This declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from March twenty-third
This declassified Central Intelligence Agency record from March twenty-third, nineteen-fifty-five, assesses China's petroleum consumption and supply. This briefing to the National Security Council is available from The Black Vault, at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was approved for release in two-thousand-one, on September first, under a Central Intelligence Agency declassification authority. It provides insights into the strategic concerns of the United States intelligence community regarding China's energy security during the Cold War. The document, titled "CHICOM OIL," states…
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