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October 12, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 25553, Roshchin to Filippov [Stalin] Mao Zedong has already given orders to halt Chinese troops preparing to cross the Korean border.
October 8, 1950	Telegram from Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) Mao informs Stalin that the Chinese volunteers could cross into Korea by October 15.
September 3, 1950	Letter from Zhou Enlai to Gao Gang Zhou Enlai instructs on logisitical details related to ammunition, aircraft, warehouse and airport locations, and other equipments.
June 7, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 3446, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Cde. Mao Zedong Telegram from Stalin telling Mao that he is ready to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung.
June 14, 1951	Handwritten letter from Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung to Stalin, with 13 June 1951 handwritten letter from Mao Zedong to Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung Letter from Mao to Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung, conveyed to Stalin, on a strategy for approaching and terms for an armistice. Issues considered include Taiwan, China's entry into the UN and the establishment of a neutral zone.
June 5, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 20448, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin] Mao asks Stalin to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung in Moscow so that they may discuss military operations in Korea.
June 13, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 20772, Roshchin to Comrade Filippov [Stalin], containing a Message from Mao Zedong Response to Stalin’s telegram from the same day. Mao tells Stalin that Peng Dehuai needs Soviet advisers and gives some details about the current military situation in Korea.
June 21, 1951	Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin Telegram from Mao to Stalin discussing the rearmament of KPA and PLA forces and the military aid from the Soviets necessary for this rearmament.