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June 30, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 21336 from Beijing, Mao Zedong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin] Telegram from Mao to Stalin relaying a query from Kim Il Sung on how to respond to a request for negotiations from Ridgway.
June 30, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 21340 from Beijing, Mao Zedong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin] Telegram from Mao to Stalin advising on the manner in which he believes armistice negotiations should be carried out.
June 30, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 3917, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Cde. Mao Zedong Telegram from Stalin to Mao advising how to reply to the American request for armistice negotiations.
August 27, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 23256, Mao Zedong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin] A telegram from Mao to Stalin informing the latter of the lack of developments at the armistice talks and accusing the Americans of provocative actions designed to pressure the communist delegation. He discusses the possibility of suspending negotiations and the possible outcomes of such a suspension.
November 19, 1951	Ciphered Telegram, Special No. 1821 from Beijing Telegram from Roshchin to Moscow after meeting Zhou Enlai who asked him to request of Stalin an answer to Mao's earlier inquiry on the negotiations in Korea.
November 19, 1951	VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved message Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong Reply to Mao's inquiry of 14 November regarding stances to adopt in armistice negotiations.
December 5, 1950	VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved orders to Vyshinsky in New York and Roshchin in Beijing with message for Zhou Enlai Memorandums from the VKP(b) CC to Vyshinsky and Roshchin regarding the Soviet and PRC stances on discussions in the UN General Assembly and Security Council on the Chinese intervention in Korea.
December 7, 1950	VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved message to Vyshinsky in New York Message to Vyshinsky that U.S. proposals for a ceasefire should not be accepted as they are negotiating from a position of weakness after several defeats.
December 7, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Gromyko to Roshchin Transmitting Message from Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai Message from Stalin to Zhou Enlai agreeing with Chinese conditions for a ceasefire and advising that the Chinese limit negotiations on a ceasefire until Seoul is liberated.
July 1, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 34691 from Feng Xi [Stalin] to Soviet Ambassador in Pyongyang Shtykov Reply from Stalin to Shtykov's telegram of July 1, 1950. Requests additional information on KPA plans and reaction to American internvention. Informs of intent to meet requests by Kim Il Sung for additional war materiel.