CIA: Today, we examine a declassified government record from vault.fbi.gov

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Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified government record from vault.fbi.gov titled, "Japanese Volunteers for Formosa," a memorandum from March Twentieth, Nineteen-Fifty. This document sheds light on efforts by Chinese Nationalists to recruit Japanese citizens for military service after World War Two. This record was released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act and is available through The Black Vault, one of the largest privately run archives of declassified government documents. It provides insight into United States intelligence observations on recruitment activities in Japan. The document opens with an office memorandum dated April Fifth, Nineteen-Fifty, from O-A, Mr. Sprouse, to F-E, Mr. Menghini, regarding "Reports of Japs in Taiwan, including Baker's Hogan Report, were referred to Sebald in February. Sebald's reply is attached. A copy has been sent to Strong re Taipei." Attached is a letter from the United States Political Adviser for Japan, W. J. Sebald, i

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