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September 28, 1950	Telegram, Gromyko to Cde. I.V. Stalin, Transmitting Letter from Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung expresses his gratitude. In his telegram Gromyko informs Stalin of other letters from Kim Il Sung concerning the training of 120 Korean pilots in the Soviet Union, the supply of cars to the DPRK, the four advisors to North Korea's Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the wages of the air force cadets of the People's Army who are training in the Soviet Union.
October 3, 1949	Cable, Filippov [Stalin] to the Soviet Ambassador, Pyongyang Stalin asks the ambassador to find the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Beijing and tell him that they agree with the DPRK's thinking on the feasibility of establishing diplomatic relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China.
April 20, 1949	Telegram, Shtemenko and Vasilevsky to Stalin A telegram informing Stalin that there has been about 37 violations from the South Koreans over the 38 parallel, and that the Soviet government should advise the North Koreans to take appropriate measures to be ready to respond to more provocative actions from the North Koreans.
October 12, 1948	Telephone Message via VCh, I. Stalin to Kim Il Sung Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung acknowledging Kim's telegram from the 8th of October. Stalin states that the Soviet government is ready to begin diplomatic relations with the DPRK, exchange ambassadors, and start economic relations
May 12, 1947	Cable No. 121973, Meretskov and Shytkov to Cde. Stalin A request to send Soviet specialists to North Korea. The DPRK especially needs engineers to help them build railways. Shtykov notes that if the Koreans don’t receive aid from the Soviets, they'll turn to the Americans.
April 5, 1952	Record of the Conversation of I.V. Stalin and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Stalin discuss India's internal politics and stance on foreign policy. Radhakrishnan tells Stalin of India's recent elections and emphasizes that India shares the Soviet Union's stance against capitalism. Radhakrishna also puts forth the question of peaceful co-existence between capitalist and communist spheres, and the possibility for a neutral commission to replace the Cominform and UN. Stalin expresses doubt.
March 13, 1962	Cable from Hao Deqing, 'Talks during Premier Kim's Reception of Ambassador Hao' Kim Il Sung discusses the Third Plenum of the Korean Workers' Party, prospects for the Party's growth an future, and the dogma underpinning the KWP movements.
October 31, 1951	Cable No. 25407, Mao Zedong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin] Mao reports to Stalin on the deliver of a message from Kim Il Sung, discussing guidelines for conducting negotiations.
May 14, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 8600, Vyshinsky to Mao Zedong The cable contains Stalin’s personal response to Mao's 13 May telegram. Using the code-name “Filippov,” Stalin confirms his agreement with the North Korean proposal to “move toward reunification,” contingent on Beijing’s agreement.
April 9, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 9 April 1957 During his conversation with Puzanov, Kim Il Sung discusses the five-year plan to develop the DPRK's economy, the KWP's efforts to improve the standard of living for the North Korean people, factionalism and the eventual consolidation of KWP members under the official party line, Stalin's cult of personality, and problems in the North Korean judiciary.