CIA: Post‑Mortem on NIE 13‑3‑65, Communist China
This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record titled “Post‑Mortem on NIE 13‑3‑65, Communist China’s Military Establishment,” dated March ten, nineteen sixty‑five. It is notable because it documents the United States Intelligence Board’s assessment of the gaps in American knowledge of Chinese military capabilities during the mid‑1960s. The document was released to the public through The Black Vault archive. The electronic copy was uploaded to the Internet archive and made available without a specific Freedom of Information Act case number. The declassification authority is the…
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