ESTIMATE OF THE PROBABLE DIRECTION OF A CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY OFFENSIVE IN THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES OF MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA.

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A000800270001-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 12, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT: E,,tS.*ate of the Probable Direction of a Chinese
Comaunist Military Offensive in the Neighboring
Countries of Mainland southeast Ada. (TWA
estimate does not discuss the probability of
border clashen, guerrilla operations, or the
provision of military assistance to local
dissident foroeS.)
In the highly'unlikely rant that the Chinese
Communist regime feels compelled to launCh a military
offensive in Southeast Asia In the near future, Indochina
would be the primary invasion target with Burma a secondary
target of almost equal priority.
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