1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1879- 1953
East Asia
1893- 1976
1898- 1976
1912- 1994
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1898- 1974
North America
South Asia
July 22, 1950
Mao Zedong informs Stalin of China's military and strategic maneuvers in summer 1950 as a result of the Korean War.
May 14, 1950
Soviet Ambassador to China N.V. Roschin relays a Chinese assessment of the armed forces in North Korea and South Korea and the possibility of China and North Korea signing a treaty of friendship, alliance, and mutual aid.
October 26, 1949
Stalin agrees with Mao Zedong that North Korea is not yet ready to launch an assault, and reports that the Soviet Union has told North Korea to concentrate on developing liberated areas and guerrillas in South Korea.
October 14, 1950
Zhou Enlai requests military equipment and support for Chinese operations from the Soviet side, and asks for instructions on solving the issue of command relationships between the North Korean, Chinese, and Soviet forces.
December 27, 1952
Stalin agrees to send ammunitions to Mao in preparation for a US attack.
June 7, 1951
Telegram from Stalin telling Mao that he is ready to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung.
June 13, 1951
A telegram from Stalin to Krasovsky berating him for training the Chinese pilots too slowly.
Telegram from Stalin to Mao summarizing his discussions with Kim Il Sung and Gao Gang on the issues of military advisors, air force training and assistance, and the implications of a potential armistice.
June 26, 1951
Telegram from Stalin to Krasovsky relaying a Chinese request to have their pilots retrained on MIG-15s. He instructs Krasvosky to comply with Chinese requests.
June 30, 1951
Telegram from Mao to Stalin relaying a query from Kim Il Sung on how to respond to a request for negotiations from Ridgway.
