CIA Releases Nixon's 1972 China Trip Documents in FOIA Reading Room Collection
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Summary
The article introduces the Nixon Collection in the Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room, marking the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's historic 1972 trip to China. The collection includes CIA-produced materials such as city guides, an atlas, and other documents that supported the presidential visit, which preceded the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the US and China.
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· 3 pulledThis collection marks the 50th anniversary of President Richard M. Nixon’s February 1972 trip to the People’s Republic of China
a landmark event that preceded the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries
consisting of three city guides, an atlas, and four intelligence documents supporting the historic presidential visit
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