Cold War International History Project
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The Korean War

Stalin’s meeting with Kim Il Sung
March 05 1949 - Kim Il Sung asks for economical aid distributed over a period of six years, reports on the status of American soldiers in South Korea and mentions their lack of trade with other South East Asian countries.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky
September 03 1949 - Kim Il Sung requests permission to attack.
 
Telegram from Gromyko to Tunkin at the Soviet Embassy in Pyongyang
September 11 1949 - Questions as to the military status in South Korea.
 
Telegram from Tunkin to Soviet Foreign Ministry, in reply to 11 September telegram
September 14 1949 - Soviet Foreign ministry advises to instigate Korean War only if the war will be quick and decisive.
 
Politburo decision to confirm the following directive to the Soviet ambassador in Korea
September 24 1949 - The Politburo orders Shtykov to report to Kim Il Sung that war is not advisable unless North Korea has full knowledge of the South’s capabilities and cautions against North Korean aggression, since it may provoke the Americans.
 
Telegram Shtykov to Vyshinsky
January 19 1950 - Shtykov reports a meeting with Kim Il Sung, along with Chinese and Korean delegates, during which Kim Il Sung asks for Chinese help in the launching of a Korean Civil War, and Shtykov’s permission to visit Stalin.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Shtykov
January 30 1950 - Stalin asks Shtykov to relay a message to Kim Il Sung, states that he (Stalin) is always willing to receive Kim Il Sung and asks Kim Il Sung for lead.
 
Telegram from the USSR Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Stalin
January 31 1950 - Shtykov’s meeting with Kim Il Sung, regarding a meeting between Kim Il Sung and Stalin.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Soveit Foreign Minister Andrei Vyshinsky
February 07 1950 - Kim Il Sung directs questions to Moscow regarding arms, a budget, etc. via Shtykov
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky
February 10 1950 - Report that Kim Il Sung’s questions from February 4 were answered, verbally.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Maj. Gen. A.M. Vasilevsky, Head of Soviet Military Advisory group in DPRK
February 23 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky reporting the arrival of Lieutenant-General Vasiliev and the transfer of military adviser duties from himself to Gen. Vasiliev.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky
March 09 1950 - Receipt of goods and payments expected of North Korea from the Soviet Union.
 
Telegram from Vyshinsky to Shtykov, transmitting message to Kim Il Sung.
March 12 1950 - Telegram from A. Vyshinsky to Soviet Ambassador in Pyongyang, Shtykov, to inform Kim Il Sung of reallocation of portion of 1951 credit (17 March 1949 agreement) to 1950.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky
March 16 1950 - Shtykov transmits Kim Il Sung’s March 14 letter containing requests for credit in the form of arms and other military equipment.
 
Message from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, via Shtykov
March 18 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung thanking him for agreeing to send lead to the USSR as requested, and informing him of the decision to grant all of Kim's arms, equipment and specialist requests, per his March 4 message.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinski regarding meeting with Kim Il Sung
March 21 1950 - Shtykov reports on his meeting with Kim Il Sung where Kim Il Sung requests a meeting with Stalin in Moscow.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky regarding a meeting with Kim Il Sung.
March 24 1950 - Kim Il Sung’s impending visit to Moscow.
 
Telegram Ignatiev to Vyshinski
April 10 1950 - Telegram from telegram, Soviet representative in Pyongyang, Aleksei Ignatieff Ignatiev to Vyshinsky concerning a report from the North Korean deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers. The deputy chairman reported about diplomatic overtures from Mao to the DPRK and North Korean partisan activities in the South.
 
Telegram from Ignatiev to Vyshinsky
April 25 1950 - Report of Kim Il Sung and Pak Hon Yong’s safe arrival into North Korea.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinski regarding meeting with Kim Il Sung
May 12 1950 - Shtykov reports of a meeting with Kim Il Sung, in which Kim Il Sung tells Shtykov the questions he means to ask Mao Zedong in a following meeting in Beijing the next day.
 
Telegram from Roshchin to Stalin
May 13 1950 - Question of whether or not North Korea can take action.
 
