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May 18, 1949
Cable No. 54611 from Kovalev to Stalin
A telegram from the leader of the group of Soviet specialists in Northeast China to the Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers about the results of Chinese-Korean talks on military cooperation.
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October 26, 1949
Draft Reply to Mao Zedong's Telegram from Stalin via Molotov
Stalin agrees with Mao Zedong that North Korea is not yet ready to launch an assault, and reports that the Soviet Union has told North Korea to concentrate on developing liberated areas and guerrillas in South Korea.
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December 29, 1949
Telegram to Mao Zedong from Nie Rongzhen concerning the Repatriation of Ethnic Korean Soldiers to North Korea
Lin Biao and others ask for instructions on whether to send ethnic Korean officers and soldiers to North Korea.
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January 11, 1950
Cable, Central Military Commission to Lin Biao, Deng Zihui, Tan Zhen, Xiao Ke, and Zhao Erlu
To the question of whether to send back the ethnic Korean officers back to Korea, the Central Military Commission answers in the affirmative and writes that CMC has already asked for Korean officers to come to China to reorganize the troops and bring them back home.
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January 22, 1950
Cable, Liu Shaoqi to Chairman Mao [Zedong]
Liu Shaoqi reports to Mao Zedong that the ethnic Korean officers have arrived to bring back the ethnic Koreans to Korea. To the request of the North Korean officers in bringing back the weapons ethnic Korean officers had used, Mao responds in the affirmative.
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April 20, 1950
Cable from Chinese Foreign Ministry, 'On the Repatriation of Korean Nationals in China'
The Chinese Foreign Ministry reports on procedures for repatriating Koreans and Japanese living in China.
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May 16, 1950
Telegram, Filippov [Stalin] to Mao Zedong via the Soviet ambassador
Stalin notifies Mao Zedong that he believes the signing of a treaty pact between China and North Korea should only come after Korean reunification.
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June 27, 1950
Statement by the President, Truman on Korea
Truman's statement on the invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces.
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July 01, 1950
Conversation between Indian Ambassador Kavalam Madhava Panikkar and Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Hanfu
Zhang Hanfu and K.M. Panikkar discuss the role of the United Nations in ending the conflict in Korea.
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July 04, 1950
On the Return of Korean Nationals to North Korea
A Chinese Foreign Ministry report on the management of Korean nationals living in China during the Korean War.
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July 05, 1950
Telegram from Flippov to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai
Stalin informs Mao Zedong that Chinese armed forces should be stationed on the border with North Korea as a precaution against enemy forces crossing the 38th parallel.
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July 08, 1950
Ciphered Telegram No. 3231, Filippov (Stalin) to Soviet Ambassador Roshchin
Telegram from Stalin to Beijing advising that they send a representative to Korea.
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July 11, 1950
Telegram from the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee to Gao Gang
Due to the Korean situation, the Soviet government requests the use of air and railway transport through China, to which the Chinese side agrees.
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July 18, 1950
Telegram from the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee to Gao Gang
The Chinese attempt to mobilize the ethnic Koreans living in northeast China to return and serve North Korea in the war.
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July 22, 1950
Report from Zhou Enlai and Nie Rongzhen to Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai and Nie Rongzhen suggest methods to solve the problem of supply and improve coordination in the army command in the northeast China region.
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July 22, 1950
Ciphered Telegram No. 22591 from Roschin to Filippov [Stalin]
Mao Zedong informs Stalin of China's military and strategic maneuvers in summer 1950 as a result of the Korean War.
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August 23, 1950
Telegram from Zhou Enlai to Ni Zhiliang
North Korea requests train locomotives and air force pilots from China, to which China agrees to the train locomotives.
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August 27, 1950
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai
Telegram from Stalin to Zhou Enlai answering his request for military advisors.
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September 03, 1950
Letter from Zhou Enlai to Gao Gang
Zhou Enlai instructs on logisitical details related to ammunition, aircraft, warehouse and airport locations, and other equipments.
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September 09, 1950
National Security Council Report, NSC 81/1, "United States Courses of Action with Respect to Korea"
The National Security Council reports to President Truman on possible US courses of action in resposne to the North Korean invasion of South Korea.