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May 31, 1944	Letter No. 180 from L.D. Wilgress, Canadian Embassy, Moscow, to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, W.L. Mackenzie King Fu Bingchang (Foo Ping-sheung) relays his views on relations among the Great Powers, Soviet involvement in Xinjiang, and the rifts between the Nationalists and Communists within China.
April 3, 1944	Cyper No. 105 the Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, Ottawa The Canadian Ambassador in Moscow reports, on the basis of Soviet newspapers, that turmoil is ongoing along the Xinjiang-Mongolia border.
March 23, 1944	Letter No. 93 from L.D. Wilgress, Canadian Embassy, Moscow, to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, W.L. Mackenzie King L.D. Wilgress and the Chinese Ambassador to Moscow, Fu Bingchang (Foo Ping-sheung), discuss Soviet movements in Xinjiang.
July 9, 1945	Record of a Meeting Between T. V. Soong and Stalin Dr. Soong reports Chiang Kai-Shek's response to the stalemate on the question of Outer Mongolia to Stalin and Molotov. Chiang insists on preserving the territorial integrity of China vis a vis Outer Mongolia and Manchuria, and that China's sovereignty in Manchuria should be reinforced by Chinese administration of Port Arthur and Dairen. Stalin asks to think over his decision before responding to Chiang.
March 22, 1935	The Distribution of the Sovsin'torg Trade Loan A breakdown of how a Soviet loan to Xinjiang will be utilized.
March 22, 1935	VKP(b) CC Politburo Decree concerning Xinjiang A Central Committee report on Soviet-Xinjiang trrade and the economy in Xinjiang more generally.
October 16, 1944	Information Letter from Yasnovsky to Cdes. Petrov and Plyshevsky Yasnovsky reports on developments in Xinjiang since the arrival of a new governor, Wu Zhongxin.
1944	The Truth about the Events in Xinjiang An anonymous report on Soviet-Guomindang relations in Xinjiang, and political developments in Xinjiang since 1933.
May 28, 1945	Report concerning the Work of the Xinjiang Provincial Party Comittee from January 1943 through March 1945 A report on the Xinjiang Provincial Party Committee, from its founding in 1943 through early 1945.
April 24, 1948	Excerpt on Xinjiang from Minutes No. 63 of the VKP(b) CC Politburo Meetings The Central Committee of the CPSU announces measures to increase Soviet support of the East Turkestan Republic (ETR), a rebellion in northern Xinjiang.