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November 16, 1957	[Mao Zedong's] Remarks at Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties from Socialist Countries in Moscow Mao praises the results of an international meeting that 64 different Communist and Workers Parties attended in 1957.
April 3, 1963	From the Journal of A.I. Alekseyev, 'Record of a Conversation with Fidel Castro Ruz, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba, 28 February 1963' Fidel Castro praises recent CPSU CC letters and a report that Soviet military equipment will remain in Cuba, and Alekseyev informs him of a tense interaction with the PRC ambassador and of an upcoming public report of the withdrawal of Soviet military specialists.
April 13, 1962	From the Journal of S.M. Kudryavtsev, 'Record of Conversation with Fidel Castro Ruz, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba, 16 March 1962' Kudryavtsev and Castro discuss diplomatic normalization between the USSR and Ecuador and a CPSU CC letter directed at restoring global unity of the Communist movement, and a report from Inchaustegui suggests renewed US attacks against Cuba.
August 21, 1961	Record of Conversation between Premier Zhou Enlai and Comrade Foreign Minister Ung Van Khiem On the attempts of Ho Chi Minh to mediate between Albania and the Soviet Union.
September 6, 1975	Note regarding the Meeting between Ilie Verdeț and Ji Denggui Ji Denggui and Ilie Verdeț discuss bilateral relations between China and Romania, nuclear proliferation and diarmament, Soviet-American relations, Comecon, European security, US policy toward Taiwan, Japan-Soviet relations, and economic development in China and Romania, among other topics.
November 18, 1957	Mao Zedong, 'Speech at a Meeting of the Representatives of Sixty-four Communist and Workers' Parties' (Edited by Mao) During a speech at the Moscow Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties of 1957 , Mao Zedong proclaims that "the east wind prevailing over the west wind." This version of the speech was edited by Mao for publication.
May 8, 1962	From the Diary of S. V. Chervonenko, Transcripts of a Conversation with the General Secretary of the CC CCP Deng Xiaoping, 9 April 1962 Ambassador Chervonenko and Deng Xiaoping discuss a proposed conference of world communist leaders.
March 5, 1965	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ‘Soviet Suppression of Student Demonstrations’ The Chinese Embassy in Moscow reports on the "barbaric actions" of Soviet police, who injured and arrested students from China and Vietnam, among other countries.
August 18, 1960	Journal of Soviet Ambassador in the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 18 August 1960 Kim Il Sung and A.M. Puzanov discuss China's attempts to sway other communist parties against the Soviet Union.
October 26, 1990	Record of Conversation between M. S. Gorbachev and the Chairman of the Spanish Government, Felipe González in Madrid Gorbachev and Gonzalez discuss the positive improvement of East-West relations and the changes happening in the Soviet republics.