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October 25, 1956	Maj. Witold Osinski, Reports on the Events of 19-23 October 1956 Reports recounting Osinski's experiences with infighting between the Polish Ministry of Defense (MND), and the Stalinist Internal Security Corps (ISC). The reports also take place during the Polish October (Gomulka' Thaw). Normal font indicates that the text appears in both instances of the document. Italics indicates that the text appears only in the original, handwritten version of the document. Bold font indicates that the text appears only in the final, typed version for Gomulka.
November 20, 1960	Record of Conversation between Polish Delegation (Gomułka et al.) and Chinese Communist Politburo Member Liu Shaoqi, Moscow Liu Shaoqi, Peng Zhen, and Gomułka discuss problems within the communist bloc since 1956.
January 11, 1957	Notes from the Completed Discussions of 11 and 12 January 1957 between the Delegates of the Chinese People’s Republic and Poland (Excerpts) Gomulka describes the 1956 Polish protests and his confrontation with Soviet authorities.
October 22, 1956	Memorandum from Khrushchev to Gomulka Recalling Soviet Advisors Recalling Soviet military advisers from Poland.
October 19, 1956	Gomulka's Notes from the 19-20 October Polish-Soviet Talks Gomulka's private notes from the Soviet-Russian confrontation at Belvedere Palace.
October 19, 1956	Protocol No. 129, Meeting of the Polish Politburo The Politburo discusses the meeting with the Soviet delegation shortly before and how to proceed with regard to the Soviets and the Plenum.