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January 29, 1951	Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, conveying 28 January 1951 telegram from Mao Zedong to Peng Dehuai A forward to Stalin of a message sent earlier by Mao to Peng Dehuai. It outlines operational plans for the PLA and KPA in and around Seoul and talks about the need to gain an advantageous military position with negotiations in mind.
February 3, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 100319, Feng Xi [Stalin] to Razuvaev Stalin clarifies that his previous telegram of 30 January was not an order, but a proposal to discuss options with Korea.
March 15, 1951	Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong or Zhou Enlai, via Zakharov Stalin proposes sending more Soviet fighter planes to aid Chinese and Korean troops.
May 29, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 101255, Filippov [Stalin] to Cde. Razuvaev Stalin sends a message for Kim Il Sung saying that he cannot give Kim Il Sung rifle-mortar arms, but can give him other types of ammunition.
June 5, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 20448, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin] Mao asks Stalin to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung in Moscow so that they may discuss military operations in Korea.
June 5, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 3410, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Cde. Mao Zedong 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	Ciphered Telegram No. 20772, Roshchin to Comrade Filippov [Stalin], containing a Message from Mao Zedong 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 21, 1951	Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin Telegram from Mao to Stalin discussing the rearmament of KPA and PLA forces and the military aid from the Soviets necessary for this rearmament.
June 24, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 3777, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Cde. Mao Zedong Stalin’s response to Mao’s 21 June telegram, turning down his request for further arms and discussing the possibility of armistice.
June 26, 1951	Letter, Kim Il Sung to Comrade Stalin I.V. Letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin informing him of lead shipments from the DPRK to the Soviet Union and China.