No. 32
Editorial Note
SE-29, a Special Estimate entitled “Present and Potential Offensive Capabilities of the Chinese Nationalists, and Probable Reactions to an Identifiable US Program of Preparing the Nationalists for Offensive Operations Against the Chinese Communists”, dated June 18, was initiated at the request of the Steering Committee on NSC 128 (see footnote 1, Document 28). It was reviewed at a July 1 meeting of the Steering Committee. (Record of the meeting, S/P–NSC files, lot 61 D 167, “Formosa”) A copy of SE-29 is in INR-NIE files.