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July 1, 1953	Letter from Lavrentiy Beria to Georgii Malenkov Reflecting on the Events of Spring 1953 (Excerpt) Letter from Beria to Malenkov discussing the events which took place in East Germany in the spring of 1953. Beria also discusses his actions after Stalin's death, asking for the forgiveness of the CPSU CC Politburo.
April 1, 1952	Conversations between Joseph V. Stalin and SED leadership The first discussion between the delegation of the SED leadership and I. V. Stalin in Moscow. Pieck, Grotewohl, and Ulbricht inform Stalin of the situation in East Germany, the situation in the SED, and ask for economic help.
July 9, 1953	Note from S. Kruglov to Malenkov with an Accompanying Communication from the Executives of the MIA USSR P. Fedetov and I. Fadeikin Kruglov presented Malenkov with a communication from the head of the First Chief Directorate of the MIA USSR, Com. Fedotov, and the Representative of the MIA USSR in Germany, Com. Fadeikin, about some facts characterizing the situation in the Politburo of the CC SED. Within the SED leadership there are severe arguments about how to solve the GDR's economic crisis.
August 4, 1977	Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting (excerpt) Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting (excerpt) regarding the situation between Ethiopia and Somalia and the limited capability of the Soviet Union with regards to the situation
August 11, 1977	CC CPSU Politburo transcript (excerpt) CC CPSU Politburo transcript (excerpt) discussing the Ethiopian appeal for assistance
July 14, 1978	CPSU CC Politburo Decision A decision by the Central Committee regarding continued support of the Ethiopian regime under Mengistu
July 14, 1978	Minutes of Meeting of CPSU CC Politburo (excerpt) A general conversation amongst Politburo members regarding the current state of relations with the Ethiopian regime and how it could be improved. (excerpt)
April 14, 1953	Explanatory Note from Lieutenant Selivanov to L.P. Beria Selivanov, student at the S.M. Kirov Military-Medical Academy and former adviser to the Military-Medical Department of the KPA, describes how he falsified an outbreak and blamed it on American bacteriological weapons.
April 18, 1953	Explanatory Note from Lt. Gen. V.N. Razuvaev to L.P. Beria Razuvaev explains the steps taken to make it appear that Americans are using biological weapons in the Korean War. China initially sent reports of such weaponry, and soon after Korea, led by Soviet advisors, joined in the falsification of biological attacks by creating false plague regions with the help of the Korean Ministry of Health. After visits from two international delegations, Korea eventually abandoned its plan to falsely accuse America, while China continued to advance the story.
April 21, 1953	Memorandum from L.P. Beria to G.M. Malenkov and to the Presidium of the CC CPSU Question regarding Soviet role in falsifying evidence of American biological weapons.