Central Intelligence Agency record titled U.S
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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency record titled U.S. intelligence on Korea, North China and Japan – Top Secret ACORN intelligence summary, September twenty‑second, nineteen fifty. The document is notable because it provides the United States’ early assessment of North Korean forces and the potential involvement of Soviet and Chinese actors at the outset of the Korean War. The record was released through The Black Vault. The declassification authority approved it for release on March twenty‑third, two thousand ten. The file is available online at the archive.org link provided in the Black Vault entry. The document reads as follows: “NR two. Tactical surprise at Inchon, despite Korean defence preparations, was achieved as a result of North Korean preoccupation with the possibility of landings farther south. Recent messages directed the reinforcement of the North Korean east‑coast unit, especially with artillery. Recent formation of a Chongjin infantry brigade, believed t
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