Today's Declassified presents a memorandum for the record from the Central Intelligence Agency, dated October seventeenth, nineteen sixty-four. This document details a National Security Council meeting where the D-C-I, John McCone, briefed President Lyndon Johnson and other top officials on China's emerging nuclear capabilities and the implications of its first atomic test. This record offers a candid look at U-S intelligence assessments at a critical moment in the Cold War. This record was released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act and is accessible via the Black Vault archives at documents2.theblackvault.com. It was declassified by the C-I-A as part of a collection of U-S intelligence on China. The document, titled "Memorandum for the Record, Washington, October seventeenth, nineteen sixty-four," begins: "Dictated by McCone. Subject: Meeting of the National Security Council--Saturday--twelve o'clock--seventeenth October nineteen sixty-four. With the President--all me

Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified government record on U.S. intelligence regarding President Chiang Kai-shek's intentions toward China, a secret cable from October twentieth, nineteen sixty-four. This document, released via The Black Vault, provides insight into a critical moment in Cold War history following China's first nuclear test. This document was obtained through public access to government records and is available for public review at documents2.theblackvault.com. It was released as part of a larger collection of U.S. intelligence on China. The document, a telegram from the Department of State, reads in part: Telegram Department of State. Correction issued. Secretary of State Washington D.C. From Taipei, October twenty-first, nineteen sixty-four, two fifty-five A.M. Immediate Secret. Action Immediate Department. Information Hong Kong. From Taipei, October twentieth, six P.M. Departmental Telegram three six nine. President Chiang did not elaborate on what he had in

From the United States National Archives and Records Administration, this declassified presidential memorandum provides an immediate assessment of China's first nuclear test. This document is available at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was declassified under Executive Order Twelve-Three-Five-Six, Section Three-Point-Four, on October twenty-fourth, nineteen-sixty-four. The declassification authority was N-A-R-A. This is a copy from the L-B-J Library. Memorandum to the President. Subject: Chicom Test Site. October twenty-fourth, nineteen-sixty-four. The attached sheet shows a remarkable intelligence feat. Our satellites have already photographed the Lop Nor test site and confirm our other intelligence reports on the Chinese shot. I have asked John McCone to do his best to see how much of this could be quietly put out, but he and I agree that we should be very careful about the degree of our skill here, because we really do not want the Russians to know how good our cameras a

This Declassified briefing presents a Central Intelligence Agency memorandum, dated November fifth, nineteen-sixty-four. This document contains a preliminary analysis of intelligence gathered through aerial reconnaissance, notable for its insights into Chinese military aircraft deployment just prior to China's first nuclear test. This document was released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act, via The Black Vault, and can be accessed at documents2.theblackvault.com. The canonical U-R-L for this specific record is archive.org/download/us-china-intel-CI01642/CI01642_djvu.txt. The memorandum is addressed to the Assistant Director, Current Intelligence, and is titled "Preliminary Analysis of Excised Flown on thirty-first October nineteen-sixty-four". Paragraph one. "Excised provided coverage of [redacted] tion, several important airfields and some bar [redacted]. The nuclear installations were reported on in a separate memorandum prepared by the Military Division." Paragraph

This declassified United States Navy record, a preliminary analysis memorandum from November ninth, nineteen-sixty-four, reveals intelligence on a possible missile-capable submarine near Dairen, China. This document can be found at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was declassified by the National Photographic Interpretation Center, or N-P-I-C, under declassification authority C-R-D-N-V and released on May eighteenth, two-thousand-four. It is part of the records concerning U.S. Intelligence on China. Memorandum for Assistant Director, Current Intelligence. Subject: Preliminary Analysis of Mission C Two Four Four C Flown on seven November nineteen sixty-four. Paragraph one. This mission provided good coverage of airfields in North Korea and North and Northeast China. It also covered some of the major naval installations in the area. It appears that a probable "G" class submarine, missile capable, is tied-up at a shipyard near Dairen. No new missile sites or nuclear installatio

