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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning Taiwan’s request for Japanese assistance, dated September twenty‑seventh, nineteen sixty‑seven. The document is notable because it records a direct appeal by President Chiang Kai‑shek to the Japanese prime minister for help in influencing United States policy toward a counter‑attack against mainland China. The cable was made publicly available through The Black Vault. The Black Vault uploaded the full text of the declassified record, providing the original transcription as it appears in the agency’s archives. The release is part of the agency’s ongoing effort to make historical intelligence documents accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. The cable reads as follows. “TAIPEI – The embassy has just learned that President Chiang made a strong request during his recent talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sato that the Government of Japan help persuade the United States to back a G‑R‑C counter‑attack. Information received from Mitsuo Iijima, first secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Taipei, who was responsible for writing the report on the visit for Tokyo, indicates that according to Iijima, Chiang was urging Sato to assist in changing the course of United States China policy. Chiang complained that the United States does not understand the Asian coupling, does not appreciate the need to eliminate the growing Chinese Communist nuclear capability, does not comprehend the

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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 Cable Concerning Taiwan’s Request For Japanese

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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning Taiwan’s request for Japanese assistance, dated September twenty‑seventh, nineteen sixty‑seven. The document is notable because it records a direct appeal by President Chiang Kai‑shek to the Japanese prime minister for help in influencing United States policy toward a counter‑attack against mainland China.

Date: AUG 14 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Central Intelligence Agency Cable Concerning Taiwan’s Request For Japanese about?: This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning Taiwan’s request for Japanese assistance, dated September twenty‑seventh, nineteen sixty‑seven. The document is notable because it records a direct appeal by President Chiang Kai‑shek to the Japanese prime minister for help in influencing United States policy toward a counter‑attack against mainland China.
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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