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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record titled U.S. intelligence on China – views on mainland operations and the ambassador’s resignation, dated March seventh, nineteen sixty‑two. The cable is notable for its internal discussion of planning for operations on the Chinese mainland and the abrupt departure of the United States ambassador. The document was released to the public through a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the Central Intelligence Agency. It appeared on the public archive known as The Black Vault on the release date indicated in the file header, and it was declassified by the CIA’s Office of Information Management. The text of the cable reads as follows: “APPROACHES ON MAINLAND OPERATIONS PLANNING HOST HELPFUL. SUBSTANCE ME FI‑OL‑028‑/‑6 EE. APPROVED FOR RELEASE. DATUM OBL 5° OA EEE I’S OATE: 7 MAR G2 – RECO: WAR B ELE SE AE EET SPANS: I PRIORITY BE % IE 4 PRIORITY RO Y2058 SATII RBS 45‑1, INFORMATION © MARELA. AT DY {EVES ONLY AMB: HARRIMAN) IL! ME MOE DY HIE. TIES BRIT PICRON = E 4 IY “FOR MCGEORGE BUNDY EQ TIOED LAI 25 ITS IGF: ‘F+ YOUR MESSAGE AUTHORIZING INTERIM RESPONSE TO OTMO’S, PASSED TO CHIANG CHING KUO 7 HARCH FOR PASSAGE TO GING WHO 19 ON A “THREE” DAY TROOP INSPECTION TRIP TO CUBKOY. VIEWS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO ‘AUWOPY IN PAARRCUNAN – ‘WASHINGTON GUT OVIANG CHENG KUO EARLY UNDERSTOOD UID WAR. URTONTTATIVE ALERT INP ORAL STARAYCIT INTERIM MBERTCAN ROSETIDN. ALSO COUVEZD YOUR COMMENTS TW PARA SIVE OF FER. AN THESE E WERE. ESPECIALLY. WELL RECEIVED, – AR EE WE A TINS, OE ARTO PLANNING COMPARATIVELY BY ALL LCANWER FAN AE RARRINGN A ‘SO THAT SERIOUS TALK WILL RE POSSE, BE GO NOT ROTISES WADER EW “POINTS TO RE PRESENTED EY GIO THEN, NEVER VULL, APPIERNE ON DETAILS SF # AKE PLAN FOR: INITIAL LARGE TEAM AL RORGE HAS BERN. ARSE FOR LD. FN ‘MAINLAND SITUATION WILL BE DELIVERED TO HI. 12 MAROH. HAE GE DACDI TITS SO MARCH AND GRO CQINENTS ON AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE APPRECIATION OF THE WHEEL GINO AND CHIANG CHENG KUO PLEASED ABOUT HARRIMAN’S VISIT 10 TALPEL GC GENERALLY SUGGEST WHAT APPREHENSIVE WERE WHAT TS TREATED IN PRESS HERE AS STRANGELY ABRUPT SESSION AND DEPARTURE “AND DRURRIGRT. IF ANY ASSURANCES CAN BE GIVEN ABOUT PROMPT PPO TM ENT NEV ALSO BASS ADOR WHOM GRC VEL CONSIDER FRIENDLY IT WOULD BE HOST TRULY TO PASS THEN TO GTNO VERY ME PLYATENY BEFORE ANB: HARRIE AN’ 3 ARRIVAL A “4 END OF MESSAGE WV.” The Black Vault’s description of the file states: “The document is a CIA cable concerning planning of mainland operations and the resignation of the United States ambassador to Taiwan. It reflects internal assessments and directives circulated among senior officials in early March, nineteen sixty‑two.” That statement is reproduced verbatim from the archive entry. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. storyflo.com https://archive.org/download/us-china-intel-CI01459/CI01459djvu.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.

Central Intelligence Agency Record Titled U.s

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S. intelligence on China – views on mainland operations and the ambassador’s resignation, dated March seventh, nineteen sixty‑two. The cable is notable for its internal discussion of planning for operations on the Chinese mainland and the abrupt departure of the United States ambassador.

Date: SEP 14 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record titled U.S. intelligence on China – views on mainland operations and the ambassador’s resignation, dated March seventh, nineteen sixty‑two. The cable is notable for its internal discussion of planning for operations on the Chinese mainland…

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What was Central Intelligence Agency Record Titled U.s about?: S. intelligence on China – views on mainland operations and the ambassador’s resignation, dated March seventh, nineteen sixty‑two. The cable is notable for its internal discussion of planning for operations on the Chinese mainland and the abrupt departure of the United States ambassador.
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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