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August 12, 1991	Cable No. 3000 from Ambassador Hashimoto Hiroshi (China) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'The Prime Minister’s Visit to China and Mongolia (Meeting of the Japanese and Chinese Foreign Ministers)' Nakayama Taro and Qian Qichen discuss Taiwan's participation in APEC, arms control, China's accession to the NPT, Sino-Japanese political and economic relations, and Chinese fishing vessels operating in Japan's territorial waters.
March 11, 1964	National Intelligence Estimate Number 43-64, 'Prospects for the Government of the Republic of China' The CIA assesses Taiwan's future in the wake of France's normalization of diplomatic relations with the PRC. The report covers US-Republic of China relations and likely developments in Taiwan's internal security, politics, and international recognition.
June 20, 1961	National Intelligence Estimate Number 43-61, 'Prospects for the Government of the Republic of China' This National Intelligence Estimate about the future of the Republic of China assesses the status of the China debate at the United Nations, KMT efforts to retake the mainland, the political status of local Taiwanese in the ROC, and other political and diplomatic issues.
September 5, 1985	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'China's Active Diplomacy in Latin America' The CIA anticipates diplomatic victories for the PRC in Latin America as more countries will switch recognition away from Taiwan. This version of the report was declassified on October 5, 2010. The CIA declassified the same report again on June 30, 2011. Each version has different sections that were withheld from public release. Both versions of the report should be consulted by readers.
March 17, 1983	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'China and the Asian Development Bank' A report on China's request for membership in the Asian Development Bank and its demand for Taiwan's expulsion from the ADB.
March 1, 1979	Memorandum for the Record from John H. Holdridge, 'Meeting of SCC Ad Hoc Working Group on China, 28 February 1979 at 1000 hours' A record of a meeting concerning the legislative impasse over funding the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).
September 5, 1985	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'China's Active Diplomacy in Latin America' The CIA anticipates diplomatic victories for the PRC in Latin America as more countries will switch recognition away from Taiwan. This version of the report was declassified on June 30, 2011. The CIA had earlier declassified a copy of the same report on October 5, 2010. Each version has different sections that were withheld from public release. Both versions of the report should be consulted by readers.
October 5, 1989	Memorandum from J. Stapleton Roy to Brent Scowcroft, H. Lawrence Sandall, and George P. Cole, Jr., 'Taiwan Guidelines' J. Stapleton Roy offers a prime on US policy toward Taiwan and how US government agencies should interact with Taiwan's Coordination Council for North American Affairs or with other Taiwanese authorities.
June 28, 1974	Central Intelligence Agency, Weekly Review Special Report, 'Nationalist China Revisited' A CIA memorandum evaluating the domestic politics and international relations of Taiwan in 1974. This version of "Nationalist China Revisited" was declassified by the CIA on September 25, 1999. An alternate version was declassified on September 28, 2004. The release from 1999 includes fewer redactions than the version declassified five-years later.
June 28, 1974	Central Intelligence Agency, Weekly Review Special Report, 'Nationalist China Revisited' A CIA memorandum evaluating the domestic politics and international relations of Taiwan in 1974. This version of "Nationalist China Revisited" was declassified by the CIA on September 28, 2004. An alternate version was declassified on September 25, 1999. The release from 1999 includes fewer redactions than the version declassified five-years later.