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July 12, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 26 (Overall Issue No. 52) This issue features a copy of the telegram that Mao Zedong sent to Gamal Abdel Nasser when he won the Egyptian presidential election. It also includes messages that the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Khim Tit, exchanged with Zhou Enlai after their respective countries signed an economic aid agreement. Other sections discuss checking the implementation of the First Five-Year Plan, educational matters, funded medical treatment for retired state agency employees, and various provincial administrative concerns, such as transferring districts from Jiangxi to Anhui Province.
June 29, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 24 (Overall Issue No. 50) In this issue, Zhou Enlai congratulates Gamal Abdel Nasser on the final withdrawal of foreign troops from Egypt. Several sections cover factory safety and various administrative concerns, such as dividing Inner Mongolia into different banners.
June 5, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 21 (Overall Issue No. 47) As with the previous issue, this one continues to discuss Sino-Egyptian relations and includes an invitation from Zhou Enlai for Gamal Abdel Nasser to visit China. Peng Dehuai also extends an invitation to the Egyptian Minister of Defense, Abdel Hakim Amer. Other sections cover teaching plans for normal or pedagogical schools (including early education), the cultural and entertainment tax, and various provincial administrative concerns.
May 28, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 20 (Overall Issue No. 46) This issue announces the establishment of official Sino-Egyptian relations and features a letter that Zhou Enlai wrote to Gamal Abdel Nasser. Other sections discuss mobilizing young people to plant trees, holding national university entrance exams, and preparing for Children's Day.
April 23, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 15 (Overall Issue No. 41) This issue begins with statements about Sino-Sudanese and Sino-Egyptian trade talks. It also discusses strengthening the National Archives and the status of landlords in Anhui Province. Among other concerns, such as tax exemptions for agricultural production cooperatives that plant more tree saplings, two sections address promoting standard Mandarin and guiding primary school students to read children's literature.
November 15, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 19 (Overall Issue No. 22) This issue begins with Zhou Enlai responding to questions from Filipino journalists. It also includes a report from the Xinhua News Agency, which denies American rumors that Egypt is importing military equipment from China. Other sections address education, provincial administrative bureaus, and the demobilization of soldiers in Shanxi.
October 29, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 18 (Overall Issue No. 21) This issue includes a statement from Mao about the establishment of agricultural cooperatives. Other sections discuss plans for the Sixth Plenary Session of the Seventh CCP Central Committee, the Sino-Egyptian trade agreement, and trade negotiations between China and Ceylon (later Sri Lanka). Furthermore, it includes a joint statement from Peng Zhen, General Secretary of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and the head of a delegation from the Japanese Diet, Kanbayashiyama Eikichi.
September 10, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 14 (Overall Issue No. 17) This issue begins with orders related to grain conservation. It also includes a statement regarding the departure of Japanese who stayed in China after World War II and documents that address China's exclusion from the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Other sections cover cooperation between Chinese and East German scientists, Sino-Egyptian trade negotiations, and regulations for graduate students in the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
May 4, 1958	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with Members of a Military Delegation from the United Arab Republic (Excerpt) Mao expresses support for the United Arab Republic (1958-1971) and their anti-colonialist struggle.
June 23, 1965	Record of Conversation between Premier Zhou Enlai and the Foreign Minister of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika The conversation was about the domestic incidents within Algeria. Zhou expressed China's standpoints on these incidents. Zhou and Bouteflika also discuss the fate of the Second Asian-African Conference.