SACO Treaty
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The Sino-American Special Technical Cooperative Organization (Chinese:中美特种技术合作所), also known as the Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO), was an organization created by the SACO Treaty signed by the Republic of China
and the United States of America in 1942 during the Second World War
. It established a mutual intelligence gathering entity in China between the respective nations against Japan
. It also served as joint training program between the two nations.
The first and last operational chief of the organization was Dai Li
(Tai Li), head of Chiang Kai-shek
's secret police
, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Commander for the American forces was United States Navy
Captain Milton E. Miles
. "Mary" Miles", later a Vice Admiral, was commander of Naval Group China (NGC), the American Navy's intelligence unit in China during the war and was second in command of SACO (which was commanded by Dai Li).
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
and the United States of America in 1942 during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It established a mutual intelligence gathering entity in China between the respective nations against Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It also served as joint training program between the two nations.
The first and last operational chief of the organization was Dai Li
Dai Li
Major General Dai Li was born Dai Chunfeng with the courtesy name of Yunong in Baoan, Jiangshan, Zhejiang, China. He studied at the Whampoa Military Academy, where Chiang served as Chief Commandant, and later became head of Chiang's Military Intelligence Service.-Early life:At age four, his...
(Tai Li), head of Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
's secret police
Secret police
Secret police are a police agency which operates in secrecy and beyond the law to protect the political power of an individual dictator or an authoritarian political regime....
, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Commander for the American forces was United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Captain Milton E. Miles
Milton E. Miles
Milton E. Miles was a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, who served in World War II as head of Naval Intelligence operations in China, and later, second-in-command of the Sino-American Special Technical Cooperative Organization .-Biography:Miles was born in Jerome, Arizona, the son of Lewis E...
. "Mary" Miles", later a Vice Admiral, was commander of Naval Group China (NGC), the American Navy's intelligence unit in China during the war and was second in command of SACO (which was commanded by Dai Li).