Report on Military Situation by Shtykov to Cde. Zakharov
June 26 1950 - 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.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin
July 01 1950 - 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.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Shtykov
July 01 1950 - 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.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin
July 04 1950 - Shtykov reports on a meeting with Kim Il Sung and Pak Hon-Yong concerning requests for arms, advisers and advice on how move troops more efficiently. Shtykov proposes resolutions and advice
 
Telegram from Stalin to Roshchin, with message from Zhou Enlai
July 05 1950 - In this telegram, Stalin agrees with China regarding Indian intermediation on the issue of incorporating the PRC into the UN and denies authorizing Soviet planes over Manchurian territory. Stalin also advocates sending 9 Chinese divisions to North Korea while providing Soviet air cover for these volunteer divisions.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Shtykov
July 06 1950 - Stalin approves sending North Korea arms through China.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Roshchin in PRC transmitting message to Mao Zedong
July 08 1950 - Stalin tells Mao to send a representative to Korea.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin, transmitting letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin
July 08 1950 - Kim Il Sung gives Stalin his gratitude for all his aid in the war and asks Stalin for more military advisers.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Shtykov
July 13 1950 - 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.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Zhou Enlai or Mao Zedong, via Roshchin
July 13 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai detailing his response to the English protest concerning "the Korean question." Also, a request for confirmation of Chinese troop movements to the Sino-Korea border, in case of a repulse of North Korean forces. Finally, a confirmation of the plans to train Chinese pilots on Soviet jets, to be followed by the transfer of the jets to Chinese possession.
 
Letter from Kim Il Sung to Soviet Government
July 14 1950 - Kim Il Sung agrees with Stalin’s opinion on the issue of the English appeal.
 
Telegram from Vyshinsky to Roshchin transmitting message from Stalin to Zhou Enlai
July 25 1950 - Approval of proposed procedure for training Chinese pilots by Soviet Union.
 
Letter from Filipov (Stalin) to Soviet Ambassador in Prague, conveying message to CSSR leader Klement Gottwald
August 27 1950 - Stalin lists the reasons for Soviet withdrawal from the Security Council: to show the relationship between the Soviet Union and China, to protest the recognition of the Guomindang as representative for China, to devalue the decisions made by the Security Council (because of the absence of a major world power), and, finally, to bait the US into abusing its new found power, losing its world-wide popularity in the process. Stalin discusses the Korean War and gives his predictions for the end of the war, which see the involvement of China and the eventual shift in power from the US to the USSR.
 
Telegram from I.V. Stalin to Zhou Enlai, via Kotov
August 27 1950 - Stalin informs Zhou Enlai that he is sending 38 advisers to China.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, via Shtykov
August 27 1950 - Stalin praises Kim Il Sung for his struggle, reinforces Soviet aid and advices Kim Il Sung how to best utilize the air force.
 
Ciphered telegram, Fyn-Si (Stalin) to Kim Il Sung (via Shtykov)
August 28 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, congratulating him for his victories thus far and offering the help of the Soviet air force.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin transmitting letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin
August 31 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin describing Kim Il Sung's positive reaction to Stalin's congratulatory telegram of August 29, 1950.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin
August 31 1950 - Meeting in which Shtykov delivered Stalin’s 28 August telegram to Kim Il Sung.
 
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow
September 13 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Moscow requesting that they advise the DPRK government to prepare for the upcoming UN General Assembly session and a statement of the position the Soviet Union will take at the upcoming UNGA session.
 
Soviet Defense Minister A.M. Vasilevsky to Stalin
September 21 1950 - Memorandum from Soviet Defense Minister A.M. Vasilevsky to Stalin requesting final approval of plans to transfer a fighter regiment to Pyongyang.
 
Vasilevsky to Stalin
September 23 1950 - Message from Vasilevsky to Stalin detailing the plans for redeployment of 40 LA-9 fighters of the 304th fighter aviation regiment, 32nd fighter aviation division from the Spassk air base to Pyongyang.
 
Telegram from Fyn Si (Stalin) to Matveyev (Army Gen. M.V. Zakharov) and Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK T.F. Shtykov, approved 27 September 1950 Soviet Communist Party Central Committee Politburo
September 27 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Soviet representatives in the DPRK containing extracts from a meeting of the VKP CC(b). The message expresses Stalin's displeasure with the KPA forces' conduct of battle and issues a series of directives for continuing the campaign.
 
Draft Telegram, Chan Fu (Stalin) to Matveyev (Zakharov)
September 30 1950 - A message from Stalin to Matveyev approving Kim Il Sung's plans to reconsolidate KPA forces and pull out of South Korea.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Shtykov to Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Instantsia (Stalin)
September 30 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Gromyko and Stalin reporting the dire circumstances into which the North Koreans had fallen in the wake of the Inchon landings. Mentioned is a correspondence between the North Koreans and Mao which hinted at possible Chinese aid.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai
October 01 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai asking that they consider moving 5-6 divisions of Chinese volunteers to the China-DPRK border in order to give the North Koreans cover under which to reorganize their troops. Stalin explicitly states that he will not mention this idea to the North Koreans.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Chan Fu (Stalin) to Matveyev (Zakharov)
October 02 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to the North Korean leadership emphasizing the importance of recovering their military personnel. Stalin advises that they recover as much personnel as possible, regardless losses in equipment.
 
