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September 25, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 16 (Overall Issue No. 19) This issue includes reports about wages for government staff and employment for People's Liberation Army soldiers once they leave active duty. It also features a statement from the Chinese and American ambassadors about the repatriation of citizens held in either country. Other sections cover topics such as the administration of local People's Broadcasting Stations, the administration of railways, and plans to improve physical education in primary and secondary schools.
August 10, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 12 (Overall Issue No. 15) This issue begins with an order to reorganize county and district public security forces into the "People's Armed Police." The State Council also responds to questions about providing vacation time for Muslim holidays in Guangxi province and discusses various educational matters. One section features instructions for the management of "reactionary, obscene, or absurd" books and images.
July 10, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 10 (Overall Issue No. 13) The various topics discussed in this issue include plans for the second session of the 1st National People's Congress, the "hukou" household registration system, the allocation of jobs for university and technical school graduates, and mining.
June 25, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 9 (Overall Issue No. 12) This issue covers Sino-Indonesian relations and the question of dual nationality. It also discusses marriage registration, cultural education for Chinese peasants, the cancellation of commercial credit between state-owned enterprises, and numerous changes to provincial or village boundaries.
June 10, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 8 (Overall Issue No. 11) This issue covers the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the Lüshun Naval Base and transfer of equipment to the PRC. It also discusses preparations for the second session of the 1st National People's Congress. Other topics include water conservation and drought prevention, agricultural production, and education.
April 6, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 4 (Overall Issue No. 7) This issue begins with a bulletin about plans for disaster relief after heavy snow. It then features a joint statement that Chinese and Burmese officials made about Chinese exports and offers incentives and suggestions for improving production. Other reports offer instructions for training short-term sports cadres and for conserving grain in the supply and marketing cooperative system.
September 18, 1965	A Conversation about Labor Reform That Occurred during [Mao Zedong's] Audience with a Delegation from the Albanian Ministry of Internal Affairs Mao acknowleges flaws in the Chinese labor reform system.
August 8, 1965	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with an Guinean Educational Delegation and the [Guinean] Attorney General Mao meets with Guinea's Minister of Education, Seydou Conté, and Prosecutor General Fadiala Keita. They primarily discuss China's efforts to reform intellectuals and counter-revolutionaries through education and labor.
January 27, 1959	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with a Government Delegation from the German Democratic Republic (Excerpt) Mao discusses the need to both use and control intellectuals. He particularly notes that the CCP must be prepared to face rebellions at universities [such as the ones that occurred during the Hundred Flowers Campaign]. When Mao allowed Chinese intellectuals to rebel, it almost seemed like the CCP would perish, but he learned from the Hungarian Incident [a student protest incited the Hungarian Revolution of 1956] and ensnared them [in the Anti-Rightist Campaign of 1957].
May 5, 1976	Ministry for State Security of the GDR, 'Information about Some Aspects of the Domestic, Economic, and Foreign Policy of the PR China' A report given to high level officials in the SED Central Committee and GDR Foreign Ministry. The report discusses the 'Criticize Deng' campaign, current agricultural and industrial developments in China, and China's economic relations with West Germany, Japan, and the United States. The report also provides commentary from China experts in the US State Department, discussing future perspectives for Chinese foreign policy.