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September 18, 1958	Vietnam and North Korea Ask that We Provide Materials and Maps on the Taiwan Area and Nearby Islands Vietnam and North Korea request information and maps about Taiwan from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
February 23, 1955	Cable from Huan Xiang, 'Indian Premier Nehru’s View on Resolving the Taiwan Issue'
November 2, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Zhou Enlai Mao sends a message to be broadcast to Taiwan warning that the shelling of Jinmen Island would continue on odd-numbered days.
October 11, 1958	Telegram, Mao Zedong to Zhou Enlai Mao sends instructions to Zhou Enlai, asking him to send information to the Soviets about the number of planes that were short down during air engagements in the Taiwan Strait. He adds that "[the Soviets] should sell ground-to-air missiles to us, and let us control the employment of them."
October 31, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, Huang Kecheng Mao sends instructions to halt the shelling of Jinmen Island on even-numbered days, but continue it on odd-numbered days.
October 6, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Huang Kecheng and Peng Dehuai Mao decides to broadcast a statement to Taiwan about the shelling of Jinmen Island.
November 2, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, Huang Kecheng Mao suggests resuming the bombardment of Jinmen Island on November 3, 1958.
September 19, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Zhou Enlai Mao responds to a letter from Zhou Enlai summarizing the Chinese-American ambassadorial meeting in Warsaw September 15 on the Taiwan Strait crisis.
October 5, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Huang Kecheng and Peng Dehuai Mao sends instructions for a temporary cease to the shelling of Jinmen Island.
October 5, 1958	Meeting Minutes, Zhou Enlai’s Conversation with S.F. Antonov on the Taiwan Issue (excerpt) Speaking with Soviet Charge d'Affaires Antonov, Zhou Enlai analyzes the American response to the Chinese bombing of Jinmen Island.