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July 25, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 13645 from Vyshinsky to Roschin Telegram relaying message from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai agreeing with proposal to train Chinese pilots on Soviet jet planes.
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.
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.
July 3, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 21412, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin] The included telegram from Mao to Peng, Gao, and Kim gives Mao’s military instructions for the upcoming peace negotiations.
July 3, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 2950, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Cde. Mao Zedong Stalin sends his advice on peace negotiations to Mao, as requested by Mao’s telegram of the same day.
September 29, 1950	Telegram from Shtykov to Gromyko and Stalin Shtykov gives an insider’s report of a meeting with Kim Il Sung and Pak Heon-yeong, in which they discussed the current desperate state of the KPA, possible advancement of the US forces over the 38th parallel and the extent of the enemy’s knowledge of Soviet Union deliveries to North Korea. Kim asks for advice concerning the appeal for military aid that the Political Council of the Worker’s Party of Korea plans to send to Stalin. Shytkov comments on the nervousness and desperation of the Korean officials.
September 30, 1950	Draft Telegram from Chanfu (Bulganin) to Matveyev (Razuvayev) A response to Matveyev’s previous telegram approving the consolidation of power (as Supreme Commander in Chief and Defense Minister) to Kim Il Sung, the formation of six divisions, transport of ammunitions and fuel. Bulganin also unofficially advocates Kim’s plans to request aid from China.
October 14, 1950	Ciphered Telegram, Feng Xi (Stalin) to Kim Il Sung (via Shtykov) Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung informing him of the finalization of China's decision to send troops to North Korea's aid.
November 9, 1950	CC Politburo Decision with Approved Message from Gromyko to Roshchin with Message for Zhou Enlai Telegram from Gromyko to Zhou Enlai advising the latter to turn down the invitation for China to participate in the UN Security Council. It also explains the circumstances under which the invitation was obtained.
July 3, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 21404, Mao Zedong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin] Kim Il Sung’s message to Mao Zedong communicates Kim’s requirements for a peace proposal.