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July 14, 1950

Letter from Kim Il Sung to Soviet Government

Kim Il Sung concurs with Stalin’s disapproval of the English appeal to remove the People's Army from the 38th parallel and considers the Korea question should be taken to UNSC.

August 31, 1950

Ciphered Telegram, Shtykov to Feng Xi [Stalin], transmitting letter from Kim Il Sung

Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin describing Kim Il Sung's positive reaction to Stalin's congratulatory telegram of August 29, 1950.

July 3, 1951

Ciphered Telegram No. 21404, Mao Zedong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin]

Kim Il Sung’s message to Mao Zedong communicates Kim’s requirements for a peace proposal.

November 14, 1951

Ciphered Telegram No. 25902 from Beijing, Mao Zedong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin]

Mao writes to Stalin of the ongoing armistice negotiations concerning Korea, specifically the proposed demarcation line (38th parallel). Mao also writes about monitoring, the exchange of prisoners of war, and economic considerations within China.

April 16, 1952

Ciphered Telegram No. 501587, Babkin to Shtemenko, transmitting letter of Kim Il Sung to Comrade I.V. Stalin

Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin confirming that he would accept Stalin's offer to send 50,000 tons of bread.

October 8, 1950

Letter from Feng Xi (Stalin) to Kim Il Sung (via Shtytkov)

Stalin sends Kim a copy of his October 1950 letter to Mao Zedong. Stalin describes the US inability to engage in a "big war" and encourages Kim in his fight against the US.

September 5, 1956

Report by N.T. Fedorenko on a Conversation with Ri Sang-jo, Ambassador of the DPRK to the USSR

The Ambassador of the DPRK to the Soviet Union reports on the mishandling of critics during the August and September Plenums, and testifies "to the existence of the most negative consequences of the cult of personality in the DPRK."

October 14, 1950

Ciphered Telegram, Shtykov to Feng Xi (Stalin)

Shtykov describes the reactions of Kim Il Sung and Pak Heon-yeong to Stalin's telegram to postpone the evacuation of the troops to the north. (see also)

July 20, 1956

Memorandum of Conversation with the head of the department of construction materials under the DPRK Cabinet of Ministers, Li Pil-gyu.

Li Pilgyu holds a frank conversation about Kim Il Sung's inner circle, and where their loyalties lie. Kim Il Sung's cult of personality has created a dangerous politial and social atmosphere.

July 24, 1956

Memorandum of Conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, Nam Il

Nam Il speaks to Soviet Charge d'Affairs about the dangers of recent Soviet-Korean criticism of Kim Il Sung. They fear that Kim Il Sung would misinterpret the criticisms and create international tension.

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