Cold Open: This is a declassified Army record, dated August 4, 1987

Cold Open: This is a declassified Army record, dated August 4, 1987, detailing US intelligence on China's manufacturing of nerve agents. The document, classified secret at the time, was released through The Black Vault. It is available online at archive.org, under the catalog ID CI02277. Provenance: The document was released through a Freedom of Information Act request, and the declassification authority is not specified. The document was released to the public domain, and it is available for viewing on The Black Vault's website. The Document: MSGNO - 42: (MIIR) RSB *04/08/87* *21;18* (3 ss RCC 022133302 (HC) : ‘—SECREt | | | an oe Oe ber Oe 00 00 Whe Din om Ow ee he an 7 | 3 87 5688820 NSR NC 5688820 TOR: 0421062 AUG 8? RUEAHOF 5171 : RR RUEAIIA z DE RUEAHOF #5171 2162108 ae ZNY 95565 f R 0415052 AUG 87 ; _ - ; {b)(2) ; A | : 4 : { } BT . — . £21: a ae wt OO We UAT aT me Lo ; EZ2: 909 SERIAL: 1K (2)(2),(b)(3):10 USC 424°] pass; (u) (HQ) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE perme: 2s —18_AN_INFO emcee al FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASS IFIED SBERDEANOROREAIENSBISr COUNTRY: (U) TH. 0 oe crm G Ane 2 Re Pee Pecel Shes eee EE mere nk ce See SUBJ: (U) MANUFACTURING OF NERVE AGENTS DOr: (uy) 870325 Regs: (v) GT source: _ SS ANE AO HMO SUMMARY: <€9¢NP THIS REPORT FORWARDS INFORMATION ON THE TAIWANESE ; ARMY MANUFACTURE OF NERVE AGENTS AT THE 204TH ARSENAL. : +. erin TEXT: (U) 1, CGR} «CURRENTLY, THE TAIWANESE ARMY MANUFACTURES NERVE AGENTS AT ITS 204TH ARSENAL, LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PERSONNEL WERE ACTIVILY SEEKING INFORNATION ON PROTECTION EQUIPMENT NECESSARY WHEN WORKING WITH NERVE AGENTS, 2, “@@*NPP" THE TAIWANESE ARMY HAS IN ITS POSSESSION SEVERAL US "WAR GAS IDENTIFICATION SETS" (b)(1). __} THESE KITS WERE b D v ere att cea Ae OBSOLETE BY THE US ARMY STANDARDS AND THEY HAVE BEEN RECALLED FROM -THE US UNITS. THEY WERE CLASSIFIED SECRET AND WERE A TRAINING ITEM). THE TAIWANESE ARHY OBTAINED THESE KITS UNDER THE “OLD” HAP . ? ee é TELS A IO LNTLGN ir ll AT aE Ala 8 PIE EY By 8 a a Zr Ryet ray | * > oe on, PR ae ee PF ee ie 2 eA RIC axe te -_ HSGNO 4&2 (MIIR) RSB *04/08/87* *21;18* Context: The document is part of a larger collection of declassified intelligence reports on China's military capabilities. The report was likely generated as a result of US intelligence gathering efforts in the region. Outro: This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. A declassified document, released through a Freedom of Information Act request, providing insight into a specific aspect of US intelligence gathering efforts. The document is available online at archive.org, under the catalog ID CI02277. storyflo.com