Ciphered telegram from Roshchin in Beijing to Filippov [Stalin], 3 October 1950, conveying 2 October 1950 message from Mao to Stalin
October 03 1950 - A two part telegram to Stalin from the Soviet Army General Staff. The first part is the text of a message sent to the Soviets by Mao in which he states that his forces and country are not currently ready to enter a potentially escalatory conflict with the U.S. The second part of the telegram is a Soviet analysis of the Chinese message which assesses that this is a change in the Chinese position which had previously been one of readiness to enter combat against the U.S. Proposed as a possible explanation is the advise of Nehru to Mao that they avoid conflict for the time being to avoid disaster.
 
Telegram from Gromyko to Shtykov, approved by CC Politburo
October 05 1950 - The CPSU CC approves the draft telegram from Gromyko authorising Shtykov's request for evacuation of Soviet specialists from North Korea.
 
Gromyko and Vasilevsky to Stalin, 6 October 1950, attaching draft cable to Shtykov
October 06 1950 - Memorandum from Gromyko and Vasilevsky to Stalin adivising that Shtykov be given discretion to follow his recommendations regarding the evacuation of Soviet personnel, specialists and citizens (including ethnic Koreans) from North Korea.
 
Letter from Fyn Si [Stalin] to Kim Il Sung (via Shytkov)
October 08 1950 - Stalin sends Kim a copy of his October 1950 letter to Mao Zedong. Stalin describes the US's inability to engage in a "big war" and encourages Kim in his fight against the US.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Kim Il Sung to Stalin (via Shtykov)
October 09 1950 - Request from Kim Il Sung to Stalin to have Soviet training given Soviet-Koreans in engineering, radio operation, tank and air warfare.
 
Memorandum, Golovko and Fokin to Stalin
October 13 1950 - Report of U.S. naval activity in the vicinity of Ch’óngjin.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Fyn Si (Stalin) to Kim Il Sung (via Shtykov)
October 13 1950 - A telegram from Stalin to Shtykov for Kim Il Sung relaying the decision of the Chinese to support North Korea with their troops. This decision is a marked reversal of the negative message sent 3 October by Mao. Shtykov is also told to suspend the plans for evacuation of Soviet personnel from North Korea.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Roshchin to Filippov (Stalin), 14 October 1950, re Meeting with Mao Zedong
October 13 1950 - Message to Stalin from Roshchin relaying the rationale for Mao's reversal of his earlier hesitance to send Chinese troops to the aid of the North Koreans. General plans for the deployment are stated as well as a request for arms on credit from the Soviet Union.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Shtykov to Fyn Si (Stalin)
October 14 1950 - Response from Kim Il Sung to Stalin's telegram of 13 October.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Fyn Si (Stalin) to Kim Il Sung
October 14 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung informing him of the finalization of China's decision to send troops to North Korea's aid.
 
VKP(b) CC [All- Union Communist Party (bolshevik)] Central Committee Politburo decision with approved directives to Foreign Minister Vyshinsky (at the United Nations in New York) and to Soviet Ambassador in Washington
October 25 1950 - Memorandum from the VKP(b) CC to Vyshinksy and the Soviet Representative to the Far Eastern Commission ordering them to protest to their respective bodies in support of the DPRK, the use by the US of Japanese servicemen and military units in combat against DPRK forces.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, via Roshchin
October 28 1950 - Mao Zedong asks for Soviet arms and permission to send naval advisers to Moscow to discuss the future of the Chinese navy.
 
Telegram from I.V. Stalin to Mao Zedong
October 29 1950 - Stalin agrees to receive Chinese naval advisers.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Shtykov
November 01 1950 - Stalin wants to know in the North Korean government still needs Soviet advisers, or if they would prefer to invite the Chinese.
 
Ciphered telegram, S.E. Zakharov, Soviet military representative in Beijing, to Fyn Si (Stalin)
November 02 1950 - Telegram to Stalin reporting on the status - operational readiness and losses incurred - of North Korean air forces.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
November 08 1950 - Request from Mao to Stalin for infantry arms, detailing specifically types and amounts of requested munitions.
 
