifty-four, details military cooperation plans with Taiwan, specifically regarding the organization and support of Chinese Marine and guerrilla forces. com. This two-page cable, cataloged as MG 7230, was declassified by the National Archives and Records Administration on June twelfth, nineteen-ninety-four, under the authority of MDL ninety-six.

Date: OCT 1 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was CIA This Declassified Record From The Department Of The Army, Dated May Twenty Sixth about?: This declassified record from the Department of the Army, dated May twenty-sixth, nineteen-fifty-four, details military cooperation plans with Taiwan, specifically regarding the organization and support of Chinese Marine and guerrilla forces. com. This two-page cable, cataloged as MG 7230, was declassified by the National Archives and Records Administration on June twelfth, nineteen-ninety-four, under the authority of MDL ninety-six.
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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