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This is a declassified United States intelligence assessment of the Republic of China’s intentions, transmitted on December twenty‑third, nineteen sixty‑seven. The document originated from the Department of State and was circulated to the Secretary of State, the U.S. Embassy in Taipei, and the Pacific Command. It is notable because it provides a contemporaneous view of Nationalist Chinese strategic thinking during a period of heightened Cold War tension. The record was released to the public through The Black Vault website. It was made available under a Freedom of Information Act request, with the declassification authority identified as the National Security Agency. The release date on the archive is listed as the date of upload, and the document is reproduced in its original text format. The document reads as follows: “TELEGRAM – SECRET – PAGE ONE – TAIPING – 1717 – 2304402 – ACTION – EA 15 – INFO – GPM – 34SC – RSC – GLSUSTA – T2sH – B2sNSC – B1sSP – B2,8S – 20,9AH – O3,10 – I5KRSR – B1 – NSAE – ACDA – 16 – AID – 28/149. TO: SECRETARY OF STATE, WASHINGTON – 4437 FROM: AMBASSY, TAIPING SUBJECT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF GRC INTENTIONS – CINCPAC FOR POLAD There have been no recent indications that the GRC intends to mount any major unilateral military or paramilitary operations against the mainland in the immediate future. As in the past, small‑scale paramilitary or air operations could be launched without prior United States knowledge. The November plenum of the ninth Kuomintang Central Committee did not fundamentally alter the GRC’s position vis‑à‑vis the mainland. Resolutions adopted generally call for the strengthening of the Taiwan economy, revamping personnel policies, rejuvenating government‑organ structures, and enhancing the party’s position on Taiwan. Reference to mainland recovery during the plenum emphasized the seventy‑percent political, thirty‑percent military formula first espoused by President Chiang in his double‑ten speech last year. The most militant proposals emerging from the plenum called for the formation of the “Anti‑Communist National Salvation United Front.” However, the twelve principles set forth for the United Front concern themselves generally with social, economic, cultural, and political activities after the mainland has been recovered. Use of military means to secure the intended ends is mentioned only in passing and armed struggle is given no emphasis. Local press has given considerable publicity to the party’s resolutions, which concentrate on economic development of Taiwan. We know privately that public announcements concentrate on economic development of Taiwan. In this case, closely following the thinking of the GRC hierarchy, planning for return to the mainland continues, but on a reduced scale and with reduced fervor. The annual military commanders’ conference, convened from December eleven to December fifteen, was primarily devoted to reports on the status of the Chinese armed forces, and little of…

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Case File · ARCHIVE-687Declassified

Filed AUG 13 · 2026Runtime 1 min

NSA United States Intelligence Assessment Of The Republic Of China’s Intentions

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated August 13, 2026

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This is a declassified United States intelligence assessment of the Republic of China’s intentions, transmitted on December twenty‑third, nineteen sixty‑seven. S. Embassy in Taipei, and the Pacific Command. It is notable because it provides a contemporaneous view of Nationalist Chinese strategic thinking during a period of heightened Cold War tension.

Date: AUG 13 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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This is a declassified United States intelligence assessment of the Republic of China’s intentions, transmitted on December twenty‑third, nineteen sixty‑seven. The document originated from the Department of State and was circulated to the Secretary of State, the U.S. Embassy in Taipei, and the…

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What was NSA United States Intelligence Assessment Of The Republic Of China’s Intentions about?: This is a declassified United States intelligence assessment of the Republic of China’s intentions, transmitted on December twenty‑third, nineteen sixty‑seven. S. Embassy in Taipei, and the Pacific Command. It is notable because it provides a contemporaneous view of Nationalist Chinese strategic thinking during a period of heightened Cold War 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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