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October 7, 1977	Report on Visits to the Mongolian People's Republic and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea In September 1977, W. Jaruzelski visited Mongolia and the DPRK. While in North Korea, Jaruzelski met with President Kim Il Sung and the Minister of National Defense O Jin U. Although Jaruzelski did make several critical comments about the DPRK in his secret post-trip report, he still spoke in highly favorable terms about the country and generally recommended that Poland strengthen its relations with North Korea. Jaruzelsk's report also includes commentary on China's relations with both Mongolia and the DPRK.
June 27, 1966	Excerpt from a Conversation between Zhou Enlai and Albanian Party Leaders, 27 June 1966 Zhou Enlai, Enver Hoxha, and Mehmet Shehu have a detailed conversation about high-level purges in the Chinese Communist Party. Zhou also discusses China's difficult relations with North Korea and the Vietnam War.
September 20, 1953	Congratulatory Message [from Mao Zedong] to the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Following the signing of the Korean War Armistice, Mao writes to congratulate the soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
October 1950	Four Principles for Unity Between the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the [North] Korean People Mao instructs soldiers in the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to support Kim Il Sung and abide by North Korean policies while they help defend the North Korean people from the United States.
November 25, 1958	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] First Audience with a [North] Korean Delegation Mao emphasizes that the 12 fraternal socialist countries need to develop mutual understanding and resolutely follow the socialist road.
November 25, 1958	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with Kim Il Sung Mao discusses the consolidation of mainland China and the need to defeat imperialism.
October 23, 1949	Cable Telegram no. 59363 from Kovalev to Stalin, containing a message from Mao Zedong Mao details the actions of the Worker's Party of South Korea, its attempted actions and its repression by state authorities in the last month, and reiterates that he advised against offensive action.
September 16, 1952	Report, Zhou Enlai to the Chairman [Mao Zedong] and the Central Committee Zhou Enlai updates Mao Zedong on the latest conversations with Stalin and other members of the Soviet leadership. Topics of discussion included Soviet technical assistance to China, developments in the Korean War, the United Nations, and the formation of a regional organization for Asia.
September 14, 1952	Report, Zhou Enlai to the Chairman [Mao Zedong] Zhou and Stalin discuss the Korean War POW issue as well as the United Nations.
September 13, 1952	Cable, Zhou Enlai to Chairman Mao Zhou Enlai reports that Kim Il Sung, Pak Heon-yeong, and Peng Dehuai will reach Beijing on October 16.