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COLD OPEN. This episode presents a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence cable dated August sixteenth, nineteen sixty‑seven. The cable records Defense Minister Chiang’s instructions to prepare plans for infiltrating guerrilla teams into the China mainland, and it is notable because it reveals the strategic considerations of the Republic of China government during a period of heightened cross‑strait tension. The source is listed on the Black Vault website. PROVENANCE. The document was released to the public through the Black Vault archive, which hosts a scanned copy of the original cable. The entry is available at archive dot org under the file name CI01824, and the same text is provided in a downloadable PDF at the same address. No additional classification markings appear beyond the original header, and the release was made without a specific FOIA case number. THE DOCUMENT. Routine number five zero three thirty, Central Intelligence Agency, intelligence information cable number seventy‑eight. Country: China (Taiwan). Subject: Defense Minister Chiang’s instructions to prepare plans for infiltrating guerrilla teams into the China mainland. Source: Approved for release. Defense Minister Chiang instructed that the following actions be taken for possible exploitation of the mainland situation at the appropriate time: First, to review plans for the infiltration of agents onto the mainland, with special emphasis on the provinces of Chekiang, Hunan, Kiangsi, Fuiyen, and Kwangtung. Second, to intensify the psychological warfare program. Third, to prepare a study on the types of operations which could be performed by special‑forces troops. Fourth, to study the feasibility of using Pratas Island as a base for maritime operations. Minister Chiang further noted that the current struggle between Mao and Lei would seriously hurt both parties in the end, but that the time for a decisive response had not yet arrived. He emphasized that immediate action should be taken to capitalize on the turmoil in the Wuhan and Shashan areas, and that the first step must be to prepare failure‑proof plans for such operations. CONTEXT. No additional contextual statement was provided by the issuing agency or a neutral source accompanying this release. OUTRO. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. For the full text, visit storyflo dot com and the Black Vault link at archive dot org download us‑china‑intel‑CI01824.

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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 Intelligence Cable Dated August Sixteenth, Nineteen

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COLD OPEN. This episode presents a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence cable dated August sixteenth, nineteen sixty‑seven. The cable records Defense Minister Chiang’s instructions to prepare plans for infiltrating guerrilla teams into the China mainland, and it is notable because it reveals the strategic considerations of the Republic of China government during a period of heightened cross‑strait tension.

Date: AUG 14 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence Cable Dated August Sixteenth, Nineteen about?: COLD OPEN. This episode presents a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence cable dated August sixteenth, nineteen sixty‑seven. The cable records Defense Minister Chiang’s instructions to prepare plans for infiltrating guerrilla teams into the China mainland, and it is notable because it reveals the strategic considerations of the Republic of China government during a period of heightened cross‑strait tension.
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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