CC Politburo decision with approved message from Gromyko to Roshchin with message for Zhou Enlai
November 09 1950 - Telegram from Gromyko to Zhou Enlai adivising 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.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow
November 13 1950 - Advice to North Korea concerning the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin, via Zakharov
November 15 1950 - Mao Zedong agrees with Stalin in regards to reinforcing the aviation force, as well as thanking Stalin for the effort of the Soviet pilots.
 
Telegram from Zhou Enlai to Stalin
November 16 1950 - Request from Zhou Enlai to Stalin for specific quantities of automobiles and fluids necessary for their operation - oil, grease, gasoline etc. - in conjunction with movement of troops to North Korea.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai via Zakharov
November 17 1950 - Stalin's affirmative response to Zhou Enlai's request of 16 November for automobiles.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Gromyko, transmitting 16 November 1950 message form Kim Il Sung to Stalin
November 17 1950 - Kim Il Sung asks to send Korean students over in order to learn flying and maintenance techniques.
 
Telegram from Zhou Enlai to Stalin
November 17 1950 - Request from Zhou Enlai to Stalin for the rapid transfer of automobiles from Soviet forces on the Liaodong Peninsula rather than the Chinese rear, on account of enemy attacks on autotransport and the onset of winter. These automobiles are to be credited from the 3000 originally allocated.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, via Shtykov
November 20 1950 - Stalin agrees to train North Korean pilots, but in China, not in the Soviet Union, as Kim Il Sung previously suggested.
 
Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin, via Shtykov
November 22 1950 - Kim Il Sung agrees to Stalin’s recommendations in regards to the training of North Korean pilots.
 
CC CPSU decision with approved directives to Foreign Minister Vyshinsky and to Soviet Ambassador in Washington
November 25 1950 - Responses to the American installation of Japanese servicemen in Korea.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
December 01 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao wishing the Chinese army success against the US army in the Korean War.
 
CC Politburo decision with approved orders to Vyshinski in New York and Roshchin in Beijing, with message for Zhou Enlai
December 05 1950 - The CC Politburo instructs Vyshinski and Roshchin in matters concerning the Soviet Union and China’s intervention in Korea. Vyshinski to the UN and Roshchin to the Chinese government.
 
Telegram from Roshchin conveying message from Zhou Enlai to Soviet government
December 07 1950 - A telegram from Roshchin in Beijing to Moscow, informing the Soviet leadership of the terms under which the Chinese will consider an armistice on the Korean Peninsula.
 
CC Politburo decision with approved message to Vyshinsky in New York
December 07 1950 - CC Politburo disapproves of Zhou Enlai’s previous resolution for cessation in North Korea, in light of American defeats.
 
Telegram from Gromyko to Roshchin transmitting message from Filippov to Zhou Enlai
December 07 1950 - Message from Stalin to Zhou Enlai agreeing with Chinese conditions for a ceasefire and advising that the Chinese limit negotiations on a ceasefire until Seoul is liberated.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin, transmitting 4 January 1951 message from Peng Dehuai, Kim Son and Pak Il U to Kim Il Sung
January 07 1951 - Mao Zedong sends Stalin a telegram containing North Korean troop movements.
 
Telegram from Roshchin to USSR Foreign Ministry
January 13 1951 - Message to Stalin from Roshchin informing him of the Chinese receipt of one of his earlier telegrams and informing him of an invitation to Beijing to Kim Il Sung and Peng Dehuai from Mao.
 
Telegram from Zakharov to Stalin
January 13 1951 - Zakharov reports the handing off of Stalin’s 11 November telegram to Zhou Enlai, by Mao Zedong.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, transmitting 14 January 1951 message from Mao to Peng Dehuai with message from Kim Il Sung
January 16 1951 - Mao asks Stalin on his opinion regarding the incorporation of Korean troops into the Chinese army, as well as the possible response of the enemy.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
January 16 1951 - A message from Mao to Stalin on the topic of military credit and its particulars.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, transmitting 14 January 1951 message from Mao to Peng Dehuai with message from Kim Il Sung
January 16 1951 - Mao asks Stalin on his opinion regarding the incorporation of Korean troops into the Chinese army, as well as the possible response of the enemy.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, conveying 19 January 1951 telegram from Peng Dehuai to Mao, regarding meetings with Kim Il Sung
January 27 1951 - The telegram from Peng Dehuai discusses the results of a meeting with Kim Il Sung, including: Kim Il Sung’s belief that the Korean People’s Army cannot defeat the Americans alone, the defense of the sea coast, the re-staffing of five corps, and better preparation for soldiers to carry out work in newly liberated areas.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, conveying 28 January 1951 telegram from Mao Zedong to Peng Dehuai
January 29 1951 - 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.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Razuvaev with message for Kim Il Sung
January 30 1951 - Telegram instructing Amb. Razuvaev to discuss with Kim Il Sung details for reorganizing the KPA administrative and command structure.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
January 30 1951 - Stalin agrees with Mao regarding Mao’s 28 January telegram to Peng Dehuai.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Razuvaev
February 03 1951 - Stalin clarifies that his previous telegram of 30 January was not an order, but a proposal to discuss options with Korea.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, via Razuvaev
February 03 1951 - Stalin states that the Soviet Union has insufficient lead to supply China, Korea and itself, Stalin also asks for the exportation of Lead ore from Korea to the USSR.
 
