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April 24, 1945
Mao Zedong, 'On Coalition Government'
Mao Zedong defines the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy for the post-war world, announcing that "China can never win genuine independence and equality by following the present policy of the Kuomintang government."
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September 06, 1945
Record of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador in China Apollon Petrov and Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Wang Ruofei
Mao discusses the progress of talks with Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalist Party.
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October 10, 1945
Record of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador in China Apollon Petrov and Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Wang Ruofei
Mao discusses negotiations with Chiang Kai-shek and the political and military position of the Chinese Nationalist Party.
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August 06, 1946
Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong
Mao Zedong says that "all reactionaries are paper tigers" and discusses the Chinese Civil War. He also introduces the theory of the "intermediate zone," when he states that "the United States and the Soviet Union are separated by a vast zone which includes many capitalist, colonial and semi-colonial countries in Europe, Asia and Africa."
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December 17, 1947
Cable, Terebin to Stalin [via Kuznetsov]
Terebin (Andrei Orlov) returns Kuznetsov's (Stalin) cable concerning a visit to Moscow by Mao. Terebin gives Mao's response to the invitation and tells of a discussion that took place between himself and Mao after Stalin's message was relayed.
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April 26, 1948
Cable, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin]
Mao tells Filippov (Stalin) about the move of the Central Committee to a more rural area in China. Mao also discusses his plans for his trip to Moscow.
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May 10, 1948
Cable, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin]
Mao says that his poor health requires him to delay his trip further.
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July 04, 1948
Cable, Mao Zedong to Stalin
Mao states to Stalin that his health is no longer a problem and that he, Mao, may now go to Moscow. Mao discusses the best means for doing so.
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July 14, 1948
Ciphered Telegram No. 69738 from Terepin to Kuznetsov
Terebin discusses briefly Mao's reaction to Stalin's telegram, dated July 14, 1948, and gives Mao's response.
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July 17, 1948
Cable, Terebin to Stalin [via Kuznetsov]
Terebin (Andrei Orlov) gives Kuznetsov (Stalin) his, Terebin's, interpretation of Mao's reaction to Stalin's cable asking that Mao's visit be delayed several months.
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July 28, 1948
Cable, Terebin to Stalin [via Kuznetsov]
Terebin (Andrei Orlov) discusses Mao's plans for conversation when the trip to Moscow is made. Terebin lists seven questions of Mao's that Mao will bring up upon arriving in the USSR.
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September 28, 1948
Cable, Mao Zedong to Stalin
Mao agrees to delay his visit to the USSR until November, but asks that, Stalin and the Cenral Committee give advice about several questions Mao had stated previously.
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October 17, 1948
Cable, Terebin to Stalin
Mao asks, through Terebin, whether or not he, Mao, will be picked up by a Soviet plane when he heads to Moscow. Terebin recounts the detailed planning that Mao has done for the trip.
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November 21, 1948
Cable, Mao to Stalin
Mao asks to delay his trip to Moscow until December.
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December 30, 1948
Cable, Mao Zedong to Stalin
Mao details to Stalin the recent military operations the Communists have undertaken against the Guomindang army. The first is in the area of Suizhou, Huaiying, and the Huaihe River. The second is in Du Yuming. Mao states that once these operations are complete, he will depart for Moscow. Mao discusses future tactics against the Guomindang.
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January 08, 1949
Cable, Mao Zedong to Stalin
Mao thanks Stalin for sending over Ivan Kovalev to help with economic struggles in China. Mao asks for materials with which China may build railroads.
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January 09, 1949
Ciphered Telegram No. 50333, Terebin to Kuznetsov, transmitting a Message from Mao Zedong to Stalin
Mao announces that he is ready to visit Moscow.
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January 10, 1949
Cable, Mao to Filippov [Stalin]
Mao responds to Stalin's telegram from 6 January 1949. Mao states that any government the GMD may create will be of no influence, that the GMD army is diminished, and that soon the People's Liberation Army will be able to march south and capture several important provinces.
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January 10, 1949
Cable, Terebin to Stalin [via Kuznetsov]
Mao, via Terebin, tells Stalin, via Kuznetsov, of his, Mao's, plans for the next few months. He will continue his meeting with the Central Committee for a few more days; afterward he will go to Moscow and will stay for a month, to discuss the various questions he has mapped out. Upon returning to China, Mao will attempt to finish off the Chinese Nationalist Party (GMD). Mao discusses how to do so. Terebin relays further conversations with Mao concerning whether or not Fu Zuoyi should be tried as a war criminal and the state of the war against the GMD.
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January 13, 1949
Cable, Terebin to Stalin [via Kuznetsov]
Terebin states that Mao is firmly against mediation with the GMD and the USSR taking part in mediation talks with the GMD. Terebin states that if Mao cannot make it to Moscow by the end of January, he will most likely not go at all.