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May 19, 1961	Letter from Ambassador Pervukhin to Foreign Minister Gromyko on the German Problem Ambassador Pervukhin reports to Russian Foreign Minister Gromyko on the position of the East German government regarding the possibility of a peace treaty between the Soviet Union and East Germany and a resolution to the ambiguous status of Berlin. The report also discusses the possibility of enforcing better border controls between east and west Berlin in order to "close 'the door to the West.'"
January 20, 1961	John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address Kennedy's inaugural address, in which he discusses US foreign policy and relations with the rest of the world, especially the Eastern Bloc.
September 9, 1950	National Security Council Report, NSC 81/1, "United States Courses of Action with Respect to Korea" The National Security Council reports to President Truman on possible US courses of action in resposne to the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
June 27, 1950	Statement by the President, Truman on Korea Truman's statement on the invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces.
April 14, 1950	National Security Council Report, NSC 68, 'United States Objectives and Programs for National Security' On US national security policy at the beginning of the Cold War. Includes an assessment of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as US and Soviet nuclear weapons capabilities.
December 10, 1948	Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum for the President on the Situation in Berlin CIA Memorandum for President Truman on US position on Soviet actions in Berlin.
September 28, 1948	Central Intelligence Agency Report, "Consequences of a Breakdown in Four-Power Negotiations on Germany" Summarizes Soviet objectives and strategies in entering into Four-Power discussions about Berlin and Germany.
April 10, 1963	Report, South African Department of Foreign Affairs, 'Armed Forces Attache's Report for March, 1963' Report by Armed Forces Attache G.T. Holl on South African relations with the U.S.
March 5, 1946	Churchhill's "Iron Curtain" Speech, "Sinews of Peace" Text of speech given by Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri in which he first used the phrase "iron curtain."
February 22, 1946	George Kennan's 'Long Telegram' George F. Kennan writes to the Secretary of State with a lengthy analysis of Soviet policy in an attempt to explain their recent uncooperative behavior. This message would later become famous as the "long telegram."