CIA: COLD OPEN This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum dated
COLD OPEN This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum dated June eleventh, nineteen sixty‑eight, an evaluation of the proposed flight C‑108C, known as the Idealist mission, over the periphery of the Peiping, Nan Ching, and Fuchou air‑defense districts. It is notable because it provides a rare operational assessment of a covert aerial sortie planned against the People’s Republic of China during the height of the Cold War. The source is archived at the Black Vault, accessible through archive.org. PROVENANCE The document was released to the public through the Black Vault…
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