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October 25, 1950	Central Committee Politburo decision with approved directives to Foreign Minister Vyshinsky (at the United Nations in New York) and to Soviet Ambassador in Washington Memorandum from the VKP(b) CC to Vyshinksy and the Soviet Representative to the Far Eastern Commission ordering them to protest to their respective bodies in support of the DPRK, the use by the US of Japanese servicemen and military units in combat against DPRK forces.
November 2, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Zakharov, Soviet Military Representative in Beijing, to Feng Xi [Stalin] Telegram to Stalin reporting on the status--operational readiness and losses incurred--of North Korean air forces.
November 8, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin] Request from Mao to Stalin for infantry arms, detailing specifically types and amounts of requested munitions.
September 3, 1952	Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai 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.
August 20, 1952	Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai concerning the extension of the Port Arthur agreement, the construction of a Sino-Mongolian railroad to the Soviet Union, and the situation in Korea. On the issue of Korea, they discussed sending arms shipments to China and Chinese arms production; the possibility of a Chinese offensive in Korea; and the return of POWs. Stalin reaffirmed his commitment to assisting China in the war in Korea.
September 19, 1952	Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai focusing on the Korean War. They discussed the exchange of POWs (and the Mexican proposal), peace negotiations, Chinese cooperation with India and Burma, and the creation of regional organizations. They also mentioned Germany (reunification), the situation/reforms in Xinjiang, Taiwan and Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi), and military aid.
November 15, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin] via Zakharov Telegram from Mao to Stalin agreeing to Stalin's proposal to reinforce Soviet air forces and air defense in China and Manchuria.
November 16, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Zhou Enlai to Filippov [Stalin] Request from Zhou Enlai to Stalin for specific quantities of automobiles and fluids necessary for their operation--oil, grease, gasoline etc--in conjunction with movement of troops to North Korea.
November 17, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Zhou Enlai to Filippov [Stalin] Request from Zhou Enlai to Stalin for the rapid transfer of automobiles from Soviet forces on the Liaodong Peninsula rather than the Chinese rear.
November 17, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Filippov [Stalin] to Zhou Enlai via Zakharov Stalin's affirmative response to Zhou Enlai's request of 16 November for automobiles.