Telegram from Razuvaev to Stalin reporting message from Kim Il Sung
February 04 1951 - Razuvaev discusses a meeting in which Stalin’s previous telegram of 30 January concerning the KPA was discussed.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Zhou Enlai, via Zakharov
February 16 1951 - Stalin approves sending Soviet pilots as advisers to China.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong or Zhou Enlai, via Zakharov
March 15 1951 - Stalin proposes sending more Soviet fighters to aid Chinese and Korean troops.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Razuvaev with message for Kim Il Sung
May 29 1951 - 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.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
June 05 1951 - Mao asks Stalin to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung in Moscow so that they may discuss military operations in Korea.
 
Telegram from (Stalin) to Mao Zedong, via Krasovsky
June 05 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao encouraging a prolonging of the war and giving advice on the conduct of operations against allied troops.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
June 05 1951 - Mao asks Stalin to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung in Moscow so that they may discuss military operations in Korea.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
June 07 1951 - Stalin accepts the visists of Cde. Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Soviet Military Advisor in Beijing, Krasovsky
June 13 1951 - Stalin pushes for the completion of the training of Chinese air pilots.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, via Roshchin
June 13 1951 - Response to Stalin’s telegram from the same day. Mao tells Stalin that Peng Dehuai needs Soviet advisers and gives some details about the current military situation in Korea.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong regarding meeting in Moscow with Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung
June 13 1951 - Stalin recounts the meeting with Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung, discussing an armistice, the need for advisers, the need arms and Chinese fighter pilots.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, via Roshchin
June 13 1951 - Response to Stalin’s telegram from the same day. Mao tells Stalin that Peng Dehuai needs Soviet advisers and gives some details about the current military situation in Korea.
 
Letter from Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung to Stalin, with 13 June 1951 handwritten letter from Mao Zedong to Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung
June 14 1951 - Handletter letter from Mao to Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung, conveyed to Stalin, on a strategy for approaching and terms for an armistice. Issues considered include Taiwan, China's entry into the UN and the establishment of a neutral zone.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin
June 21 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin discussing the rearmament of KPA and PLA forces and the military aid from the Soviets necessary for this rearmament.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
June 24 1951 - Stalin’s response to Mao’s 21 June telegram, turning down his request for further arms and discussing the possibility of armistice.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Krasovsky, relying telegram from Mao Zedong
June 26 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Krasovsky relaying a Chinese request to have their pilots retrained on MIG-15s. He instructs Krasvosky to comply with Chinese requests.
 
Letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin
June 26 1951 - Letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin informing him of lead shipments from the DPRK to the Soviet Union and China.
 
Telegram from Krasovsky to Stalin transmitting 29 June 1951 telegram from Kim Il Sung to Mao Zedong
June 28 1951 - Telegram from Krasvosky to Stalin reporting on the conversation he had with Mao concerning the training of Chinese pilots in MIG-15s and the contruction of 3 airbases south of Pyongyang.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin (1)
June 30 1951 - Mao relays to Stalin the information from Ridgway regarding the beginnings of negotiation
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
June 30 1951 - Stalin approves moving forward on negotiations, however advises Mao to change locations, from a Danish hospital ship in Genzan to the 38th parallel.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin transmitting 29 June 1951 telegram from Kim Il Sung to Mao Zedong
June 30 1951 - Mao asks Stalin how China should react to proposed talks or an armistice.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
June 30 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin confirming that the PLA will enact the reorganizations proposed by Stalin. Mao also talks about several considerations regarding the American proposal for armistice negotiations.
 
