Agreement between the government of the Soviet Union and the government of the DPRK to grant the Republic of Korea a loan to pay for the supplied equipment and materials, as well as military equipment.

The ambassador describes an August 25 meeting with GDR Ambassador Schneidewind.

Special dossier containing a resolution to send a Soviet geological prospecting party to survey North Korea for beryllium.

Special dossier refining aspects of the geological prospecting party to North Korea, to extract "rare elements".

Memorandum of the Special Committee of the CC CPSU postponing the geological prospecting for uranium in North Korea.

Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai on the Chinese Five-Year Plan, the Ulan-Bator-Pinditsiuan railroad, and arms sales/production. They also discussed the Korean war, Burma, and Tibet.

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.

Stalin states that the Soviet Union has insufficient lead to supply China, Korea and itself, Stalin also asks for the exportation of lead ore from Korea to the USSR.

Letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin informing him of lead shipments from the DPRK to the Soviet Union and China.

A response to Matveyev’s previous telegram approving the consolidation of power (as Supreme Commander in Chief and Defense Minister) to Kim Il Sung, the formation of six divisions, transport of ammunitions and fuel. Bulganin also unofficially advocates Kim’s plans to request aid from China.