Central Intelligence Agency memorandum dated August twenty‑third, nineteen

This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency memorandum dated August twenty‑third, nineteen sixty‑two, concerning a Special Group debriefing on the U‑two reconnaissance program for China. It is listed in the CIA electronic reading room and was made publicly available through The Black Vault. The document was released to the public through The Black Vault, sourced from the CIA’s electronic reading room under the reference CIA‑RDP80B01676. The memorandum bears the internal approval notation “Approved for Release” dated April second, two thousand nineteen, indicating it was declassified under the agency’s standard review procedures. Action Memorandum No. 473 Date: August twenty‑third, nineteen sixty‑two To: Deputy Director, Research Subject: Special Group Debriefing, twenty‑third August – U‑two Reconnaissance Program for China Reference: 1. The Special Group discussion on this subject ended in a blaze of confusion. General Taylor continually referred to a memorandum for the Presiden