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January 30, 1951

Ciphered Telegram No. 100269, Feng Xi [Stalin] to Comrade Razuvaev

Telegram instructing Ambassador Razuvaev to discuss with Kim Il Sung details for reorganizing the KPA administrative and command structure.

February 4, 1951

Ciphered Telegram No. 500361, Razuvaev to Cde. Feng Xi [Stalin]

Telegram from Amb. Rauvaev to Stalin reporting on the changes planned in the structure of the KPA, per Stalin's telegram of 30 January

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.

July 1, 1950

Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Stalin on the Political Mood in North Korea

Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin (copied to the Soviet leadership) describing the successes of KPA forces in the South. He also relays the concern of some of the DPRK cadre regarding American intervention.

July 8, 1950

Ciphered Telegram No. 405976 from Shtykov to Feng Xi [Stalin], transmitting letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin

Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin (copied to the Soviet leadership) relaying a request from Kim Il Sung for military advisors.

November 20, 1950

Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, via Shtykov

Stalin agrees to train North Korean pilots, but in China, not in the Soviet Union, as Kim Il Sung previously suggested.

November 22, 1950

Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin, via Shtykov

Kim Il Sung agrees to Stalin’s recommendations in regards to the training of North Korean pilots.

May 29, 1951

Ciphered Telegram No. 101255, Filippov [Stalin] to Cde. Razuvaev

Stalin sends a message for Kim Il Sung saying that he cannot give Kim Il Sung rifle-mortar arms, but can give him other types of ammunition.

September 21, 1950

Telegram from Soviet Defense Minister A.M. Vasilevsky to Stalin

Vasilevsky reports on the state of Korean fighter aviation regiments, damaged Soviet regiments in Korea, Korean maintenance crews and transport of battalions and munitions supplies to Korea, allowing Stalin to decide, pending further calculations, whether or not it would be logical to transfer aircraft to Pyongyang.

September 29, 1950

Telegram from Shtykov to Gromyko and Stalin

Shtykov gives an insider’s report of a meeting with Kim Il Sung and Pak Heon-yeong, in which they discussed the current desperate state of the KPA, possible advancement of the US forces over the 38th parallel and the extent of the enemy’s knowledge of Soviet Union deliveries to North Korea. Kim asks for advice concerning the appeal for military aid that the Political Council of the Worker’s Party of Korea plans to send to Stalin. Shytkov comments on the nervousness and desperation of the Korean officials.

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