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August 30, 1956	Draft of a Statement by Yun Gong-heum at the CC Plenum of the Korean Workers' Party in August 1956 Yun Gong-heum presents a lengthy criticism of Kim Il Sung's dictatorship. He accuses "sycophants" of straying from Marxist-Leninist principles and preserving Kim's personality cult.
September 5, 1956	Letter from Seo Hwi, Yun Gong-heum, Li Pil-gyu, and Kim Gwan to the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Seo Hwi, Yun Gong-heum, Li Pil-gyu, and Kim Gwan provide a detailed report on the events of the August Incident and the days leading up to the plenum. The four justify their actions and request the support of the Chinese Communist Party.
September 3, 1956	Letter from Ri Sang-jo to N.S. Khrushchev Ri Sang-jo urges Khrushchev to send a Sino-Soviet delegation to intervene in the aftermath of the August KWP CC Plenum.
September 5, 1956	From the Journal of N.T. Fedorenko, 'Reception of the DPRK Ambassador to the USSR Ri Sang-jo' Addressed to Anastas Mikoyan, this diary entry records a conversation between Fedorenko and Ri Sang-jo concerning the August Plenum incident.
September 15, 1956	Telegram from the USSR Ambassador to the DPRK Ivanov addressed to Mikoyan and Shepilov, 'August Plenum of the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee' Ivanov provides a detailed report on the proceedings of the August Plenum of the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee.
September 15, 1956	Telegram from V. Ivanov to A.I. Mikoyan
September 23, 1956	Resolution of the Plenum of the Korean Workers' Party The Korean Workers' Party Central Committee decides to rehabilitate those accused of planning a conspiracy against Kim Il Sung.
September 23, 1956	Minutes of the KWP CC Plenum Held on 23 September 1956 The decision of the September Plenum is to rehabilitate the accused party members instead of removing them from the Korean Workers' Party. The session is attend by Mikoyan and Peng Dehuai.
September 25, 1956	Telegram from V. Ivanov to A.I. Mikoyan
October 11, 1956	Telegram from USSR Ambassador to the DPRK V.I. Ivanov to A.I. Mikoyan, 'Decision of the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee Plenum' Ivanov lists the accusations raised against those involved in the August Plenum incident, and describes the decision which calls for their expulsion from the Korean Workers' Party.