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May 14, 1950
Telegram from Roshchin to Stalin
Soviet Ambassador to China N.V. Roschin relays a Chinese assessment of the armed forces in North Korea and South Korea and the possibility of China and North Korea signing a treaty of friendship, alliance, and mutual aid.
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May 30, 1950
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador in Pyongyang, Report on a Meeting between Shtykov and Kim Il Sung
Terenti Shtykov reports on Kim Il Sung's military planning for an invasion of South Korea and signals Soviet approval for the invasion.
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June 25, 1950
Report of the DPRK Ministry of Internal Affairs
A report from the North Korea Ministry of Internal Affairs on an alleged offensive carried out by South Korean forces and the official start of the Korean War.
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June 25, 1950
United Nations Security Council Resolution 82, on Korea
The Security Council makes a complaint of aggression by North Korean forces upon the Republic of Korea
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June 26, 1950
Top Secret Report on the Military Situation in South Korea from Shtykov to Comrade Zakharov
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.
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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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June 29, 1950
A.A. Gromyko Reports on Reception of US Ambassador Kirk
A.A. Gromyko delivers a statement on the start of the Korean War to U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Kirk.
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June 30, 1950
30 June Report of the High Command of the DPRK People's Army
A report from the Korean People's Army on events in the Korean War from June 25 through June 30, 1950.
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July 01, 1950
Ciphered Telegram No. 34691 from Feng Xi [Stalin] to Soviet Ambassador in Pyongyang Shtykov
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.
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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 01, 1950
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Stalin on the Political Mood in North Korea
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.
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July 05, 1950
United Nations Security Council Resolution 84
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July 13, 1950
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai or Mao Zedong (via Roshchin)
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.
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July 17, 1950
Decree No 18 of the DPRK Military Committee of 17 July 1950: The Food Situation in Seoul
A DPRK military report on the occupation of Seoul during the Korean War.
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August 11, 1950
The Political Situation in Korea during the Period of Military Operations
A report on the Korean War from June through August 1950, including discussions on the start of the conflict, news media in North and South Korea, the air war, and the North Korean occupation of Seoul.
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September 02, 1950
CPSU Politburo Decision on the Secret Archives of the Syngman Rhee Government
Decision to entrust Vyshinsky to print in the Soviet press the documents found in the archives of the Syngman Rhee government, seized when the communists took Seoul.
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September 02, 1950
Telegram, from Shtykov to Vyshinky
Shtykov passes on a memorandum to Vyshinsky written by Syngman Rhee to Dr. Robert T. Oliver.
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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.
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September 20, 1950
Telegram from Zhou Enlai to Ni Zhiliang
China approves of Kim Il Sung's idea of fighting a protracted war, and gives advice on military strategies that will make a protracted war possible.
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September 23, 1950
CPSU Politburo Decision to Adopt the Attached Draft Response
Telegram telling Vyshinsky to inform Lancaster that Malik consented to a meeting with the assistant Ahesona or one of the American ambassadors, as suggested by Lancaster. Malik should listen to the State Department official and if it's evident that the Americans are taking a step forward towards a peaceful settlement of the Korean question, tell him that Malik should ponder the issues mentioned in the conversation.