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May 28, 1953	Record of Molotov's Conversation with US Ambassador Bohlen Molotov and Bohlen discussed the US government's recent proposal to the Delegation of the United Nations.
March 25, 1953	Ciphered Telegram from Molotov with a Message to Kim Il Sung Telegram informing Kim Il Sung that the French government contacted the Soviet government and asked for help in facilitating the release of 14 French citizens (specified) from the DPRK authorities, and to give an exact idea of the fates of those citizens (specified) on which the French authorities have received no information since the beginning of the war in Korea.
March 14, 1953	Ciphered Telegram from Razuvaev to Kim Il Sung and Peng Dehuai Telegram from Razuvaev discussing POWs and what precedents established at the Geneva Conference must be met. Razuvaev also asks whether their side is ready for immediate repatriation of seriously ill and seriously wounded prisoners of UN troops.
November 3, 1952	CPSU Politburo Decision with an Approved Message from Pushkin to Stalin Decision to approve the draft TASS publication denying the reported talks between the Soviet Union and the United States on the Korean issue.
July 20, 1951	Ciphered Telegram from Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin] Telegram from Mao to Stalin discussing the points of agreement and disagreement between the Korean-Chinese and Anglo-American representatives of armistice negotiations.
July 16, 1951	Ciphered Telegram from Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin], Transmitting Li Kenong's Telegram in Mao's Name Li Kenong's telegram discusses the neutral zone, troop retreats, and other terms of the armistice.
July 27, 1953	Notes on Visit of General Clark with President Rhee (8:30-8:55, 27 July 1953) General Clark tries to convince President Rhee to attend the armistice signing, emphasizing that Kim Il Sung will not be present. Ambassador Briggs then reports that President Eisenhower has approved $200 million in aid for Korean rehabilitation.
August 3, 1953	Confidential Memorandum, Before Agreeing to the Armistice Agreement When the United States agreed to a truce talk to end the Korea War, President Syngman Rhee disapproved. He opposed the truce and tried to attack these peace proceedings through a serious of events- such as releasing thousands of prisoners of war and creating turmoil for the US government. In order to persuade Rhee to accept the armistice defense, the US dispatches Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robertson to meet with the South Korean president in a series of bargaining discussions. Eventually, under certain conditions and a mutual defense pact with the US, Rhee agrees to the armistice.
June 6, 1953	Statement by President Syngman Rhee President Syngman Rhee strongly opposed the peace talks between the United Nations, the North Korea People’s Army, and the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army. Rhee proposed that he would accept this armistice only if the United States signed a Mutual Defense Pact and to continue to build the ROK forces after the war.
1953	Rules of Procedures Governing Explanations and Interviews by Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission In 1953 the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission was created in order to deal with the repatriation of thousands of prisoners of war. For those POWs who wished to not to repatriate, a series of explanations and interviews were held in order to allow them to choose their side in a neutral setting. This is a list of the general provisions of the commission which clarifies and explains who, how, and where these interviews would be held.