Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning Chinese MiG aircraft sightings
This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency cable concerning Chinese MiG aircraft sightings of Taiwanese vessels, dated January twentieth, nineteen fifty‑five. The record is notable because it provides a contemporaneous U.S. intelligence assessment of air activity over the Taiwan Strait during a period of heightened regional tension, and it appears in the public archives of The Black Vault. The document was released to the public through The Black Vault’s digital collection, posted on the archive.org site under the title “US Intelligence on China CI01166.” The release date is listed as…
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