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November 1, 1949
Grigor'yan attaches a draft reply to the telegram of Mao Zedong on the question of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Grigor'yan concerning the reply to Mao Zedong on the question of Korea.
Gromyko attaches a draft reply of Stalin to the telegram of Mao Zedong on the question of Korea.
November 15, 1945
TASS reports on a press conference given by United States Secretary of State James Byrnes at which he spoke about conflicts between the Soviet Union and the United States over the control mechanism and Far East Commission in Japan in addition to other foreign policy issues.
August 19, 1945
Responding to a message from Stalin, Truman agrees to allow Soviet control of the Kurile Islands, but stresses that all islands of Japan proper, including Hokkaido, are to be surrendered to US forces.
October 3, 1949
Stalin asks the ambassador to find the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Beijing and tell him that they agree with the DPRK's thinking on the feasibility of establishing diplomatic relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China.
October 26, 1949
Stalin agrees with Mao Zedong that North Korea is not yet ready to launch an assault, and reports that the Soviet Union has told North Korea to concentrate on developing liberated areas and guerrillas in South Korea.