This episode of Declassified presents a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum, dated December fourteenth, nineteen-sixty-four. This document details "Peiping's Views on 'Revolutionary War'," and offers insight into Chinese Communist foreign policy during the Cold War. It is available on The Black Vault at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released by the Central Intelligence Agency in August, two-thousand-five, under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. The declassification authority for this record is the A-A-R-O, or Assassination Records Review Board. It is presented here as part of the public record. The document begins: Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum Summary Peiping has persistently emphasized that its encouragement and support of "revolutionary" wars was not only an essential element in true Communist policy, but also a method of breaking through the U-S policy of containment and most specifically of securing U-S withdrawal from Tai

This Declassified briefing covers a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record, a December fourteenth, nineteen-sixty-four memorandum evaluating the Defense Intelligence Agency's performance with respect to the Far East. This document, shedding light on inter-agency intelligence assessments during the Cold War, is available at archive.org. This record, bearing the catalog ID CI01645, was declassified under the Freedom of Information Act and released on April thirtieth, two-thousand-and-two. Its declassification was authorized by a review official under the Automatic Declassification Review program. The memorandum, marked "Secret" and "Draft," is titled "Evaluation of the Defense Intelligence Agency With Respect to the Far East." It states: "Although sometimes commendable, D-I-A contributions and participation on F-E estimates have for the most part been poor. In our view, D-I-A simply has not put adequate stress on Far East intelligence production to effect satisfactory results. I

This episode of Declassified presents a Central Intelligence Agency intelligence summary titled "The Chinese Communists in Laos: A Summary." Issued on December seventeenth, nineteen-sixty-four, this top-secret document details perceived Chinese Communist activities and influence in Laos. The full record is available from vault.fbi.gov. This document was approved for release on December twenty-second, two-thousand-four, under the authority of the Freedom of Information Act. It provides a snapshot of U.S. intelligence assessments during a critical period of the Cold War in Southeast Asia. The document opens: "National Indications Center, Room One E eight hundred twenty-one, Pentagon. December seventeenth, nineteen-sixty-four. The Chinese Communists in Laos: A Summary. Past Activities: One. Since the Kong Le coup in nineteen-sixty, the Chinese Communists have been carving out a sphere of influence in Laos’ two northwestern provinces adjacent to the Chinese border — Phong Saly and Nam Tha

Today, Declassified presents a Central Intelligence Agency record from December eighteenth, nineteen-sixty-four. This declassified document is a United States Government Memorandum to Mr. Bundy from Mr. Benmore, regarding a weekly status report on Japan, Korea, and the Republic of China. This record is available via documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released under the Freedom of Information Act and declassified on November twenty-sixth, two-thousand-and-eight, through the efforts of the National Archives and Records Administration's Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel. Its declassification was authorized by Executive Order twelve thousand nine hundred fifty-eight. The memorandum includes a section titled "Republic of China, December eighteenth, nineteen-sixty-four." Quote, "GRC Ambassadors Meet With I-O on Chinese Representation. Ambassador Tsiang and Ambassador Ch'en Hsiung-fei, GRC Ambassador to Belgium, met with Mr. Sisco December seventeenth to discuss C

Declassified presents an intelligence memorandum on Communist military posture and capabilities vis-a-vis Southeast Asia. Prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Current Intelligence, dated December thirty-first, nineteen sixty-four, this document offers a snapshot of U-S intelligence assessments of the Communist threat in Southeast Asia during a critical period of the Vietnam War. This declassified record is available at archive.org/download/us-china-intel-CI01649. This document was released by the Central Intelligence Agency and published through The Black Vault under a Freedom of Information Act request. The release date and declassification authority are not specified in the public archive. This is a sanitized copy, indicating portions of the original document have been redacted under applicable exemptions. The document, an Intelligence Memorandum, is titled Communist Military Posture and Capabilities Vis-a-Vis Southeast Asia. Summary: In recent weeks we have noted