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July 4, 1953	Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister V.M. Molotov to Soviet Ambassador in Beijing Molotov writes to the Soviet Ambassador in Beijing discussing the Korean War armistice.
October 5, 1950	Letter, Cde. Filippov [Stalin] for Mao Zedong Stalin describes the US inability to engage in a "big war" and encourages Kim in his fight against the US. He also discusses the domestic situation in China.
October 1, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 75352, Feng Xi [Stalin] to Shtraus [Shtykov] and Mayveyev [Zakharov] Stalin cables his chief political and military representatives in Pyongyang in response to messages relating the increasingly dire situation in Korea as North Korean forces were driven back across the 38th parallel. Stalin demands that they establish defenses along the 38th parallel to prevent further American advance and even go on the offensive by organizing “guerrilla warfare” in the south behind enemy lines.
July 8, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 36275 from Feng Xi [Stalin] to the Soviet Ambassador in Pyongyang Stalin sharply reprimands Ambassador Shtykovfor promising Soviet advisors to the North Koreans without permission.
June 2, 1953	Decision of the Party Control Commission of the CPSU CC regarding Comrade S.D. Ignatiev A report describing the decision to revoke the CPSU party membership of S.D. Ignatiev.
July 3, 1953	Telegram of the Soviet Chargé to the PRC to the Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers After acknowledging Syngman Rhee's solitary role in blocking the passage of the armistice agreement, Peng Dehuai and Kim Il Sung draft a response to General Clark.
March 17, 1954	Target Plans of the Soviet Delegation at the Geneva Conference on the Issue of Korea The Soviet Union should call for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea and the unification of Korea or otherwise strive to move from the armistice to an actual peace agreement.
September 4, 1952	Record of a Conversation between Stalin, Kim Il Sung, Pak Heon-yeong, Zhou Enlai, and Peng Dehuai Soviet, Chinese, and North Korean officials discuss the military situation in Korea and the status of armistice talks.
December 4, 1950	Memorandum of Conversation Between the Chinese Ambassador to the USSR and Gromyko Their discussion involves the idea of a definite Soviet victory in Korea, the failure of US soldiers and President Truman, the internal politics of the US; internal politics of China, the progress of the decision about Germany among the Soviets as well as other Western powers.
January 27, 1951	Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, Conveying the 19 January 1951 Telegram from Peng Dehuai to Mao Zedong regarding Meetings with Kim Il Sung The telegram from Peng Dehuai discusses the results of a meeting with Kim Il Sung, including Kim Il Sung’s belief that the Korean People’s Army cannot defeat the Americans alone, the defense of the Korea's coast, the re-staffing of five corps, and preparations for soldiers to carry out work in the newly liberated areas.