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Central Intelligence Agency record concerning Chinese involvement

This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record concerning Chinese involvement in the Vietnam War, dated December nineteen sixty‑five. It is notable because it offers an early U.S. intelligence assessment of the scale and nature of Chinese military support to North Vietnamese forces. The source is listed on the Black Vault archive. The document was released to the public through the Black Vault website, which hosts a copy of the CIA’s declassification program. The upload date is recorded as the date of the archive entry, and the material was made available under the authority of the…

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