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September 15, 1949

Telegram, Shtykov to Stalin

A description of the political and economic situation in South and North Korea, and on the presence of the struggling democratic and reactionary forces and their influence among the people. Attached are three appendices on the combat and strength of the South Korean and the People's Army of North Korea, the amount of weapons in the People's Army, and the amount of ammunition in the People's Army as of August 1, 1949.

May 2, 1949

Ciphered Telegram from Shtykov

Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Shtykov reports that South Korean forces were being expanded with US assistance and that the government of President Syngman Rhee was taking steps to increase the combat readiness of its army.

July 21, 1951

Cable No. 4277, Filippov [Stalin] to Cde. Mao Zedong

Stalin agrees with Mao on excluding the withdrawal of troops from the armistice negotiation agenda.

July 14, 1951

Cable No. 4153, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Mao Zedong

Stalin agrees with Mao's position in the 13 July telegram.

July 11, 1951

Cable No. 21680, Mao Dong to Cde. Filippov [Stalin]

Mao sends Stalin four telegrams about the armistice negotiations which he received from Li Kenong.

July 5, 1951

Ciphered Telegram No. 21497, Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin]

Mao sends Stalin the draft text of an agreement to cease military operations in Korea.

July 4, 1953

Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister V.M. Molotov to Soviet Ambassador in Beijing

Molotov writes to the Soviet Ambassador in Beijing discussing the Korean War armistice.

October 1, 1950

Ciphered Telegram No. 75352, Feng Xi [Stalin] to Shtraus [Shtykov] and Mayveyev [Zakharov]

Stalin cables his chief political and military representatives in Pyongyang in response to messages relating the increasingly dire situation in Korea as North Korean forces were driven back across the 38th parallel. Stalin demands that they establish defenses along the 38th parallel to prevent further American advance and even go on the offensive by organizing “guerrilla warfare” in the south behind enemy lines.

July 3, 1953

Telegram of the Soviet Chargé to the PRC to the Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers

After acknowledging Syngman Rhee's solitary role in blocking the passage of the armistice agreement, Peng Dehuai and Kim Il Sung draft a response to General Clark.

March 17, 1954

Target Plans of the Soviet Delegation at the Geneva Conference on the Issue of Korea

The Soviet Union should call for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea and the unification of Korea or otherwise strive to move from the armistice to an actual peace agreement.

Pagination