This Declassified episode presents a United States Department of State Airgram from April seventh, nineteen sixty-four, detailing the reported removal of Chinese Vice Premier Hsi Chung-hsun from office. This record is available at vault.fbi.gov and documents2.theblackvault.com. This document, identified as CI01609, was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request and released by The Black Vault. The declassification authority for this document is not specified within the record itself, but its public availability confirms its status as an unclassified historical record. The document, an Airgram A-eight-one-zero, from AmConsul Hong Kong, dated April seventh, nineteen sixty-four, states: "Vice Premier Hsi Chung-hsun Reportedly Removed from Office." It continues: "OIR zero-zero-nine-three-slash-sixty-four reports that Central Committee member Hsi Chung-hsun was removed from his post as Vice Premier in nineteen-sixty-two or nineteen-sixty-three because he told Chairman Mao that hi

From the Declassified archives, this is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum concerning K-H-4 satellite coverage of China, dated April seventeenth, nineteen-sixty-four. This document illustrates the intelligence community's strategic allocation of overhead reconnaissance assets during the Cold War. You can find this document at vault.fbi.gov. This memorandum was released by The Black Vault under a Freedom of Information Act request, as part of its U.S. Intelligence on China archive, declassified by the National Reconnaissance Office. The document is a memorandum for the Director of Central Intelligence, with the subject "Additional K-H-4 Coverage of China." It states: "One. Colonel Giller advised the undersigned on April sixteenth, of the interest of Secretary Vance and the Director in increasing K-H-4 coverage of China in view of the fact that for various reasons scheduled U-2 photography of that area had been greatly delayed this year. The one successful K-H-4 missio

Declassified. Today, a declassified C.I.A. record concerning small-scale operations against Mainland China, dated May nineteenth, nineteen sixty-four. This document details ongoing, albeit unsuccessful, C.I.A. missions and an incident involving Chinese Communist forces firing on an offshore island. This record is available via documents two dot the black vault dot com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act and declassified on July fourteenth, two thousand nineteen, by the National Archives and Records Administration, A.A.R.O. Its declassification authority is Executive Order one three five two six. It stands as an example of the public record concerning Cold War intelligence operations. The document is an Incoming Telegram from the Department of State, marked Secret, and dated May nineteenth, nineteen sixty-four, at five P.M. It is addressed to the Secretary of State, Washington D.C., with information copies to other agencies, including the Commander in Chief,

A declassified C.I.A. Photographic Intelligence Report from June nineteen-sixty-four details a search for possible guided missile related activity in the Wu-wei area of China. This document, available at The Black Vault dot com, represents a routine intelligence gathering effort during the Cold War. This record was declassified under the Automatic Declassification Review program in two-thousand-three and subsequently released to the public. The original classification was Top Secret, Code Word Excised. The C.I.A. released this document under the reference C.I.A. slash P.I.R. dash sixteen slash sixty-four. The document is titled, Photographic Intelligence Report, Wu-wei Area, China: Search for Possible Guided Missile Related Activity. It states: "This report is in response to requirement C-S14-81,053 dated 4 February 1964 requesting a search of photography within a twenty-five nautical-mile radius of Wu-wei, in an attempt to determine whether a relation exists between the subject area a

This Declassified briefing presents a memorandum from the Director of Intelligence and Research to the Secretary of State, dated June fourth, nineteen-sixty-four. It describes a planned trial in Hanoi of alleged Chinese Nationalist "spy commandos" and the potential for propaganda exploitation by North Vietnam. This document is available on documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act by the National Archives and Records Administration, N-A-R-S, under accession number F-O-I-A-ninety-five-zero-seven-six. It was declassified on November third, nineteen-ninety-five. The document is titled, "Hanoi to Try Chinese Nationalist 'Spy Commandos' Captured Last Year." Trial Announcement. On June third, Hanoi announced that seventeen "U-S-Chiang Kai-shek spy commandos," including their leader, will be put on trial shortly. The men were reportedly captured, and nine more killed, as they landed on the coast of the northern province, Quang Ninh, on July

