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June 26, 1950	Top Secret Report on the Military Situation in South Korea from Shtykov to Comrade Zakharov Report from Shtykov to Zakharov detailing North Korean advances on the first day of the Korean War. Included is a list of conclusions drawn up by Shtykov regarding the conduct of Northern and Southern forces thus far.
July 1, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 34691 from Feng Xi [Stalin] to Soviet Ambassador in Pyongyang Shtykov Reply from Stalin to Shtykov's telegram of July 1, 1950. Requests additional information on KPA plans and reaction to American internvention. Informs of intent to meet requests by Kim Il Sung for additional war materiel.
July 1, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Stalin on the Political Mood in North Korea Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin (copied to the Soviet leadership) describing the successes of KPA forces in the South. He also relays the concern of some of the DPRK cadre regarding American intervention.
July 5, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 3172, Stalin to Zhou Enlai via Roshchin A telegram from Stalin to Zhou Enlai with regards to India's mediation in the PRC's entry into the UN, Chinese troop movements in preparation for a possible Southern/Allied counterattack, and Soviet planes flying over Manchuria.
July 8, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 405976 from Shtykov to Feng Xi [Stalin], transmitting letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin (copied to the Soviet leadership) relaying a request from Kim Il Sung for military advisors.
July 13, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 37219 from Feng Xi [Stalin] to Shtykov Telegram from Stalin to North Korea advising that they reply to UN Secretary General Trygve Lie's concerns for treatment of POW's through a radio broadcast by a POW saying that prisoners are being treated well by the KPA.
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.
February 3, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 100319, Feng Xi [Stalin] to Razuvaev Stalin clarifies that his previous telegram of 30 January was not an order, but a proposal to discuss options with Korea.
May 29, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 101255, Filippov [Stalin] to Cde. Razuvaev Stalin sends a message for Kim Il Sung saying that he cannot give Kim Il Sung rifle-mortar arms, but can give him other types of ammunition.
June 5, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 3410, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Cde. Mao Zedong Telegram from Stalin to Mao encouraging a prolonging of the war and giving advice on the conduct of operations against allied troops.