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September 2, 1958	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with Brazilian Journalists, Murilo Marroquin de Souza and Mme. [Maria da Graca] Dutra Mao shares his views on education with journalists from Brazil.
August 15, 1958	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with Sihanouk (Excerpt) Mao shares his views on education.
May 4, 1958	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with Members of a Military Delegation from the United Arab Republic (Excerpt) Mao expresses support for the United Arab Republic (1958-1971) and their anti-colonialist struggle.
July 14, 1956	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with Former President Árbenz of Guatemala and His Wife [Mrs. Árbenz] Mao and Jacobo Árbenz discuss continued efforts to wage revolution in Guatemala. Topics that they touch on include: Guatemala's relations with her neighbors, Sino-Guatemalan friendship, and their common opposition to the "paper tiger" of American imperialism.
April 21, 1956	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with a Delegation of Journalists from Yugoslavia (Excerpt) In a meeting with journalists from Yugoslavia, Mao compares the atomic bomb to other weapons used throughout history and argues that the atomic bomb would kill fewer people. Finally, he notes that conflicts between good and bad people will always exist.
September 4, 1964	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Reception of the Head, Deputy Head, and Key Members of the Cultural Group of the Laotian Patriotic Front Mao urges members of the Laotian Patriotic Front art troupe to unite with ordinary Laotians and learn from China's mistakes so that they can guard themselves against Soviet revisionism.
November 3, 1973	Cablegram from the Australian Embassy Peking, 'Prime Minister's Call on Chairman Mao' A "slow but articulate" Mao discuss nuclear weapons testing, Taiwan, and the Lin Biao affair with E.G. Whitlam.
October 19, 1956	Briefing on the Visit to China of Pakistani Prime Minister Suhrawardy (No. 3) The premiers of Pakistan and China convene to discuss Taiwan, Pakistani-Chinese relations, Mao's leadership, and the Muslim population in China, among other issues.
December 18, 1970	Record of Conversation from [Chairman Mao Zedong’s] Meeting with [Edgar] Snow Mao Zedong talks to American journalist, Edgar Snow, about the Cultural Revolution and his thoughts about the Nixon administration. Mao expressed discontent towards China's pace of development compared to the United States. Mao emphasized the secretive nature on part of Nixon in setting up talks between the US and China. Mao and Edgar also discussed the US's intentions in the Asia-Pacific region. Mao consistently claims that he likes Nixon because Nixon's "reactionary" approach to foreign policy is an advantage to China. Mao admits to Edward Snow that the personality cult around Mao Zedong during that Cultural Revolution was necessary to oppose Liu Shaoqi. Mai discusses his increasingly suspicious view towards the Soviet Union.
September 28, 1972	Telegram 10353 from the American Embassy in Tokyo, 'Mao-Tanaka Meeting' Mao had a conversation with Tanaka, carrying numerous stories from food to his childhood.