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August 11, 1953	Ciphered Telegram, Borisenko to Sokolovskii, Re: Meeting Between USSR and DPRK The telegram features correspondence between Borisenko and Sokolovsky discussing a potential meeting with representatives from the USSR and DPRK.
March 11, 1949	Note, V. Molotov to Cde. Stalin The Soviet Commission on Korea prepared an official agreement between the USSR and DPRK, which gives the DPRK credit to purchase Soviet military equipment and materials.
March 18, 1949	Excerpt from Minutes Nº 68 of the CC Politburo Meeting of 18 March 1949, '14. Concerning Korea' The Soviet Politburo approves several agreements concerning aid and trade between the Soviet Union and North Korea.
October 20, 1950	Letter from Gromyko to Stalin on Korean Students in USSR Report of the decisions on the training of Korean students of aviation and telegraph operation, graduate students, and specialists. The Korean ambassador, Ju Yeon-ha, requested to be informed in the preparation of the students and to be able to ask questions about the training.
1959	A Few Questions about the Details of the Worker's Party of Korea A detailed description of the economic progress of North Korea from before the war to after the war, the successes of the first five year plan including the growth statistics in areas such as electric power, coal, steel, cement, and fertilizer. The inner politics of the party is discussed, mentioning the growth of the party since the war, the demographic of the party (workers, peasants, white collar workers, and an ‘other’ section). Statistics of growth throughout the years with a section on non-card carrying members and what prevents them from being members. There is a section discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the union of the country and a promise of a better life given to the citizens living in the American-occupied south. The question section at the end that invokes elaboration on many of these topics.
June 3, 1959	Letter to Walter Ulbricht on South Korean Students Living in Germany Letter about South Korean Students in FRG who want to visit DPRK
January 23, 1959	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Report on the Delegates to the 21st Party Congress There is a mention of the several different secretaries of different communist countries—Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Korea. The need to improve economic situations and living standards in all countries is addressed, including the rebuilding of areas destroyed in the Korean war.
April 21, 1964	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Report on Arming the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Recounting experiences with the North Korean navy and promises to add more officers to the Korean armed forces, discussion of arming North Korean for relations with the US-occupied south.
December 20, 1965	Memorandum of Conversation between the Korean Ambassador Kim Byeong-jik and Sudarikov The document is a record of discussions between the Korean ambassador to Russia and Kim Il Sung pertaining to the relations between North Korea and Russia. They suggest they will continue to improve and that so will business relations.
1959	Schedule with the Delegates to the 21st Party Congress A schedule for discussion points pertaining to international affairs. North Korea requests for more weapons faster, economic assistance, and the negotiation of the release of Korean prisoners in Japan.