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July 5, 1961	Record of a Conversation between N. S. Khrushchev and Chen Yi, Deputy Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Chen asks Khrushchev to go over the pressing international issues and he presents the USSR's stances on the situation in Laos, South Korea, and Cuba. Khrushchev also raises problems in GDR and difficulties in negotiations with Western powers with regards to the German question. Khrushchev also mentions Soviet plans to launch a spaceship and resume nuclear testing. The two leaders also discuss the challenges of agricultural development.
May 16, 1957	Report of V. M. Riabikov, M. I. Nedelin, K. N. Rudnev, and S. P. Korolev to the CPSU Central Committee Results of first launch of the R-7 ICB
April 10, 1957	Memorandum from V. M. Riabikov and S. P. Korolev to N. S. Khrushchev on the State of Preparations for the First Launch of the R-7 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Preparations to launch the first R-7 ICBM
February 12, 1955	Decree of the USSR Council of Ministers, 'On a New Test Range for the USSR Ministry of Defense' Council of Ministers decree approving a launch range in Kazakhstan for testing the ICBM
November 25, 1953	Memorandum by V. A. Malyshev, et. al., to the Presidium of the CPSU Central Committee on the Creation of a Long-Range Missile with a Nuclear Warhead On the creation of a long-range missile to carry nuclear warheads
February 13, 1953	USSR Council of Ministers Decree, 'On the Plan of Scientific-Research Work on Long-Range Missiles in 1953-1955' Council of Ministers decree approving development of several intercontinental missiles
October 15, 1951	Memorandum of D. F. Ustinov to L. P. Beria on the Use of German Specialists Summary report on the use of German specialists for Soviet rocket development
May 13, 1946	Decree of the USSR Council of Ministers, 'Questions of Reactive Weaponry' Council of Ministers decree on the formation of the postwar Soviet missile industry.