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April 24, 1953

Memorandum about Sessions of the CPSU CC Presidium from 13 March to 24 April 1953

A small excerpt from a document listing all the issues (30 in total) considered by the CPSU Presidium at its six sessions from 13 March through 24 April 1953. The excerpt shows that the biological warfare allegations were taken up by the CPSU Presidium on 24 April.

February 23, 1952

Cable, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong

Stalin promises support with investigating Amercan bacteriological warfare in North Korea

February 21, 1952

Ciphered Telegram No. 16715 from Beijing, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin]

Mao Zedong requests help from Stalin regarding the dropping of insects on North Korea by the United States.

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.

April 21, 1953

Memorandum from V.M. Molotov to Members of the Presidium of the CC CPSU

On false claims of the use of biological weapons in the Korean War.

May 2, 1953

Resolution of the Presidium of the USSR Council of Ministers about Letters to the Ambassador of the USSR in the PRC, V.V. Kuznetsov and to the Charge d’Affaires for the USSR in the DPRK, S.P. Suzdalev

Cease the publication of false evidence accusing the US for using biological weapons in North Korea; punish Soviet Workers involved.

May 11, 1953

Telegram to V.M. Molotov from Beijing from the USSR Ambassador to the PRC, V.V. Kuznetsov

Results of a conversation with Mao Zedong, on 11 May 1953, regarding the falsification of evidence proving US use of biological weapons.

June 1, 1953

Telegram from the USSR Charge d’Affaires in the DPRK, S.P. Suzdalev to V.M. Molotov

North Korea’s response to Soviets about falsification of evidence concerning American use of biological weapons.

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