PROSPECTS FOR FORMOSA CEASE-FIRE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000300230004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 3, 1955
• Content Type: BRIEF

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PROSPECTS FOR FORMOSA. CEASE-FIRE
I. Pattern of ChiCom conduct in the Formosa Strait
slightly clarifying. However, new revolutionary
regimes generally unpredictable, generally
boisterous and always enjoy having a "foreign devil"
to attack to help build up their internal situation.
Hence ChiComs may move in uriqxpected manner.
11 These tendencies emerging:
A.) Freeing of Formosa is now main ChiCom
propaganda theme. Take-over of off-shore
islands merely incidential and taken for granted.
B) ChiComs insist Formosa issue solely
domestic matter and if they come to U. N...
which possible but still uncertain will contest
its jurisdiction and propagand, size for withdrawal
U. S. Forces from Formosa.
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C) ChiComs putting pressure on U. K. , India,
Burma, etc. to effect that U.S.A.. policy will
lead to war and no compromise possible.
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IV. possible that ChiComs will deliberately
maintain tension for many weeks without
forcing issue except for sporadic raids /or
attempt take over small islands believing
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that if tension allowed continue, U.S.A..