Declassified presents "The Sino-Soviet Conflict in the Fronts," an intelligence report from the Central Intelligence Agency, dated June twelfth, nineteen-sixty-four. This declassified record, found at archive.org, analyzes the competition for influence between the Soviet and Chinese Communist parties in various front organizations. This document was released by the C-I-A through the Freedom of Information Act and made public in May two-thousand-seven. It offers insight into the agency's analysis of Cold War-era geopolitical rivalries. The document, titled "The Sino-Soviet Conflict in the Fronts, September nineteen-sixty-two to December nineteen-sixty-three," is labeled O-C-I Number one-eight-five-five slash six-four, Copy Number forty-four. It begins with a summary and conclusions: "It was apparently in the fall of nineteen-sixty-two that the Chinese — on the assumption that there would be no reconciliation with the Soviet party — made the momentous decision to compete with Moscow in e

This is "Declassified", a storyflo podcast. Today, we examine a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from July tenth, nineteen-sixty-four, concerning the Chinese Communist nuclear program. This document, originating from the Commander in Chief, Pacific, known as CINCPAC, offers an assessment of China's nuclear ambitions and potential global impact. The full document is available at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released by the Central Intelligence Agency in October, two-thousand-fourteen, under the automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order twelve-thousand-nine-hundred-fifty-eight. No specific FOIA case number is cited for its release. The document, an intelligence cable, begins: To Department of State, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, The White House. From Commander in Chief, Pacific. Subject: CHICOM Nuclear Program. One. Evidence is growing that the CHICOMs are making progress in their nuclear program. We note reports o

Declassified brings you a Secret cable from the American Embassy in Taipei, dated July twenty-eighth, nineteen sixty-four, discussing setbacks to Taiwanese military operations. This document highlights a critical moment in the Republic of China's strategy against mainland China. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act and is available to the public through archive dot org, cataloged as US Intelligence on China CI01621. Its declassification authority is not specified on the public record, but it became available as part of a larger release of intelligence documents on China. The cable, addressed to the Secretary of State, Washington, D. C., and information copied to CINCPAC, Honolulu, and the American Consulate in Hong Kong, is marked Secret. It states: "GRC Commando raid strategy suffered most serious setback to date when all four mother-boats intercepted, July eleventh and July twelfth, and approximately one hundred fifty-one men presumed lost. According to Yeh

From vault.fbi.gov, this is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from August nineteen-sixty-four, a photographic intelligence report detailing China's Shuang-cheng-tzu Missile Test Center. This document was released by the C-I-A and the National Photographic Interpretation Center via the TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System and declassified under review by N-I-M-A and the Department of Defense. It was approved for release on August fourth, two-thousand. The document, marked "Top Secret Ruff," begins: "Photographic Interpretation Report. Shuang-cheng-tzu Missile Test Center, China. Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control Only. Warning. This document contains by [redacted] information affecting the national security of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Code, Title Eighteen, Sections seven-ninety-three and seven-ninety-four. The [redacted] United States are especially indoctrinated and authorized to receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must [redacted] maint

Declassified presents a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum titled "The North Vietnamese Situation" dated August eighth, nineteen-sixty-four, outlining intelligence on military activity and international reactions during the unfolding crisis. This document is available at documents2.theblackvault.com. This six-page memorandum was released through the Freedom of Information Act and declassified by the Director of Central Intelligence. It offers a snapshot of intelligence assessments concerning North Vietnam, China, and the Soviet Union during a critical period of escalation. The document reads: Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum: The North Vietnamese Situation – I. Current Situation as of thirteen-hundred, three August nineteen-sixty-four. A. North Vietnamese Military Activity. One. The Vietnamese Communists remain in a cautious and defensive posture. Naval forces in the north sea fleet are dispersed, and periodically change their anchorage. Camouflage is being empha