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October 23, 1945
The Soviet embassy in London responded to rumors by announcing that Stalin's health is "excellent."
Rumors continue to circulate that Stalin is ill, and Soviet representatives have neither confirmed nor denied these rumors.
Report that the French press has been instructed by the Ministry of Information not to spread any information of foreign policy favorable to the USSR.
October 22, 1945
TASS reports on rumors of Stalin's illness in Congolese and Turkish newspapers as well as a Turkish analysis of Soviet politics.
October 19, 1945
Articles on the Yalta Conference, Foreign Minister Molotov's influence in the Soviet Union, and Stalin's alleged illness.
Molotov, Beria, Malenkov, and Mikoyan suggest that the Politburo appoint a government commission to investigate the crash of the cruiser "Kirov" near Krasnaya Gorka in the Leningrad Oblast.
Recognition of the provisional government of Austria following the expansion of its authority to all of Austria.
October 18, 1945
Draft decree and list of delegates by the Council of People's Commissars on the USSR's joining the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
October 17, 1945
Request for Stalin's confirmation on the draft reply to Harriman about his meeting with Stalin.
October 16, 1945
Summary of news reports from Mexico, Sweden, Canada, and Great Britain, most on Stalin's alleged illness.