1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1879- 1953
East Asia
1893- 1976
1898- 1976
1912- 1994
1898- 1972
1898- 1974
China
December 7, 1950
Message from Stalin to Zhou Enlai agreeing with Chinese conditions for a ceasefire and advising that the Chinese limit negotiations on a ceasefire until Seoul is liberated.
January 8, 1951
Message from Mao to Stalin informing him of the PLA's intent to push south of the Han River to capture key staging points such as Gimpo Airport and deny the enemy time to regroup.
July 8, 1950
Telegram from Stalin to Beijing advising that they send a representative to Korea.
November 20, 1950
Stalin agrees to train North Korean pilots, but in China, not in the Soviet Union, as Kim Il Sung previously suggested.
March 15, 1951
Stalin proposes sending more Soviet fighter planes to aid Chinese and Korean troops.
June 5, 1951
Mao asks Stalin to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung in Moscow so that they may discuss military operations in Korea.
Telegram from Stalin to Mao encouraging a prolonging of the war and giving advice on the conduct of operations against allied troops.
June 13, 1951
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 24, 1951
Stalin’s response to Mao’s 21 June telegram, turning down his request for further arms and discussing the possibility of armistice.
August 28, 1951
Stalin agrees with Mao on the steps taken in response to the attacks, Stalin does not agree in inviting neutral countries to negotiations.