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Declassified presents a declassified United States Army record regarding the approval of a communications unit's arrival in Taiwan. This top-secret letter, dated February seventh, nineteen-fifty-five, details an urgent request for the deployment of a support unit. The document can be found at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act. The full record, designated as CI01177, became publicly available in a declassified state after review by appropriate authorities, with its original classification markings clearly indicating its prior top-secret status. The document is a letter from the American Embassy in Taipei, Taiwan, dated February seventh, nineteen-fifty-five. It is addressed to Mr. Johnson Cheng, Deputy Director of the American Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei. The letter reads: "Dear Mr. Cheng: In a memorandum from this Embassy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated February second, nineteen-fifty-five, reference was made to an Army Communications [one line redacted] of four hundred men which would accompany certain Air Force squadrons rotated to Taiwan and which would be used to provide support for Air Force units and for the Seventh Fleet in an emergency situation. Units of the Reconnaissance Company are now ready to proceed to Taiwan. We urgently request your assurance that there is no objection to these units arriving in Taiwan and that for the time being, pending the conclusion of negotiations now in progress, you would consider these forces to have a status corresponding to that of M-A-A-G personnel. For your information, an advance unit of approximately one hundred men is prepared to come here within the next few days. Sincerely yours, [one line redacted] Second Secretary of Embassy" The Black Vault’s archive entry describes this document as detailing a request for approval to deploy an Army Communications Reconnaissance Company to Taiwan. The unit was intended to support United States Air Force units and the Seventh Fleet in emergency situations, and the letter seeks assurances from the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding their arrival and status. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. For more declassified documents, visit storyflo.com and the document's canonical U-R-L at archive.org/download/us-china-intel-CI01177/CI01177djvu.txt.

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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.

Declassified Presents A Declassified United States Army Record

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Declassified presents a declassified United States Army record regarding the approval of a communications unit's arrival in Taiwan. This top-secret letter, dated February seventh, nineteen-fifty-five, details an urgent request for the deployment of a support unit. com. This document was released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act.

Date: SEP 27 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Declassified Presents A Declassified United States Army Record about?: Declassified presents a declassified United States Army record regarding the approval of a communications unit's arrival in Taiwan. This top-secret letter, dated February seventh, nineteen-fifty-five, details an urgent request for the deployment of a support unit. com. This document was released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act.
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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