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Photograph of Korean War armistice signing

Korean War Armistice

On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, ceasing hostilities and bringing an end to the Korean War. This collection contains Russian, Chinese, and Polish documents on the armistice negotiations which span the nearly two-year period of talks (July 1951-July 1953), shedding light on North Korean, Soviet, and Chinese strategic thinking toward the conflict and the armistice. For more coverage of the Korean War on the Digital Archive, see the collections: Korean War Origins, 1945-1950; Korean War, 1950-1953; China and the Korean War; and Korean War Biological Warfare Allegations.

Photograph of Korean War armistice signing

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August 30, 1951

Ciphered Telegram No. 23397, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin]

Telegram from Mao to Stalin agreeing with the latter's assessment of the inadvisability of having neutral observers, at the present time, at the armistice talks.

June 30, 1951

Ciphered Telegram No. 21336 from Beijing, Mao Zedong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin]

Telegram from Mao to Stalin relaying a query from Kim Il Sung on how to respond to a request for negotiations from Ridgway.

November 19, 1951

Ciphered Telegram, Special No. 1821 from Beijing

Telegram from Roshchin to Moscow after meeting Zhou Enlai who asked him to request of Stalin an answer to Mao's earlier inquiry on the negotiations in Korea.

March 29, 1953

Ciphered Telegram from Kuznetsov and Fedorenko

Report that Kim Il Sung agrees that it is time to bring the war to an end, if not through military means than through negotiations.

July 17, 1952

Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong

Telegram from Stalin to Mao expressing his and Kim Il Sung's agreement with Mao's bargaining position at the armistice talks.
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