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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning Chinese involvement in the Vietnam War, dated December nineteen sixty‑five. It is notable because it offers an early U.S. intelligence assessment of the scale and nature of Chinese military support to North Vietnamese forces. The source is listed on the Black Vault archive. The document was released to the public through the Black Vault website, which hosts a copy of the CIA’s declassification program. The upload date is recorded as the date of the archive entry, and the material was made available under the authority of the CIA’s declassification board. No FOIA case number is attached to this particular release. The document reads as follows: “white ident.” Washington De Café want, to inform you or my Agency “sane cos ov Long three <p aaionenii aspects of the military situation in Vietnam—the herd? are. the: View tong attempting. “to: do more, and do it in note slates than they have during the past year, put: they are relatively to stay, apa Eight if rae is ee to: er an the “actual evolution… These developments are, another roy a? “ngnes suggests that sey See hele, strength proving at ca ‘haproved For Release’ 2 44 r¢] re aunetany ‘ay additional: Viet Cong regiments: ‘as. wohl, ‘The’ ‘strength’ of the Viet Cong + North Vietnamese regiments “forces in South Vietnam is how believed to cause ph Dan. : v cna acre robinents. At. Jone: time the. North Viet= sig fret into “combat units: of their own Tats the “Communi ats i so Fok of seeing, “areas, : “ito en Tt ies Pe she Se e arrived y: ‘and we. Eve identified two 01.) “Communist, military involvement. in. mothers, North, Viet malig ‘is: growing. his! applies especially to estimates of Chinese strengths. Nevertheless less ‘well believe: “there could be over 203 000 Chinese ground combat troops into: of even toward now the Chinese: are. and hold ‘open 1 UE necessary have bodies of troops, can be ‘poured. Ones as for Believe. ‘the Chinese wave made a decision on the existence of the North Vietnamese “regime. I do not know what the Chinese … for F‑A‑S the war … to Bade … publishing …” No further contextual statement from the issuing agency accompanies this record. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. storyflo.com https://archive.org/download/us-china-intel-CI01711/CI01711djvu.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 Concerning Chinese Involvement

Q: Why was this case declassified?

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.

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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning Chinese involvement in the Vietnam War, dated December nineteen sixty‑five. S. intelligence assessment of the scale and nature of Chinese military support to North Vietnamese forces. The source is listed on the Black Vault archive.

Date: AUG 17 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning Chinese involvement in the Vietnam War, dated December nineteen sixty‑five. It is notable because it offers an early U.S. intelligence assessment of the scale and nature of Chinese military support to North Vietnamese forces. The…

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What was Central Intelligence Agency Record Concerning Chinese Involvement about?: This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning Chinese involvement in the Vietnam War, dated December nineteen sixty‑five. S. intelligence assessment of the scale and nature of Chinese military support to North Vietnamese forces. The source is listed on the Black Vault archive.
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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