1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
East Asia
1879- 1953
1893- 1976
1912- 1994
North America
Middle East
China
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1883- 1954
August 9, 1944
Stalin, Bierut, and Molotov dicuss Polish-Soviet relations.
August 5, 1944
The President of the National Council of Poland gives a speech in Moscow.
June 21, 1948
The U.S. Army investigates what happened in the Katyn Forest in 1940 using the accounts of locals, newspapers, intelligence, and diplomatic correspondence.
September 21, 1946
In a cable to the Soviet leadership, Soviet Ambassador to Iran Ivan Sadchikov reports that the Iranian government is requesting bombers and tanks to put down a Qashqai revolt near Shiraz. Sadchikov notes that the Iranian army remains concentrated at the border with Azerbaijan and already possesses bombers and tanks that it has employed against Azerbaijanis. He asks for instructions on how to reply should a formal request be made.
March 4, 1946
Stalin thanks Iranian Prime Minister Qavam os-Saltaneh and Shahanshah of Iran Muhamed Reza Pahlavi for their congratulations on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Red Army.
1987
The Soviet KGB seeks Bulgaria's support with "active measures" relating to the origins of the AIDS virus as well as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).
September 7, 1985
The Soviet KGB seeks to create a "favorable opinion for us abroad" through active measures connected with the appearance of AIDS in the United States. The KGB also claims that the US Department of Defense is behind the "rapid spread of the AIDS disease"
January 11, 1962
Raul Castro discusses the enlargement of the Cuban army and navy and Cuba's aim to strengthen ties with Latin American countries in the wake of the upcoming OAS conference of ministers of foreign affairs.
December 29, 1949
Peng reports on the situation in Xinjiang following the takeover of Xinjiang by the People's Liberation Army.
October 12, 1950
Mao Zedong has already given orders to halt Chinese troops preparing to cross the Korean border.