1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1879- 1953
1893- 1976
East Asia
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North America
1898- 1969
1898- 1976
China
May 23, 1949
Kovalev reports to Stalin on the politburo meeting. the discussion concerned the economic situation in China, the military situation in China, and a previous conversation between Mao and American ambassador John Leighton Stuart.
May 26, 1949
Stalin gives to Mao (via Kovalev) his, Stalin's, stance on the economic situation in China, and how the Chinese are handling it (the creation of an administrative economic center in China). Stalin also discusses Sino-Soviet relations, and the state of the PLA and how best to use PLA forces.
June 18, 1949
Stalin discusses the creation of a government in China, Chinese military plans, and the acquisition of oil in China.