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September 3, 1951	Zhou Enlai’s Speech to the Central People’s Government Council, 'The Korean Ceasefire Negotiations and Making Peace with Japan' Speech by Zhou Enlai emphasizing the need to remain steadfast during negotiations with America on the Korean issue, in order to assure that the treaty is favorable to China and Korea. Notes that aiding Korea and resisting the United States is the only way to prevent Western dominance of East Asia.
May 6, 1951	Memorandum of Conversation, Soviet Ambassador N. V. Roshchin with CC CCP Secretary Liu Shaoqi Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to the PRC Roshchin and Liu Shaoqi regarding the Kuomintang and American intervention in Korea, and the question of Chinese relations with Tibet.
April 15, 1954	Protocol for the Phased Withdrawal of Troops (First Draft) A first draft of the proposal to withdraw United Nations Command and Chinese People's Volunteers troops from southern and northern Korea respectively. The protocol also outlines a schedule for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the Korean peninsula.
April 1951	Letter, President Syngman Rhee to General Matthew Ridgway Syngman Rhee asks General Ridgway to expel a British reporter, Edward Hewat, for allegedly biased reporting on the "Shin-won-myun Massacre."
May 3, 1951	Letter, President Syngman Rhee to General Coulter President Rhee writes to General Coulter to address the issue of prisoners of war. After stating that releasing POWs would “demoralize” Korean soldiers, Rhee expresses his concern for POWs forced to fight in the North’s side. Rhee states that “democratic-accepting” POWs can be released only after they pass a series of tests proving them to be anti-communist. Once released, these POWs can “carry their stories of fair treatment under a democratic United Nations.”
April 25, 1951	Letter, General James A. Van Fleet to UN Ground Forces in Korea General Van Fleet encourages the UN Ground Forces in Korea to continue their fight against “armed communism aggression.”
July 5, 1950	United Nations Security Council Resolution 84
November 10, 1958	Letter, You Chan Yang to Mr. Dag Hammarskjold You Chan Yang, chairman of the Korean deligation sends letter concerning the issue of prisoners in North Korea and returning them to South Korea.
July 27, 1953	Letteer, G. Malenkov to Kim Il Sung Malenkov writes Kim Il Sung about Soviet satisfaction concerning the signing of the armistice.
March 31, 1953	Statement of Molotov, Minister of Foreign Affairs on the Korean Question Molotov's statement on the Korean Question.