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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning an understanding with Vice Premier Chiang Ching‑kuo regarding operations against mainland China, dated July twenty‑second, nineteen sixty‑nine. The document appears in the public archive at archive.org. The cable was released to the public through a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the Central Intelligence Agency. The request was processed under the agency’s declassification authority, and the material was posted on The Black Vault website on an unspecified release date. The source is the original CIA record, now available in the digital collection at the URL provided. The cable reads as follows. “From: Office of the Director, Central Intelligence Agency To: Embassy, Taipei Date: July twenty‑second, nineteen sixty‑nine Classification: Top Secret Subject: Understanding with Vice Premier Chiang Ching‑kuo – Operations against China Mainland The Vice Premier Chiang Ching‑kuo met with the U.S. representative at the U.S. Embassy residence in Taipei on July second. The meeting was attended by an aide, General Wen, and the atmosphere was described as favorable. The outcome was satisfactory. The Vice Premier expressed gratitude for U.S. assurances conveyed during the meeting on July fourth, referencing recent U.S. actions against the Chinese Communist forces in the estuary. He voiced appreciation for the background information on the rationale and particulars of the raid, and reaffirmed Washington’s concern and misgivings expressed on July fourth. He reiterated a strong U.S. conviction that any hostile actions, even on a very limited scale, were highly undesirable at this juncture. The U.S. side conveyed that common and allied interests called for a cautious posture and low tension in the Taiwan Strait. The United States fully accepted the assurances provided and placed great value on the commitments made by the Vice Premier. The Vice Premier indicated, on July fourth, that future cooperation would be consulted with the United States in advance on any such projects. The cable notes that it would be useful, for absolute clarity, to extend the understanding to cover all operations contemplated against the mainland, regardless of purpose, whether intelligence or otherwise. The United States wished to extend the understanding to cover any other operations against the mainland that the Republic of China might consider. It was stated that no formal written agreement was proposed; an oral understanding between the Vice Premier and the U.S. representative would be sufficient for the purposes discussed. The United States emphasized the need for advance discussion on any proposed hostile operations against the mainland, no matter how small in scale. The Vice Premier recalled informing the U.S. representative on several occasions of his earnest wish to avoid any action by the Republic of China that might upset stability in the area and cause embarrassment to the United States…

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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning an understanding with Vice Premier Chiang Ching‑kuo regarding operations against mainland China, dated July twenty‑second, nineteen sixty‑nine. org. The cable was released to the public through a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the Central Intelligence Agency.

Date: AUG 7 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning an understanding with Vice Premier Chiang Ching‑kuo regarding operations against mainland China, dated July twenty‑second, nineteen sixty‑nine. The document appears in the public archive at archive.org. The cable was released to…

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What was CIA This Is A Declassified Central Intelligence Agency Cable Concerning An about?: This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning an understanding with Vice Premier Chiang Ching‑kuo regarding operations against mainland China, dated July twenty‑second, nineteen sixty‑nine. org. The cable was released to the public through a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the Central Intelligence Agency.
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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