Telegram from Razuvaev to S.M. Shtemenko reporting message from Kim Il Sung to Stalin
July 01 1951 - Telegram from Razuvaev to Shtemenko requesting orders and advise for Kim Il Sung on the imminent armistice talks and the terms to be adopted there.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Razuvaev with message for Kim Il Sung
July 01 1951 - Kim Il Sung’s agreement to the proposed points for negotiation.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
July 03 1951 - Stalin sends his advice on peace negotiations to Mao, as requested by Mao’s telegram of the same day.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin conveying 30 June 1951 message from Kim Il Sung to Mao
July 03 1951 - Kim Il Sung’s message to Mao Zedong communicates Kim’s requirements for a peace proposal.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
July 03 1951 - Mao Zedong writes Stalin on the Chinese position for cease fire in the Korean War which the Chinese side will propose at an upcoming meeting with the UN negotiators. Mao asks Stalin for his opinion on the Chinese position.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
July 03 1951 - Stalin sends his advice on peace negotiations to Mao, as requested by Mao’s telegram of the same day.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
July 03 1951 - The included telegram from Mao to Peng, Gao, and Kim gives Mao’s military instructions for the upcoming peace negotiations.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin conveying 30 June 1951 message from Kim Il Sung to Mao
July 03 1951 - Kim Il Sung’s message to Mao Zedong communicates Kim’s requirements for a peace proposal.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
July 03 1951 - Mao Zedong writes Stalin on the Chinese position for cease fire in the Korean War which the Chinese side will propose at an upcoming meeting with the UN negotiators. Mao asks Stalin for his opinion on the Chinese position.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
July 03 1951 - The included telegram from Mao to Peng, Gao, and Kim gives Mao’s military instructions for the upcoming peace negotiations.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin conveying 12 August 1951 telegram from Li Kenong to Mao re: armistice talks.
August 13 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin relaying the assessment of Li Kenong of the state of the ongoing armistice talks. He states that the US is unwilling the accept the 38th parallel as the demaracation line and that given the state of North Korean forces, they should consider make concessions to American demands in this regard in the interests of ceasing hostilities.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
August 27 1951 - A telegram from Mao to Stalin informing the latter of the lack of developments at the armistice talks and accusing the Americans of provocative actions designed to pressure the communist delegation. He discusses the possibility of suspending negotiations and the possible outcomes of such a suspension
 
CC Politburo decision with approved message from Stalin to Mao Zedong
August 28 1951 - Stalin agrees with Mao on the steps taken in response to the attacks, Stalin does not agree in inviting neutral countries to negotiations.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
August 30 1951 - 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.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
September 08 1951 - Mao asks for more Soviet advisers for Chinese troops in Korea.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
September 10 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao agreeing to send the military advisors requested by Mao. He also asks whether General Zakharov would be suitable as the main military adviser for the staff.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
November 14 1951 - Mao writes to Stalin of the ongoing armistice negotiations concerning Korea, specifically the proposed demarcation line (38th parallel). Mao also writes about monitoring, the exchange of prisoners of war, and economic considerations within China.
 
CC Politburo decision with approved message Stalin to Mao Zedong
November 19 1951 - Stalin agrees with Mao’s previous telegram of 14 November.
 
CC Politburo decision with approved message from Gromyko to Razuvaev
November 19 1951 - Gromyko asks Razuvaev to ask the North Koreans to set aside further appeal.
 
Telegram from Roshchin conveying message from Mao Zedong to Stalin
November 19 1951 - 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.
 
Gromyko to G.M. Malenkov, attaching draft telegram to Razuvaev
November 20 1951 - Telegram from from Gromkyo to Malenkov asking for a review of a draft telegram to the Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK, Razuvaev. The draft chastises Razuvaev for permitting the North Koreans to make an appeal before the UN without first consulting the Soviet Union or China.
 
Telegram from Gromyko to Razuvaev
November 21 1951 - Telegram from Gromyko to Razuvaev instructing him to explain to the Chinese and Koreans the reasoning behind Vyshinsky's demand that the demarcation line be established at the 38th parallel rather than at the present front line.
 
Memorandum from Gromyko to Razuvaev
December 25 1951 - Gromyko suggests to Stalin, via Razuvaev, to turn down Vyshinsky’s proposal for publishing a communiqué, meant to breakdown negotiations, to Chinese and Korean leaders.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
January 31 1952 - Mao asks Stalin advice and instructions concerning issues raised during negotiations, particularly the establishment of a monitoring organ comprised of officials from neutral countries.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
February 03 1952 - Telegram to Mao from Stalin, by way of Krasovsky, approving of Mao's progress at the armistice talks and reminding him to have Polish and Czech included in the commission of observers.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin, conveying 22 January 1952 telegram from Peng Dehuai to Mao and 4 February 1952 reply from Mao to Peng Dehuai
February 08 1952 - Mao conveys two telegrams to Stalin: one from Peng Dehuai to Mao (22 January 1952) and the other is Mao’s response (4 February 1952). The telegrams discuss North Korea’s need for aid from China.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin (Exerpt)
February 21 1952 - Mao Zedong informs Stalin about the American use of biological weapons in North Korea.
 
