CIA: The document you are hearing is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency

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The document you are hearing is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency warning assessment on East Asia, dated twenty-six August, nineteen‑eighty. It is notable because it captures the intelligence community’s view of political and military developments across the region at a critical moment in the Cold War, and it was released to the public in early 2006. The memorandum was made public through a Freedom of Information Act request processed by the Central Intelligence Agency. The release date was twelve January, two thousand six, and the declassification authority was the Director of…