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September 18, 1956	Conversation records between Chairman Mao Zedong and the Soviet Communist Party Delegation, 18 September 1956 Mao Zedong and the Soviet Community Party Delegation exchanged views on Korean issues and a potential visit by Kim Il Sung to the PRC.
November 29, 1960	Record of Conversation between Polish Delegation (Gomułka et al.) and Chinese Communist Politburo Member Liu Shaoqi, Moscow Liu Shaoqi and Gomułka review the state of the communist bloc, discussing the Sino-Soviet intervention in North Korea in 1956 and the position of Albania.
November 22, 1956	Memorandum of Conversation with Bak Uiwan on 22 November 1956 Discussion with Bak Uiwan, who notes that the KWP's atmosphere is still tense following the August Plenum. Uiwan claimed Kim Il Sung agreed with the suggestions of the Sino-Soviet delegation (Mikoyan and Dehuai) in order to avoid tension in the meeting, but had no intention of following through.
April 5, 1955	Record of Conversation with Chairman of the Jagang Provincial People's Committee Illarion Dmitriyevich Pak Illarion Dmitriyevich Pak discusses the conclusion of the 10th KWP CC Plenum, where organizational issues within the Party have been discussed.
March 1, 1958	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 1 March 1958 Kim Il Sung discusses strengthening the unity and solidarity of the KWP party, especially through struggles against revisionism and bolstering the Bolshevist nucleus.
December 17, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 17 December 1957 Kim Il Sung discusses his plans to send a letter to Mao Zedong about the withdrawal of the Chinese volunteers from DPRK and to convene a Party conference as well as the current situation with trade in pork and progress of the conference of agricultural cooperative workers.
December 7, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 7 December 1957 Kim Il sung discusses the KWP CC Plenum, which adopted a decision approving the work of the Moscow meetings and pointed to the need to further strengthen the unity between socialist countries.
October 1, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 1 October 1957 Kim Il Sung reports that a Norh Korean delegation is "going to Moscow with great eagerness" and reveals that a KWP Central Committee Plenum will be convened in October 1957.
November 13, 1957	From the Journal of A. M. Puzanov, Record of a Conversation with Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung describes a recent meeting with Mao Zedong, Peng Dehuai's "interference in the internal affairs" of the KWP, and his invitation for Mao to visit the DPRK, among other topics.
September 3, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 3 September 1957 Kim Il Sung informs Puzanov at length about the KWP's new leadership considerations, expressing his opinions about specific individuals recommended to or disqualified from prestigious government posts. Then they discuss a DPRK agricultural cooperative and bartering for the purchase of agricultural produce. Later, Puzanov meets with Pak Ui-wan, who is concerned about KWP investigations regarding his past work in addition to his alleged connection to accused factionalists.