Memorandum from Gromyko to Stalin
March 05 1952 - Message from Gromyko (MID) to Stalin advising against the proposal of Amb. Razuvaev to publish an interview of Kim Il Sung on the grounds that it is inflammatory and rash.
 
CC Politburo decision with approved message from Stalin to Kim Il Sung
April 14 1952 - Stalin asks for Razuvaev’s agreement to send flour to Korea.
 
Telegram from Babkin to Shtemenko, conveying letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin
April 16 1952 - Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin confirming that he would accept Stalin's offer to send 50,000 tons of bread.
 
Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin, via Razuvaev
July 16 1952 - Telgram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin stating the current situtation of the armistice talks and the pressure which is being exerted upon North Korea by uninhibited American air power. He makes a request for additional anti-aircraft support from the Soviet Union and China, which he believes will lead to a more advantageous bargaining position at the negotiating table.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong
July 17 1952 - Stalin agrees with Mao’s position on negotiations.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin conveying 15 July 1952 telegram from Mao to Kim Il Sung and 16 July 1952 from Kim to Mao
July 18 1952 - A two-part telegram from Mao to Stalin forwarding to the latter, an exchange which occurred between him and Kim Il Sung. The first telegram expresses Mao's intent to meet North Korean requests to the extent possible and his belief that the communist parties must not give in to pressure through aerial bombardments from the Americans. The second telegram is Kim's reply to Mao's telegram which singals agreement with Mao and details the need to deploy additional anti-aircraft assets and go on the offensive, both in the air and on the ground, in order to put pressure on the US.
 
Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai
August 20 1952 - Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai concerning the extension of the Port Arthur agreement, the construction of a Sino-Mongolian railroad to the Soviet Union, and the situation in Korea. On the issue of Korea, they discussed sending arms shipments to China and Chinese arms production; the possibility of a Chinese offensive in Korea; and the return of POWs. Stalin reaffirmed his commitment to assisting China in the war in Korea.
 
Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai
September 03 1952 - Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai on the Chinese five year plan, the Ulan-Bator-Pinditsiuan railroad, and arms sales/production. They also discussed the Korean war, Burma, and Tibet.
 
Hand delivered note, Zhou Enlai to Stalin, conveying telegram From Mao Zedong to Zhou Enlai
September 16 1952 - Mao, via Zhou Enlai, informs Stalin of the position China means to take the discussion of the Korean question at the UN. Mao also asks Stalin’s advise about whether or not to sign non-aggression pacts with India and Burma.
 
Hand Delivered letter from Stalin to Mao Zedong
September 17 1952 - Stalin agrees with Mao Zedong as to the actions China plans to take at the UN, Stalin also agrees with Mao’s opinions regarding to non-aggression pacts with India and Burma.
 
Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai
September 19 1952 - Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai focusing on the Korean War. They discussed the exchange of POWs (and the Mexican proposal), peace negotiations, Chinese cooperation with India and Burma, and the creation of regional organizations. They also mentioned Germany (reunification), the situation/reforms in Xinjiang, Taiwan and Chiang Kaishek (Jiang Jieshi), and military aid.
 
Stalin to Mao Zedong
December 27 1952 - Stalin agrees to send ammunitions to Mao in preparation for a US attack.
 
Resolution USSR Council of Ministers with draft letters from Soviet Government to Mao Zedong and Kim Il Sung and directive to Soviet delegation at the United Nations
March 19 1953 - The draft letter to Mao Zedong and Kim Il Sung contains Soviet opinion on the return on POWs, question of the demarcation line, establishment of a Military Commission on the armistice, creation of a Commission of neutral states and its behavior at the UN. The directives to the Soviet Delegation at the UN reinforce these statements.
 
Telegram from Kuznetsov and Fedorenko in Pyongyang
March 29 1953 - Kuznetsov and Fedorenko report back to Moscow their meeting with Kim Il Sung regarding North Korean preparations for negotiations with UN forces.
 
Telegram reporting on a meeting with Kim Il Sung.
March 29 1953 - Kuznetsov, Razuvaev and Fedorenko report that they met with Kim Il Sung and gave him a communication from Moscow suggesting that the naming of Gen. Nam Il as foreign minister be posponed for the time being.
 
Explanatory note from Glukhov to the ministry of Public Security of the DPRK
April 01 1953 - Soviet Union’s role in fabrication of evidence blaming the US for using biological weapons in North Korea.
 
