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April 24, 1953

Memorandum about Sessions of the CPSU CC Presidium from 13 March to 24 April 1953

A small excerpt from a document listing all the issues (30 in total) considered by the CPSU Presidium at its six sessions from 13 March through 24 April 1953. The excerpt shows that the biological warfare allegations were taken up by the CPSU Presidium on 24 April.

February 23, 1952

Cable, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong

Stalin promises support with investigating Amercan bacteriological warfare in North Korea

February 21, 1952

Ciphered Telegram No. 16715 from Beijing, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin]

Mao Zedong requests help from Stalin regarding the dropping of insects on North Korea by the United States.

September 1997

Wu Zhili, 'The Bacteriological War of 1952 is a False Alarm'

Wu Zhili's claims that bacteriological warfare allegedly conducted by the United States in Korea in 1952 was a "false alarm."

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.

May 2, 1953

Resolution of the Presidium of the USSR Council of Ministers about Letters to the Ambassador of the USSR in the PRC, V.V. Kuznetsov and to the Charge d’Affaires for the USSR in the DPRK, S.P. Suzdalev

Cease the publication of false evidence accusing the US for using biological weapons in North Korea; punish Soviet Workers involved.

May 17, 1953

Memorandum from the Chairman of the Party Control Commission Shkiriatov to G.M. Malenkov about the Results of the Party Investigation of the Actions of the Former Minister of State Security of the USSR S.D. Ignatiev

The results of the party investigation of the duplicitous actions of the former minister of State Security of the USSR S.D. Ignatiev in connection with the report of the former advisers to MOB and MVD DPRK, Cdes. Glukhov and Smirnov; calls for dismissal of Ignatiev from the CPSU.