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October 11, 1945	TASS Digest, 'Byrnes' Statement at a Press Conference; etc.' Excerpts from a press conference by James Byrnes on the creation of a Far East Consultative Commission, as well as articles on the atomic bomb, the Council of Foreign Ministers, and a new civilian advisor for Jewish matters appointed by General Eisenhower.
March 28, 1969	Far East Department of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'The Domestic Situation and the Foreign Policy of the Korean People's Democratic Republic'(Regarding political report and other information materials of Soviet embassy in DPRK in 1968) The document discusses the DPRK's difficult economic situation and several changes in the political system, such as a new ideology "Juche" and shifts in the high command in parties. It also examines international politics of DPRK with China, Japan, and the Soviet Union.
December 8, 1972	A. Putintsev and V. Gorovoy, 'Key Aspects of Korean-Chinese relations in 1972' A letter from the Soviet Embassy in Pyongyang reviewing developments in Sino-North Korean relations in 1972, including the effects of China’s anti-Soviet campaigns and Beijing’s seeking of closer ties with the US and Japan.
May 15, 1972	From the Journal of N.G. Sudarikov, 'Record of a Conversation with Kim Il Sung, General Secretary of the KWP CC and Chairman of the DPRK Cabinet of Ministers, 9 May 1972' Kim Il Sung credits the diplomatic achievements and economic development of North Korea for creating greater opposition and chaos in South Korea. He also broaches how the two Koreas have different opinions on family reunions.
August 29, 1945	Cable from Kuz’ma Derevyanko to Aleksei Antonov Report concerning the division of occupied territory in the Pacific between the Soviet Union and the United States.
August 23, 1945	Cable from Aleksandr Vasilevsky [?] to Stalin Report on the surrender of Japanese forces on the Kurile Islands.
August 23, 1945	Cable from Vyacheslav Molotov to Soviet Ambassador in the United States Drafted response from Stalin to Truman regarding Hokkaido and Kurile Islands.
August 22, 1945	Order by Aleksandr Vasilevsky to Nikolai Kuznetsov and Ivan Yumashev Orders for preparations for a planned invasion of the Japanese island of Hokkaido and the southern Kurile Islands. Operations are not to begin "until special instructions from the Headquarters."
August 21, 1945	Cable from Nikolai Kuznetsov to Aleksandr Vasilevsky Information related to a planned invasion of the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
August 21, 1945	Order by Aleksandr Vasilevsky to Aleksandr Novikov Orders for preparations for a planned invasion of the Japanese island of Hokkaido and the southern Kurile Islands.