Explanatory Note from Glukhov, Deputy Chief of the Department of Counterespionage of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Urals Military District and former adviser to the Ministry of Public Security of the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea], to L.P. Beria, Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers 13 April 1953
April 13 1953 - Explanation of the North Korean attempts to falsify evidence of US Biological weapon use.
 
Explanatory Note from Lieutenant Selivanov to L.P. Beria
April 14 1953 - Selivanov describes how he falsified an outbreak and blamed it on American bacteriological weapons.
 
Explanatory note from Lt. Gen. V.N. Razuvaev to L.P. Beria
April 18 1953 - Razuvaev explains the steps taken to make it appear that Americans are using biological weapons in the Korean War. China initially sent reports of such weaponry, and soon after Korea, led by Soviet advisors, joined in the falsification of biological attacks by creating false plague regions with the help of the Korean Ministry of Health. After visits from two international delegations, Korea eventually abandoned its plan to falsely accuse America, while China continued to advance the story.
 
Memorandum from L.P. Beria to G.M. Malenkov and to the Presidium of the CC CPSU
April 21 1953 - Question regarding Soviet role in falsifying evidence of American biological weapons.
 
Memorandum from V.M. Molotov to Members of the Presidium of the CC CPSU (Malenkov, Beria, Khrushchev)
April 21 1953 - The use of biological weapons in the Korean War.
 
Protocol No 6 of the meeting of the Presidium of the CC CSPU about the MVD note on the results of the investigations into the reports of former advisers to the ministry of State Security and DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cdes. Glukhov and Smirnov
April 24 1953 - Response of USSR to false allegations that Americans used biological weapons in North Korea calls for both dismissal of V.N. Razuvaev from his posts as Ambassador of the USSR to the DPRK and military adviser and the commission of Molotov to address the allegations and send his resultant report to Mao Zedong and Kim II Sung. This protocol also authorizes the removal of Ignatiev from the CC CPSU.
 
Resolution of the Presidium of the USSR Coundil of Ministers about Letters to the Ambassador of the USSR in the PRC, V.V. Kuznetsov and to the Charge d’Affaires for the USSR in the DPRK, S.P. Suzdalev
May 02 1953 - Cease the publication of false evidence accusing the US for using biological weapons in North Korea; punish Soviet Workers involved.
 
Telegram to V.M. Molotov from Beijing from the USSR Ambassador to the PRC, V.V. Kuznetsov
May 11 1953 - Results of a conversation with Mao Zedong, on 11 May 1953,regarding the falsification of evidence proving US use of biological weapons.
 
Memorandum from Chairman Shkiriatov to G.M. Malenkov
May 17 1953 - The results of the party investigation of the duplicitous actions of the former minister of State Security of the USSR S.D. Ignatiev in connection with the report of the former advisers to MOB and MVD DPRK, Cdes. Glukhov and Smirnov; calls for dismissal of Ignatiev from the CPSU.
 
Telegram from the USSR Charge d’Affaires in the DPRK, S.P. Suzdalev to V.M. Molotov
June 01 1953 - North Korea’s response to Soviets about falsification of evidence concerning American use of biological weapons.
 
Decision of the Party Control Commission of the CPSU CC regarding Comrade S.D. Ignatiev
June 02 1953 - Ignatiev’s dismissal from the CPSU
 
Telegram from Kuznetsov to Soviet Foreign Ministry, regarding meeting with Mao Zedong
July 29 1953 - Telegram from Kuznetsov to MID regarding his meeting with Mao on 28 July 1953, during which Mao talked about the steps which had led to and now, had to be taken following the signing of the armistice.
 
Report, Legation of the Hungarian People’s Republic in Beijing to the Foreign Ministry of Hungary
January 15 1954 - Report from the Hungarian Chargé d’Affaires in Beijing which talks about the dispute between China, North Korea and the US over POW's. The report also speculates on the reason for India's position on this issue.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 12 1954 - Report from Károly Pásztor, Hungarian envoy to the DPRK, regarding a conversation he had with Soviet Ambassador Suzdalev. He discusses the difficulties which would be involved in achieving Korean unification.
 
Ciphered telegram, excerpt from cable from Soviet Ambassador to the PRC P. Yudin re meeting with Mao Zedong
April 20 1956 - Excerpt of telegram from P. Yudin, Soviet Ambassador to the PRC, reporting to Moscow on a conversation he had with Mao. Mao allegedly stated that there had been miscalculations prior to the commencement of the Korean War that international actors would not intervene on behalf of the South.
 

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